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- End of the Line for Historic West Hope School?
- A Brief History of the Bluebird Motel in Claresholm, Alberta
- Retrospective: West Hope School
- The Abandoned Cameron Fire Lookout on Mount Burke
- Exploring East of Edmonton
- Walking in Waiparous
- Sunnyside Garden Centre: Only the Memories Remain
- Farewell to Sears
- Prelate Grain Elevator Destroyed by Fire
- A Quick Trip to Arrowwood
Category Archives: History
Historic southern Alberta hotel destroyed in early morning fire
An Alberta hotel that was built more than 100 years ago is no more following an early morning fire. Source: Historic southern Alberta hotel destroyed in early morning fire The Grange Hotel in Carmangary was built in 1909. We woke … Continue reading
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge of St. Louis, Saskatchewan (1915)
St. Louis, Saskatchewan is home to the impressive Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Bridge, which was built in 1915. In 1928 two roadbeds were added to the outside of the bridge for automobile traffic, which at the time made it the … Continue reading
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Tagged bridge, Canada, Grand Trunk Pacific, railroad, railway, Saskatchewan, South Saskatchewan River, St. Louis
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End of the Line for Historic West Hope School?
“At the heart of this is whether subsequent generations have the interest and commitment to safeguard it’s future. Sadly this seems doubtful…” Continue reading
Another Trip to Rowley
It’s no secret that Rowley is one of our favorite ghost towns…
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, ghost town, ghost towns, grain elevator, Rowley
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Another Visit to Nanton
This time I go on a little walk around the commercial district of Nanton to take a look at some of the historic buildings and review how they looked back in the day.
