Les mauvaises terres. Steveville #Alberta #Canada #canadianbadlands #explorealberta #specialareas A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Apr 3, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT Whenever I swing through the southeast, the road home is seldom the most direct route. Last Sunday was no exception. On the way back from balmy Brooks, the brood and I veered north towards the Red […]
#2015bestnine from Forgotten Alberta
That was fun. Thanks everyone for the likes in 2015, and all the best in 2016! #2015bestnine A photo posted by Jonathan Koch (@forgotten_alberta) on Dec 30, 2015 at 10:27am PST
#FABTrip15: Bindloss, Buffalo, and beyond.
Leaving Empress, we journeyed westward, following the abandoned Royal Line onto our next stop, the hamlet of Bindloss. Located in Special Areas No. 2, Bindloss, according to ‘Place Names of Alberta’, is named after Harold Bindloss (1866-1945), a prolific British author of “western” novels, some of which were set in the Canadian West. No word […]
#FABTrip15: St. Julien School
St. Julien School was named for the First World War battle of St. Julien, part of the Second Battle of Ypres, which took place in Belgium during the spring of 1915. The Second Battle of Ypres was significant as it marked the first time chlorine gas was used by German forces to inflict mass casualties […]
#FABTrip15: Esther elevates the discussion
According to Place Names of Alberta, Esther was named after Anna Esther Landreth, daughter of the community’s first postmaster, Yens.B. Olsen, in 1914. A townsite bearing the same name was established here in 1926 alongside the newly constructed C.N.R. rail line. #Alberta #Canada #ghosttown #abandoned #elevator #explorealberta #mybadlands #FABTrip15 @gregfarries A photo posted by Jonathan […]