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Tag Archives: ghost towns
Crossing the Eleven Bridges to Visit the Ghost Town of Wayne, Alberta
Mabel the Dog and I take another road trip to the Alberta badlands, this time to the ghost town of Wayne, Alberta on Highway 10X.
Posted in drone, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Badlands, bridge, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, ghost town, ghost towns, grain elevator, Last Chance Saloon, Rosedale, Rosedeer Hotel, Wayne
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Another Trip to Rowley
It’s no secret that Rowley is one of our favorite ghost towns…
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, ghost town, ghost towns, grain elevator, Rowley
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Alberta Ghost Town Tour – Part II
It took me some time to get around to editing and posting the second half of the 2020 Alberta Ghost Town Tour, but here it is. Now, let me head off a minor controversy which reared its head in the … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History
Tagged Alberta, church, EID Historical Park, Enchant, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, ghost towns, grain elevator, Majorville Medicine Wheel, Retlaw, Scandia, Turin
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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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