Category Archives: History

Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad

Posted on November 15, 2019 by danocan

Remember playing Monopoly and you would get the card that says “Take A Ride on the Reading”? Well, in this episode we take a ride on the OCSR, the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad. The OCSR is a non-profit historical society … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Coastal or Postal Tour 2019, Garabaldi, history, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, railroad, Rockaway Beach, steam engine | Leave a comment

Tillamook Air Museum

Posted on November 11, 2019 by danocan

Today is Remembrance Day in Canada and today’s article has a heavy focus on a building that was built in World War II. I’d like to say that this was planned, but it is simply a coincidence. Editing these videos … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged airplane, blimp, Coastal or Postal Tour 2019, fire apparatus, hangar, Mini-Guppy, museum, museums, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Tillamook, Tillamook Air Museum | 1 Comment

Oregon Coast Lighthouse Tour

Posted on October 20, 2019 by danocan

Being from the prairies, I have always had a fascination with grain elevators. I imagine for those who grow up in close proximity to the ocean or other large body of water, lighthouses fill that role. Both grain elevators and … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Cape Blanco, Cape Meares, Coastal or Postal Tour 2019, Coquille River, Heceta Head, Highway 101, history, lighthouse, National Register of Historic Places, Oregon, Oregon Coast, USA, vacation, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina Head | Leave a comment

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

Posted on October 12, 2019 by danocan

We go inside the largest wooden aircraft ever built. Come visit the Spruce Goose with us! Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged airplane, aviation, Coastal or Postal Tour 2019, Hughes, McMinnville, museum, Oregon, Spruce Goose, USA | Leave a comment

The Wild West Town of Garnet, Montana

Posted on October 6, 2019 by danocan

It’s the next instalment of our “Coastal or Postal” vacation. This time we’re heading up into the mountains near Missoula, Montana to visit the preserved ghost town of Garnet, Montana. Once a thriving mining town dating from the late 19th … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Bureau of Land Management, Coastal or Postal Tour 2019, Garnet, ghost town, ghost towns, Montana, National Register of Historic Places, USA, vacation, wild west | Leave a comment

Back on the Road – Polson, Montana

Posted on September 28, 2019 by danocan

In September we hit the road for our vacation. I dubbed it the “Coastal or Postal Tour 2019” because last year when we started throwing out vacation ideas I said “It has been ten years since I’ve been the Oregon … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Coastal or Postal Tour 2019, Miracle of America, Montana, museum, Polson, road trip, USA | Leave a comment

A Visit to Medalta Potteries in Medicine Hat

Posted on August 23, 2019 by danocan

The Medalta Potteries site was a fixture of the Medicine Hat community for more than fifty years before shutting down for the final time in the latter half of the 1960s. After sitting abandoned and neglected for several decades, today … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Alberta Heritage, clay, Medalta, Medalta Potteries, Medicine Hat, museum, pottery, stoneware | Leave a comment