“Here on these prairie plains I stay, Wanting nevermore to stray, The winter days will come once more, And north winds whistle ’round the door. For always in my heart I sing The song of a wondrous prairie spring, And the melody to me so dear, Is only this – My home is here.” – […]
Big loss for Orion: Stevens Hardware destroyed in Christmas Day blaze
Sad news coming from Orion, Alberta this morning. I have received word from a few friends of Forgotten Alberta that the pioneer-era hardware store operated by prairie icon, Boyd Stevens, burned to the ground on Christmas Day. A video posted on Facebook by Logan Biesterfeldt shows the store already completely engulfed, as locals scramble to contain the […]
#FABTrip16: Chatting with an icon in Orion
A licensed establishment, Orion #Alberta #Canada #mybadlands #explorealberta #FABTrip16 @gregfarries A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Aug 7, 2016 at 10:16am PDT In what has become a #FABTrip tradition when travelling through the forgotten SE corner of Alberta, we stopped in the hamlet of Orion for a chat with Boyd Stevens: lifelong resident, proprietor of […]
“Passing Orion”: Sean Thonson’s tribute to prairie Icon, Boyd Stevens.
Boyd Stevens: Storekeeper & Orion #Alberta icon. #FABTrip14 @prairiepostalta A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Nov 9, 2014 at 9:30pm PST If you’re ever passing by Orion, Alberta, be sure to stop in at Stevens Hardware and Garage. Chances are Boyd Stevens will be there.
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 […]