Tag Archives: church

Weekend of Exploring

Posted on July 6, 2017 by danocan

We’re not sure what to call it. Alberta GTC (Ghost Town Convention), Mini GTC, Abandoned Weekend. Let’s be honest, whatever you call it doesn’t matter because to those who “get it” no name is required. For those who don’t “get … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Badlands, Canada, Cessford, church, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, Dorothy, grain elevator, Patricia, Pollockville, prairies, Rose Lynn, Sheerness, Special Areas, Steveville | 4 Comments

McDougall Church: Gone

Posted on May 22, 2017 by danocan

We were coming home from a long weekend of fun. I had just turned off of the TransCanada Highway onto Morley Road, both to escape the Victoria Day traffic as well as because Waze always suggests that route when navigating … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Alberta, Canada, church, fire, history, loss, McDougall Memorial United Church, Morley, Morleyville | 3 Comments

Badlands — the Video

Posted on April 3, 2017 by danocan

Finally! It took multiple attempts to get this together after Windows Movie Maker kept crapping out on the clip of Wayne for some reason. I had to split the video in two, compile each half separately and then put the … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Atlas Coal Mine, Badlands, Big Valley, Canada, church, Dorothy, Drumheller, Last Chance Saloon, Rosedeer Hotel, Rowley, Wayne | 5 Comments

Christ Church in Millarville

Posted on March 10, 2017 by danocan

Earlier this month I took a very creative route home from Calgary — it happens a lot when you’re like me. My drive brought me by the Christ Church near Millarville, Alberta. This is a location we have visited on … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History | Tagged 1896, Alberta, Canada, Charles Shack, Christ Church, church, DJI, drone, Frank Watt, Gothic Revival, history, Mavic Pro, Millarville | 1 Comment

Revisiting McDougall Church

Posted on February 10, 2017 by danocan

You don’t need to follow DanOCan.com for long to know that McDougall Memorial United Church is one of my favorite places to visit. I have been out there for Historic Calgary Week presentations, in the dead of winter, and in … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History | Tagged Alberta, Canada, church, DJI, drone, history, Mavic, Mavic Pro, McDougall Memorial United Church, Morley, Morleyville, winter | 2 Comments

2016 In Review: Explorations, Visitations, and Tribulations (Part 2)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by danocan

Well, in sitting down to write Part 2, I realized I made a glaring omission in Part 1. I completely overlooked that Emily had a tradeshow in Atlanta at the end of June and I flew down to Georgia to … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Arizona, Atlanta, BBQ, Bryce Canyon, church, Dorothy, Drumheller, Georgia, ghost towns, Grand Canyon, Heritage Park, history, Jeep Liberty, museums, pizza, railroad, road trip, Route 66, Rowley, Saskatchewan, schools, Utah | 1 Comment

Journey to Garden Plain

Posted on August 23, 2016 by danocan

It was just your typical 1335km weekend road trip. While the primary goal was to attend the Southern Alberta Weekend (SAW) which is an annual Geocaching event put on by the South East Alberta Region Cache Hunters (SEARCH). Of course, for … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, church, Drumheller, Garden Plain, grain elevator, history, prairies, Scapa, Sharples, Springwater School | 5 Comments