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STST2017: Glacier Park Lodge
All too often on these pages we document the loss of historic structures, and this one is relatively new compared to many that we have lost over the years. The Glacier Park Lodge is located on the TransCanada Highway in … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, demolition, Glacier Park Lodge, history, Parks Canada, Rogers Pass, TransCanada Highway, Vacation 2017
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STST2017: Field Telegraph Office
The small brick telegraph office has become like an old friend that I always stop in and check on when passing by, just to make sure everything is going well. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Field, history, telegraph, telegraph office, telephone, trains, vacation, Vacation 2017
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Scratching the Surface Tour 2017
Can getting there be half the fun when you don’t really know where there is? Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Microsoft Streets and Trips, Oregon Coast, travel', trip planning, vacation, Vacation 2017
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Two Endangered Elevators
It may be snowy and blustery today, but back in September when we made our way out to Moose Jaw for Threshing Bee, it was a glorious hot day. While normal people would take the TransCanada Highway from Calgary to … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Fox Valley, grain elevator, Mortlach, Saskatchewan
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Threshing Bee 2017
I think after five years I can officially call it a tradition. Each year, on the weekend after Labour Day, I make the trip to Saskatchewan to attend the Threshing Bee at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum just south … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged Canada, Moose Jaw, museum, Saskatchewan, Sukanen, Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum, threshing, Threshing Bee
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