Links: The Ann and Sandy Cross Conservation Area A truly beautiful area to discover.
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Central Alberta by train…
Links: Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions Big Valley, Alberta
Pushing and pulling in Field, British Columbia…
What started off as a service centre for the railway back in 1883 has now turned into a small bustling hamlet of about two hundred residents with numerous B and B’s lining the streets. As I walked the hilly streets… Read More ›
How many times does a community have to move, ask Calgary’s Chinatown…
Arriving in Calgary after the building of the railway in 1883, the Chinese would work in a variety of trades including, lumber camps, coal miners, laundries, housekeepers, and restaurant owners. While the population remained small during the early years, the… Read More ›
My Papa said I wasn’t allowed to sell stuff from the trunk of my car…
So, you want to sell stuff out of the trunk of your car, but you don’t want to get caught…well, if you’re in Inglewood, not only is it encouraged, you can get away with it, and you will probably be… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 5 of 5
Thank goodness for the Pass’s history lesson, because as per the great map leading my way, there was once a town name Maple Leaf in this area; well until 1957 when it was incorporated into the town of Bellevue, yet… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 4 of 5
Frank Slide would become Canada’s most devastating rock slide and the quiet little community of Hillcrest Mines would become known as Canada’s worst mining disaster; both within a minutes’ drive of each other. In 1902, Charles Hill, fondly known as “Chippy”,… Read More ›
From Rum Runners to Shoot-outs, exploring the cultural heritage of The Crowsnest Pass in Southern Alberta…Part 3 of 5…
The spectacle of The Pass is the incredible rock slide that eerily covers both sides of Highway 3 as you head west into BC. Like other mining communities, Frank started off with all fanfare it deserved, considering this town would… Read More ›
When an “Uptown” goes “Underground”, keeping the history alive in Butte, Montana…
Who wouldn’t want Evel Knievel as their cell mate, or meet Carrie Nation as she entered drinking establishments shouting “Good morning, destroyer of men’s souls”, just to proceed in destroying the bar with her swinging hatchet. “Butte also has something few… Read More ›
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