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Category Archives: History
Kona Coffee Living History Farm
We are kicking off our second week on the Big Island of Hawaii and it’s my first day as a 50-something. It wouldn’t be a DanOCan special day if I didn’t get in a little Geocaching and we start by … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Big Island, church, coffee, Hawaii, Kona, museum, Painted Church, USA, vacation
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Touring the Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest
In this adventure, Mabel the Dog and I set out to tour the Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest out in beautiful Kananaskis Country, Alberta.
Posted in History
Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Jumping Pound, Jumpingpound, Jumpingpound Demonstration Forest, Kananaskis, tour
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A Visit to the Alberta Railway Museum
Neither of us have ever been to the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton, Alberta. With their last weekend of operation for the 2022 season being the Labour Day long weekend, we decided to take advantage of a rare Sunday off … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Railway Museum, Canada, Edmonton, museum, museums, railroad
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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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