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Alberta Ghost Town Tour: Day One

Posted on July 16, 2018 by danocan

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 →

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Flashback: Alderson 2010

Posted on February 21, 2018 by danocan

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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Dankin

Posted on January 31, 2018 by danocan

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 →

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Mossleigh Homestead

Posted on January 28, 2017 by danocan

Today was the first chance I had to take the DJI Mavic Pro out for a road trip.  Well, that’s not 100% true.  Earlier this week I had taken it to the MacDougall Memorial United Church to try and capture some … Continue reading →

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Clarendon Hotel in Gull Lake, SK Destroyed by Fire

Posted on October 10, 2016 by danocan

“It’s been happening with depressing regularity over the years — another century-old small town hotel has been hit by fire.”  — CBC News   It’s a trend that DanOCan.com has noticed.  And, I have been making a special effort to take … Continue reading →

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