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Exploring a Section of the Historic Highway 1A: From TransCanada Highway to Scenic Trail
In Banff and Yoho National Parks, there is a section of highway with an interesting history. Originally built in the 1920s, it served as the TransCanada Highway up until the highway was realigned in 1962. From that point on it … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, History
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, British Columbia, Canada, Highway 1A, hike, hiking, picnic shelter, TransCanada Highway, Yoho, Yoho National Park
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Visiting Eau Claire Market One Last Time Before Closure
In August 2013, the Eau Claire Market burst onto the scene, igniting excitement and high hopes for a downtown Calgary renaissance. Initially, it flourished, drawing crowds and nurturing businesses. Yet, as the years passed, the bustling marketplace dwindled to a … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Calgary, closing, dead mall, Eau Claire, out of business
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Ghost Town Convention 2009: Exploring Abandoned Saskatchewan
In this video, we take a look back at the Ghost Town Convention 2009, which took place in July of that year in Kayville, Saskatchewan. The video showcases various abandoned places in Saskatchewan, including the Galilee general store, small town … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged abandoned, Canada, Claybank, Galilee, grain elevator, history, Kayville, Ogema, Saskatchewan
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Ghost Town Convention 2008
Yes, another look back at a previous weekend of exploration, this time from July of 2008. With a home base of Ardath, Saskatchewan, twelve keen abandoned places explorers set out to see what they could find… Unlike last week, I … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Ardath, Bounty, Canada, Conquest, ghost town, grain elevator, Harris, Laura, Saskatchewan, Tessier
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Looking Back at the First Ghost Town Convention – Hallonquist, Saskatchewan 2007
Almost a dozen years ago, I wrote a blog post about how a group of strangers first came together on a hot July weekend in 2007 in southern Saskatchewan and spent two days touring ghost towns and abandoned places together. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photography
Tagged abandoned, Braddock, Canada, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, ghost towns, grain elevator, Hallonquist, prairie, Saskatchewan, school
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