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Category Archives: History
Alberta Prairie Railway
In my previous posting, I mentioned how Stettler is known for being the home of Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions. We had noticed on their schedule that they were going to be running one of their steam engines on the day … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Alberta Prairie Railway, Big Valley, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, ExploreAlberta, locomotive, Mavic Pro, No. 41, railroad, steam engine, Stettler, tourism, travel'
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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
Posted in drone, Events, History, Travel
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
Posted in Events, History, Travel
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
Posted in drone, Events, History, Travel
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
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Bashaw, Bashaw Fire Hall Museum, CAMT, Canada, fire apparatus, Majestic Theatre, museum
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