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Alderson – The Star of the Prairie
From humble beginnings as a railway siding known as Langevin to the “Star of the Prairies”, Alderson was set to be one of the most important population centres on the Canadian prairies. How did it all end up as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alderson, Carlstadt, cemetery, Empire of Dust, ghost town, history, Langevin, prairie, Star of the Prairie
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A Visit to Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat
The Medalta Potteries site was a fixture of the Medicine Hat community for more than fifty years before shutting down for the final time in the latter half of the 1960s. After sitting abandoned and neglected for several decades, today … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Heritage, clay, Medalta, Medalta Potteries, Medicine Hat, museum, pottery, stoneware
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50th Annual Show and Reunion at Pioneer Acres
Join us as we check out the 50th Annual Show and Reunion at Pioneer Acres Museum near Irricana, Alberta. From horses to fire trucks, we get a chance to see a bit of everything as we make our annual visit … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History
Tagged agriculture, Alberta, Canada, cars, fire apparatus, history, horses, Irricana, Long House, Millarville Musical Ride, museum, Pioneer Acres, tractor
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Happy Accidents — Westerdale Church
Sometimes you stumble across something that can only be described as a “happy accident”. Tonight I found myself doing some research on the ghost town of Alderson. Alderson is a place I have visited multiple times and I was trying … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, church, history, school, Westerdale
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A Drive Through Vanscoy, Saskatchewan
Posted in History
Tagged dashcam, highway, Highway 7, realignment, road trip, Saskatchewan, Vanscoy
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