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Visiting Two Historic Buildings Slated for Demolition
We caught word that there were two historic buildings in southern Alberta slated to be demolished in the very near future. We did what any normal people would do, we made plans to spend the day driving around to see … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, Crowsnest Dance Hall, Crowsnest Lake, Crowsnest Pass, dance hall, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, grain elevator, history, Magrath
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Road Trip to Moose Jaw – Part 1
In what I expect to be a three-part series, we chronicle our journey with Bella the Boler to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Our ultimate goal is to attend the First Annual Swap Meet at the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village Museum. … Continue reading
Posted in Boler, drone, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, aqueduct, Brooks, Brooks Aqueduct, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, history, National Historic Site, Provincial Historic Site
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Cold Weather Drone Tips and a Flight Over Bents, Saskatchewan
Recently we had the chance to take a drive to the ghost town of Bents, Saskatchewan. Bents is home to a relatively famous and oft-photographed grain elevator which has really suffered a lot of damage over the last few years … Continue reading
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Tagged abandoned, Bents, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, ghost town, ghost towns, grain elevator, Saskatchewan
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Journey to Elva, Manitoba
Depending on which source you believe, the oldest grain elevator in Canada stands in the ghost town of Elva, Manitoba in deep southwest corner of the province. The previous sentence won’t remain true for very long, however. We got word … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Elva, grain elevator, history, Manitoba, prairies, road trip
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Sunshine Gospel Mission
It’s funny how some places become “trendy” on social media. I had never really heard of this place before but then it suddenly seemed like everyone in the abandoned places groups on Facebook started posting photos of this church. Naturally … Continue reading
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