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Alberta may not be very old as a province, but it already has its share of ghost towns and ghost stories. There are a number of towns that were home to families and businesses and, for one reason or another, didn’t make it. Fast Forward Weekly’s Summer...
I love libraries and my husband loves trains. When we travel, I can guarantee that we will return home with equal pictures of both. In fact, on a trip to England a few years ago, the train pictures far outnumbered the library pictures because York was...
Calgarians are very fortunate to have many museums and historic sites within easy reach of the city. The Remington Carriage Museum in Cardston is one of those interesting places where you can see and experience the early days of Alberta. The Museum has...
The same urge to explore jungles and climb mountain tops sends men into the deep, dark places of the earth, trying to excel, to reach the furthest, climb the highest or descend the deepest. Blind Descent: the Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth...
Alberta's panoramic vistas of mountain and prairie provide the perfect backdrop for movies like The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and Brokeback Mountain . Movie makers have been coming to Alberta for many years to take advantage...
Every year, the Stampede celebrates the cultures of the First Nations as part of our Western Heritage. For me, one of the highlights of the Stampede Parade is the presence of the Indians from the various tribes. If you want to find out more about our...
We have just received a wonderful new publication, The Alberta Book of Musts by Dina O'Meara. "From chilling out on the Columbia Icefields, to munching on sweet potato fries at Dadeos, to rappelling through Rat's Nest cave, to line dancing...