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Annual Alberta Ghost Town Trip – Part One

Posted on September 18, 2020 by danocan

Normally we gather every July to spend two days traveling around a section of Alberta as part of the “Ghost Town Convention”. The name is a bit of a misnomer as there are no real convention elements to it, it … Continue reading →

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Stavely, Alberta

Posted on February 9, 2020 by danocan

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 →

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Alderson – The Star of the Prairie

Posted on August 31, 2019 by danocan

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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Grain Elevators of Milk River

Posted on April 9, 2019 by danocan

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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Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Part 2

Posted on July 23, 2018 by danocan

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 →

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