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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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Exploring the Abandoned Readymade School

Posted on April 14, 2020 by danocan

Another flashback in our “Self Isolation Series”, this time back to 2012 and a visit to Readymade School which was demolished shortly thereafter.

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Happy Accidents — Westerdale Church

Posted on August 6, 2019 by danocan

Sometimes you stumble across something that can only be described as a “happy accident”. Tonight I found myself doing some research on the ghost town of Alderson. Alderson is a place I have visited multiple times and I was trying … Continue reading →

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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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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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