Category Archives: History

Another Loss to Fire: Keeler Hotel

Posted on July 5, 2017 by danocan

  It’s becoming a ritual that is all too common lately.  This time the news comes from tiny Keeler, Saskatchewan where the old hotel was lost to fire on July 4, 2017. My personal history with Keeler is a pretty … Continue reading →

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Turner Valley and High River

Posted on May 30, 2017 by danocan

My mother was visiting us for a couple of days while she was on vacation.  We took advantage of one of my mid-week days off to go for a drive and check out some sights south of Calgary back on … Continue reading →

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McDougall Church: Gone

Posted on May 22, 2017 by danocan

We were coming home from a long weekend of fun.  I had just turned off of the TransCanada Highway onto Morley Road, both to escape the Victoria Day traffic as well as because Waze always suggests that route when navigating … Continue reading →

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Nordegg: The Video

Posted on May 19, 2017 by danocan

While I should have been packing up the trailer so we can get on the road for the long weekend, instead I found myself in the basement putting the final touches on my video from our trip to Nordegg. I … Continue reading →

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Trip to Nordegg

Posted on May 14, 2017 by danocan

Once again, my limited number of free hours has caused my latest posting to be a long time in coming.  Once an idea for a post has formed itself in my mind, I find myself mentally drafting it in bits … Continue reading →

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