Tag Archives: Badlands

Sharples Grain Elevator – Another Prairie Grain Elevator Moves Towards Demolition

Posted on December 17, 2025 by danocan

Last week I had the chance to go out with Nadeer Hashmi of CBC and talk about the disappearing grain elevators of the Canadian prairies. We visited one success story (Dorothy) and then we visited the site of an upcoming … Continue reading →

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Weekend Adventures in the Alberta Badlands: Gopher Hole Museum and Ghost Town Exploration

Posted on August 18, 2024 by danocan

We’re exploring the Alberta Badlands around Drumheller, Alberta for a weekend. Bella the Boler is here, but Mabel the Dog is safe at home with a dogsitter since so many of our activities aren’t going to be dog-friendly. We camped … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Eleven Bridges to Visit the Ghost Town of Wayne, Alberta

Posted on April 19, 2021 by danocan

Mabel the Dog and I take another road trip to the Alberta badlands, this time to the ghost town of Wayne, Alberta on Highway 10X.

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A Visit to Rowley – “Then and Now”

Posted on July 27, 2020 by danocan

Rowley, Alberta is one of the most famous ghost towns in the entire province. Continue reading →

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The Abandoned Cemetery of Wayne, Alberta

Posted on May 29, 2019 by danocan

Once again we found ourselves creeping up on the last Saturday of the month and that means it was time to get ourselves back out to Rowley for the monthly pizza night. Before Saturday evening rolled around we had some … Continue reading →

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