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Tag Archives: Canada
STST2017: Field Telegraph Office
The small brick telegraph office has become like an old friend that I always stop in and check on when passing by, just to make sure everything is going well. Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged British Columbia, Canada, Field, history, telegraph, telegraph office, telephone, trains, vacation, Vacation 2017
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Two Endangered Elevators
It may be snowy and blustery today, but back in September when we made our way out to Moose Jaw for Threshing Bee, it was a glorious hot day. While normal people would take the TransCanada Highway from Calgary to … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Fox Valley, grain elevator, Mortlach, Saskatchewan
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Threshing Bee 2017
I think after five years I can officially call it a tradition. Each year, on the weekend after Labour Day, I make the trip to Saskatchewan to attend the Threshing Bee at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum just south … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged Canada, Moose Jaw, museum, Saskatchewan, Sukanen, Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum, threshing, Threshing Bee
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Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society
As many of you know, I have been involved with the Ogilvie Wooden Grain Elevator Society (OWGES) since it was fairly new. The Society’s mission is to preserve and protect the last wooden Ogilvie grain elevator in the province of … Continue reading
Shilo School
Fresh from our visit to the Caroline Wheels of Time Museum, we took a slight detour on our way home to visit Shilo School. Depending on which source you believe, the school was built in either 1909 or 1910. The … Continue reading
