Road Trip to Saskatoon

Posted on July 23, 2019 by danocan

What do you get when you combine an early morning, Tucker the Dog, and an old threshing machine? Watch and find out…

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Farewell Hodgeville Elevator

Posted on July 20, 2019 by danocan

We’re sitting inside our truck this morning, hiding away from the rain while waiting for an estate sale to open. Naturally, we are browsing Facebook to help pass the time when we see a post telling us that the wooden grain elevator in Hodgeville Saskatchewan has been demolished.

Although we are 618km away from Hodgeville, we cannot help but feel a sense of melancholy as another prairie icon disappears from the skyline. It is a story we see repeated all too often.

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Alberta Ghost Town Convention 2019 – Day Two

Posted on July 17, 2019 by danocan

As expected, the second video from the Alberta Ghost Town Convention came together a little faster than the first one. I find by the second day of shooting my mind has gone into “video mode” and I am able to preplan my shots a bit better so less footage ends up on the floor of my digital cutting room. I have a better vision in my head of what the story is I am trying to tell and that simply makes the whole process go a lot faster. Of course, if I had a newer computer that could crunch video faster that would help a lot too!

Alberta Ghost Town Convention – Part II

Click here to view our first day of the 2019 Alberta Ghost Town Convention.

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Alberta Ghost Town Convention: 2019 Edition (Day One)

Posted on July 12, 2019 by danocan

It is hard to believe we have just concluded the sixth edition of the Alberta Ghost Town Convention (GTC). This annual gathering of friends is an offshoot of the Saskatchewan GTC created by Mike Stobbs back in 2007 which ended in 2016.

The Alberta edition is the brainchild of Jason Sailer, who puts many hours into scouting locations, obtaining permission for access, and generally trying to herd the group of cats that abandoned places enthusiasts tend to be.

This year we focused on the area around Hanna. We revisited some places we have been before (St. Peter’s Lutheran Church), some places we wanted to visit but hadn’t (Hanna Museum and Pioneer Village), and some places we hadn’t even heard of before (too many to mention).

There is far too much to pack into a single video, so here is Day One of the 2019 Alberta Ghost Town Convention…

Alberta Ghost Town Convention – Day One
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Canada Day Weekend Camp

Posted on July 3, 2019 by danocan

This weekend was all about camping and relaxation. We’re off to the Etherington Creek Provincial Recreation Area. Camping, hiking, relaxing, and expired Jiffy Pop — what could possibly go wrong?

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