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- Retrospective: West Hope School
- A Brief History of the Bluebird Motel in Claresholm, Alberta
- Revisiting Mortlach
- A Quick Stop in Cereal, Alberta
- The Abandoned Cemetery of Wayne, Alberta
- The Fire Department Can Go To Hell
- Badlands Exploration
- STST2017: Moyie Fire Hall
- Dorothy, Alberta
- Historic Calgary Week: Pine Creek Cemetery / De Winton
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Alderson – The Star of the Prairie
From humble beginnings as a railway siding known as Langevin to the “Star of the Prairies”, Alderson was set to be one of the most important population centres on the Canadian prairies. How did it all end up as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alderson, Carlstadt, cemetery, Empire of Dust, ghost town, history, Langevin, prairie, Star of the Prairie
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Alberta Ghost Town Convention 2019 – Day Two
As expected, the second video from the Alberta Ghost Town Convention came together a little faster than the first one. I find by the second day of shooting my mind has gone into “video mode” and I am able to … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Byemoor, cemetery, Craigmyle, Elnora, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, Kneehill County, Kneehill Historical Museum, museum, schools, Three Hills, Trochu
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Notre Dame de Savoie Church
There are some places that you see online countless times but have never had the chance to visit in person. For me, the abandoned Notre Dame de Savoie church has been on the “must visit” list for many years but … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, cemetery, church, Diplomat Mine Interpretive Site, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, Donalda, drone, Forestburg, grain elevator, history, Notre Dame de Savoie
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The Abandoned Cemetery of Wayne, Alberta
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
Return to Nordegg
When faced with a Sunday and no real plans, what else to do besides jump in the car and head out and visit another one of Alberta’s historic places? Today’s journey takes us to the ghost town of Nordegg and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Brazeau Collieries, Canada, cemetery, coal, coal mine, history, mine, museum, Nordegg, Nordegg Mine, tours
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Flashback: Alderson 2010
Another in my series of lunch break postings from my phone… I remember the first time I visited Alderson. It was exactly eight years ago today. Armed with my “just over a year old” Nikon D90 (the same camera I … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Alberta, Alderson, Canada, Carlstadt, cemetery, ghost town, history, prairie
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Historic Calgary Week: Pine Creek Cemetery / De Winton
Historic Calgary Week is a project of the Chinook Country Historical Society, which is a branch of the Historical Society of Alberta. Apparently this is the 23rd annual Historic Calgary Week, but I honestly never heard of it before this … Continue reading
