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Moose Jaw Road Trip – Part 4

Posted on July 14, 2022 by danocan

Our fourth day on the road sees us finally make it to Moose Jaw and the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village Museum. After a quick walk through the swap meet, we set out to tour the various buildings and exhibits.

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Visiting the Mortlach Museum in Saskatchewan

Posted on July 11, 2022 by danocan

We have been trying to visit the museum in Mortlach, Saskatchewan for many years now but either always had no time to stop or we could only stop at a time when they were closed. This time I made a … Continue reading →

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Road Trip to Moose Jaw – Part 1

Posted on July 4, 2022 by danocan

In what I expect to be a three-part series, we chronicle our journey with Bella the Boler to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Our ultimate goal is to attend the First Annual Swap Meet at the Sukanen Ship and Pioneer Village Museum. … Continue reading →

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Exploring Antelope Hill Provincial Park

Posted on June 5, 2022 by danocan

Established in 2014, Antelope Hill Provincial Park is one of the newest provincial parks in Alberta. The park is on land which was donated to the Province by Gottlob Schmidt. “Schmitty”, as he was known locally, originally moved onto the … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Lousana Grain Elevator

Posted on March 3, 2022 by danocan

According to research done by our late friend Jim Pearson, there are five Alberta Pacific Grain elevators remaining in the province of Alberta. The company itself disappeared (was bought out) in 1967 so it isn’t surprising there aren’t many examples … Continue reading →

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