Tag Archives: grain elevator

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

A Quick Trip to Arrowwood

Posted on April 16, 2017 by danocan

“Couple visits small town in Alberta and what they found missing will shock you…” Oh, if only I could bring myself to use clickbait-style headlines like that! Anyway, on to the article… On Good Friday, Emily and I found ourselves … Continue reading →

Posted in Geocaching, History | Tagged Alberta, Arrowwood, Canada, Co-Op, grain elevator, siphon | 4 Comments

Prelate Grain Elevator Destroyed by Fire

Posted on January 31, 2017 by danocan

Fire and the prairies go together. It seems every town on the plains has had some sort of encounter with a major fire in its history. This has gone on ever since the west was being settled and it continues … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Canada, fire, grain elevator, Prelate, Saskatchewan | 3 Comments

The Elevators of Mossleigh and Herronton

Posted on January 29, 2017 by danocan

The small Alberta hamlet of Mossleigh has something that few prairie towns can still lay claim to, a row of three grain elevators. While this was once a common sight, these prairie icons are rapidly disappearing and seeing three in … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Photography | Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, drone, Farrow, grain elevator, Herronton, Mavic, Mavic Pro, Mossleigh | Leave a comment

Fire Destroys Spring Valley Grain Elevator – DiscoverMooseJaw.com

Posted on August 25, 2016 by danocan

How many times have you driven past something and said “I’d really like to get a photo of that one day? We always think there will be another chance, another day. Sometimes there isn’t going to be another chance. That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography | Tagged Canada, fire, grain elevator, prairies, Saskatchewan, Spring Valley | 4 Comments

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

Badlands Exploration

Posted on January 31, 2016 by danocan

There are so many things to see in the badlands of Alberta that it is impossible to see them all in one trip. Our normal strategy is to simply pick a couple key things to target and then try and … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Badlands, bridge, church, Dorothy, drone, East Coulee, grain elevator, history, pizza, road trip, Rosebud, Rosedale, Rowley, suspension bridge | 3 Comments