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Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society
As many of you know, I have been involved with the Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society (OWGES) since it was fairly new. The Society’s mission is to preserve and protect the last wooden Ogilvie grain elevator in the province of … Continue reading
Shilo School
Fresh from our visit to the Caroline Wheels of Time Museum, we took a slight detour on our way home to visit Shilo School. Depending on which source you believe, the school was built in either 1909 or 1910. The … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain House National Historic Site
As I alluded to in my previous post, Emily and I went on a little road trip over the weekend. This was our primary destination, but it ended up playing second fiddle to the Wheels of Time Museum. My personal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Canada, history, museum, National Historic Site, Rocky Mountain House
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Spending Time in Caroline
The door is open so we walk inside. We see no one but someone has heard us come in. “Hello?” we hear coming from the room to our right. We head in that direction and walk into what was once … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Canada, Caroline, history, museum, Wheels of Time
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Alberta Prairie Railway
In my previous posting, I mentioned how Stettler is known for being the home of Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. We had noticed on their schedule that they were going to be running one of their steam engines on the day … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alberta Prairie Railway, Big Valley, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, ExploreAlberta, locomotive, Mavic Pro, No. 41, railroad, steam engine, Stettler, tourism, travel'
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