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Category Archives: Events
Zoolights 2020
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Tagged #zoolightsyyc, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Christmas, winter, zoo, zoolights
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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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Alberta Ghost Town Convention 2019 – Day Two
As expected, the second video from the Alberta Ghost Town Convention came together a little faster than the first one. I find by the second day of shooting my mind has gone into “video mode” and I am able to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Byemoor, cemetery, Craigmyle, Elnora, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, Kneehill County, Kneehill Historical Museum, museum, schools, Three Hills, Trochu
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Alberta Ghost Town Convention: 2019 Edition (Day One)
It is hard to believe we have just concluded the sixth edition of the Alberta Ghost Town Convention (GTC). This annual gathering of friends is an offshoot of the Saskatchewan GTC created by Mike Stobbs back in 2007 which ended … Continue reading
Posted in drone, Events, History
Tagged Alberta, Byemoor, Canada, Endiang, Garden Plain, Ghost Town Tour, Hanna, Hanna Pioneer Village and Museum, museum, Scapa, schools, train station
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Bomber Command Museum of Canada
On May 16-17, 1943, the Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron carried out a night attack on three German dams. “Operation Chastise” is considered a significant turning point in World War II. More than 75 years later, the Nanton Bomber … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, bomber, Bomber Command Museum of Canada, Canada, Dam Busters, history, Lancaster, Nanton, Royal Canadian Air Force, World War II
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