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Tag Archives: Canada
Zoolights 2020
Posted in Events
Tagged #zoolightsyyc, Alberta, Calgary, Canada, Christmas, winter, zoo, zoolights
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Journey to “Tap Town” – Forgotten Roadside History
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
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Canada, Canada's Finest Water, history, Nanton, Nanton water, roadside, water tap
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Vincent Bonnay and the Hidden Lives of Ghost Towns
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
Posted in History
Tagged Alberta, Canada, CBC, ghost town, ghost towns, Johnnie Bachusky, prairie, Rowley, Vincent Bonnay
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Touring the Alsask Radar Dome
If you have ever driven Alberta Highway 9 / Saskacthewan Highway 7 between Calgary and Saskatoon, you likely have noticed the large white object which sits just north of the highway right on the border between the two provinces. If … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alsask, Canada, Cold War, history, military, radar, radar dome, Saskatchewan
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