Author Archives: danocan

Bridge Over the Red Deer River

Posted on January 16, 2018 by danocan

It was mid-October last year when Emily and I were heading out on a day trip to the Alberta Badlands.  We were traveling on Highway 27 just east of Morrin and we came down the coulee and noticed the construction.  … Continue reading →

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Johnston Stevenson Stopping House: Follow Up

Posted on January 14, 2018 by danocan

As promised last month, I am posting some additional information regarding the Johnston Stevenson Stopping House.  Having now gotten my hands on the Nose Creek Valley History book (see Sources, below), I have a bit more detail about the location. … Continue reading →

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The Last Trip of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by danocan

The year 2017 will go down as a very good one for the DanOCan.com blog.  We managed to increase our number of postings and thus we attracted a lot more visitors this year compared to 2016.  It turns out people … Continue reading →

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Johnston-Stevenson Stopping House

Posted on December 15, 2017 by danocan

 Sometimes you stumble across something completely unexpected and it causes you to fall into a research hole… This posting got its start back in the summer, August 8 to be exact.  I had a day off from work and I … Continue reading →

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Seymour Hotel

Posted on December 6, 2017 by danocan

For today’s lunch-time posting, I want to highlight a classic prairie hotel. The Seymour Hotel in Hanna, AB has certainly seen better days, but that is what makes it so appealing to me. It was September 11, 2017 and Emily … Continue reading →

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