Tag Archives: history

CAMT 2017: Dickson Store Museum

Posted on July 18, 2017 by danocan

Emily and I got on the road at 8am and began working our way north up Highway 22 towards the first stop on the Central Alberta Museum Tour. Our destination was the Dickson Store Museum. Once we reached Highway 27, … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, CAMT, Canada, Dickson, Dickson Store Museum, history, museums | 2 Comments

Another Loss to Fire: Keeler Hotel

Posted on July 5, 2017 by danocan

It’s becoming a ritual that is all too common lately. This time the news comes from tiny Keeler, Saskatchewan where the old hotel was lost to fire on July 4, 2017. My personal history with Keeler is a pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Canada, fire, history, hotel, Keeler, Saskatchewan | Leave a comment

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

Trip to Nordegg

Posted on May 14, 2017 by danocan

Once again, my limited number of free hours has caused my latest posting to be a long time in coming. Once an idea for a post has formed itself in my mind, I find myself mentally drafting it in bits … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Forestry Trunk Road, history, mine, Mountain Aire Lodge, Nordegg, North Saskatchewan River, Ram Falls, Red Deer River | 5 Comments

A Short History of Mitford

Posted on March 24, 2017 by danocan

The story of Mitford, Alberta is not unique from many other towns that dotted the prairie landscape at the end of the 1800s. It started with a dream, in this case the dream of one Tom Cochrane, who is apparently … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History | Tagged Alberta, bricks, Canada, coal, Cochrane, drone, ghost town, history, lumber, Mitford | 4 Comments

Jumping Over to Jumping Pound Hall

Posted on March 22, 2017 by danocan

I promised I would get back to some historical place posts. Today’s posting is about the Jumping Pound Hall. Located just southwest of Cochrane, the hall was originally built in 1927, at least according to the sign in front of … Continue reading →

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A Tour of Bentley, Alberta

Posted on March 17, 2017 by danocan

While Emily was off learning about horses, I was left on my own to do some touring around Sylvan Lake. I had been in contact with fellow blogger Jenn of West of the 5th and gotten some tips on places to see. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Bentley, Canada, history | 1 Comment