Tag Archives: Canada

Another Trip to Rowley

Posted on January 20, 2021 by danocan

It’s no secret that Rowley is one of our favorite ghost towns…

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Another Visit to Nanton

Posted on January 5, 2021 by danocan

This time I go on a little walk around the commercial district of Nanton to take a look at some of the historic buildings and review how they looked back in the day.

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Zoolights 2020

Posted on December 21, 2020 by danocan

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Journey to “Tap Town” – Forgotten Roadside History

Posted on November 28, 2020 by danocan

It was once one of the most popular roadside attractions in the entire province of Alberta but today it is a mostly forgotten piece of local history. This is an overview of how the small town of Nanton, Alberta capitalized … Continue reading →

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Vincent Bonnay and the Hidden Lives of Ghost Towns

Posted on September 22, 2020 by danocan

A few weeks back I mentioned we visited Rowley with journalists Johnnie Bachusky and Vincent Bonnay. I occurred to me that I never shared Vincent’s final outcome of his web series on Alberta ghost towns. Here it is! “The hidden … Continue reading →

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