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Category Archives: Events
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
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Tagged Canada, Moose Jaw, museum, Saskatchewan, Sukanen, Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum, threshing, Threshing Bee
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CAMT 2017: The Final Stop
So, this is it. The final stop on the Central Alberta Museum Tour 2017. Thanks to everyone who attended and a special thanks to those of you who have been following along virtually. I really appreciate the comments. Knowing that … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, ExploreAlberta, Mavic Pro, museum, Stettler, Stettler Town and Country Museum
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CAMT 2017: Donalda
Welcome to the penultimate stop on the Central Alberta Museum Tour of 2017 — Donalda, Alberta. Donalda represents the only real scheduling failure on the tour. Originally planned to be our final stop, once we learned that the museum in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, CAMT, Canada, Donalda, ExploreAlberta, fire apparatus, museums, World's Largest Lamp
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CAMT 2017: Meeting Creek
We’re nearing the end of our Central Alberta Museum Tour posts with a visit to Meeting Creek. This was my second visit to Meeting Creek. The last time I was here there was a wedding taking place and so I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, grain elevator, history, Meeting Creek, museum, train station
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CAMT 2017: Bashaw Fire Hall Museum [and bonus Majestic Theatre]
Out of all the museums we visited during our Central Alberta Museum Tour (CAMT), this is the one I was looking forward to the most. While my career as a volunteer firefighter was relatively short (2004 – 2008), the firefighting … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Bashaw, Bashaw Fire Hall Museum, CAMT, Canada, fire apparatus, Majestic Theatre, museum
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CAMT 2017: Mirror and District Museum
Time for the next stop on our journey around the museums of central Alberta. This will likely be the shortest post because it was also one of our shortest visits. We rolled into Mirror, Alberta only to find the museum … Continue reading
CAMT 2017: Alix Wagon Wheel Museum
Rolling onward, the Central Alberta Museum Tour moved to the small town of Alix and the Alix Wagon Wheel Museum. My personal history with the town of Alix was pretty limited. Back in 1994, I worked on a road crew … Continue reading
