It was a happy coincidence when I received a message recently from a gentleman named Bill McGillivray. Mr. McGillivray informed me he was once the Alberta Wheat Pool elevator agent at Dowling, a former railway siding and settlement about 10 miles north of the town of Hanna. “I lived in the dwelling attached to elevator […]
#FABTrip15: “Hanna to Scapa” or “Going with the Flow”
Rust in the wind. Near Hanna #Alberta #Canada #history #abandoned #truck #FABTrip15 @gregfarries A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Aug 18, 2015 at 3:31pm PDT Leaving Hanna, Greg and I traveled north towards Scapa, tracing the route of the now-abandoned Hanna-Warden C.N.R. line. We paused at Dowling Lake to reflect, checked out Alberta’s newest (closed) […]
#FABTrip15: We see more of Hanna on Day Two
The Seymour Hotel in Hanna #Alberta #Canada #abandoned #hotel #mybadlands #FABTrip15 @gregfarries A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Aug 16, 2015 at 6:43pm PDT At the start of Day 2, we left behind the unfinished business to snoop around Hanna, before heading north to parts unknown. In our tour we came across a business that […]
#FABTrip15: The sun sets on Day One
Fair weather at night, road trippers delight! #Alberta #Canada #explorealberta #mybadlands #country #road #signs #FABTrip15 @gregfarries A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Aug 14, 2015 at 3:42pm PDT As the darkness slowly crept in from the west, Greg and I continued trucking eastward towards Hanna, our final destination on day one. By this time […]
Historic images of western Canadian towns can be found at Prairie-towns.com
(Hover over image to activate slideshow options – Slides courtesy of Glen Lundeen / prairie-towns.com) The launch of Prairie-towns.com signals yet another online endeavour to preserve the history and heritage of Western Canadian communities. Contained within the collection are over 2700 photos, many postcard images, from 400+ communities throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan. Amongst the total is […]