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Stavely, Alberta
If you make the trip between Calgary and Lethbridge on any sort of regular basis, you likely have your favorite places to stop along the way. Whether it’s the 7-Eleven in Claresholm (the classic one, not the new one on … Continue reading
Alderson – The Star of the Prairie
From humble beginnings as a railway siding known as Langevin to the “Star of the Prairies”, Alderson was set to be one of the most important population centres on the Canadian prairies. How did it all end up as an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alderson, Carlstadt, cemetery, Empire of Dust, ghost town, history, Langevin, prairie, Star of the Prairie
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Grain Elevators of Milk River
With all three grain elevators in Milk River, Alberta currently undergoing demolition, it was time to get on the road and document these soon-to-be-gone giants of the skyline.
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Tagged Alberta, Canada, demolition, grain elevator, history, Milk River, prairie
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Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Part 2
And, it is done. I have finally completed the video from the second day of the annual Alberta ghost town tour. While it seems the summer is moving so quickly this year, there are still plenty of explorations to come … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Travel
Tagged Alberta, Badlands, Canada, Carbon, Chancellor, church, Dalum, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, grain elevator, Hesketh, history, Hussar, Kirkpatrick, prairie, school, Sharples
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Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Day One
Each year since 2014, we get together with a group of friends and tour around the small towns and abandoned places in an area of Alberta for a weekend. This year our tour took us back to the area surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in History, Travel
Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Badlands, Canada, Craigmyle, Delia, Drumheller, ExploreAlberta, ghost town, Ghost Town Tour, Golden Grain School, Michichi, Morrin, museum, prairie, Rowley, Rumsey, school, Special Areas, Springwater School, Surprise School
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Flashback: Alderson 2010
Another in my series of lunch break postings from my phone… I remember the first time I visited Alderson. It was exactly eight years ago today. Armed with my “just over a year old” Nikon D90 (the same camera I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberta, Alderson, Canada, Carlstadt, cemetery, ghost town, history, prairie
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Dankin
It would be hard to forget the first time we stumbled across Dankin. Emily and I were making the drive to Saskatoon and, as always, trying to take a creative route to get there. We were making our way northeast … Continue reading
Posted in drone, History
Tagged abandoned, Canada, Dankin, elevator, grain elevator, prairie, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, snow
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