Tag Archives: Saskatchewan

A Drive Through Vanscoy, Saskatchewan

Posted on August 1, 2019 by danocan

Posted in History | Tagged dashcam, highway, Highway 7, realignment, road trip, Saskatchewan, Vanscoy | Leave a comment

Dance the Night Away in Saskatchewan

Posted on March 24, 2018 by danocan

Manitou Beach is a tiny village located on the south shore of Little Manitou Lake. In the first few decades of the twentieth century, this was an extremely popular tourist destination thanks to the “miracle” waters of Little Manitou Lake. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Canada, dance, Danceland, Dead Sea of Canada, horsehair, Little Manitou Lake, Manitou Beach, Manitou Springs Resort, Saskatchewan, World's Largest Freestanding Mural, Young | 1 Comment

20 Years of Exploring

Posted on March 18, 2018 by danocan

Sometimes a posting comes together quickly. I’ll get an idea for a topic, throw something up on the screen, and publish within an hour or so. Other posts take a long time to come to fruition. This is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, gas station, grain elevator, history, hotel, Montana, Saskatchewan, school, service station | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in drone, History | Tagged abandoned, Canada, Dankin, elevator, grain elevator, prairie, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, snow | Leave a comment

The Last Trip of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by danocan

The year 2017 will go down as a very good one for the DanOCan.com blog. We managed to increase our number of postings and thus we attracted a lot more visitors this year compared to 2016. It turns out people … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Travel | Tagged 2017, abandoned, Aberdeen, Alberta, Alvena, Canada, church, Craigmyle, Cudworth, Dankin, Eatonia, Fiske, grain elevator, Hanna, Harris, history, hotel, Laporte, Mantario, Saskatchewan, service station, Seymour Hotel, Smuts, Tessier, Wakaw | 3 Comments

Two Endangered Elevators

Posted on October 2, 2017 by danocan

It may be snowy and blustery today, but back in September when we made our way out to Moose Jaw for Threshing Bee, it was a glorious hot day. While normal people would take the TransCanada Highway from Calgary to … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged Canada, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, drone, Fox Valley, grain elevator, Mortlach, Saskatchewan | Leave a comment

Threshing Bee 2017

Posted on September 17, 2017 by danocan

I think after five years I can officially call it a tradition. Each year, on the weekend after Labour Day, I make the trip to Saskatchewan to attend the Threshing Bee at the Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village and Museum just south … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, History, Travel | Tagged Canada, Moose Jaw, museum, Saskatchewan, Sukanen, Sukanen Ship Pioneer Village Museum, threshing, Threshing Bee | 2 Comments