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…Shortly I’ll surprise a couple owls and they’ll surprise me. Like many abandoned farms, this site was littered with old equipment. A small stationary engine was found, just to the right of the pump. Once the farmer’s pride and joy? This farm had numerous out buildings, but no signs of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 38 in body, 5 in comments.)

…Burns Farm Mining under Moyie Falls Prairie Sentinels – Gartly Alberta – Wilson Farm Prairie Sentinels – Three Hills Alberta Bridge hunting – Swalwell Alberta Cessford stone house Prairie Sentinels – Trochu Alberta Sheerness – Rose Lynn – Sunnynook – Carolside Prairie Sentinels – Delia Alberta The Seymour and New… (Search hits: 0 in title, 31 in body, 1 in comments.)

…to continuing crop failures and challenging conditions. That’s a common theme in the area and the reason so many farms were abandoned. Farming here was tough! ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Scroll down for photos and to comment ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ No mention is made of who they sold it… (Search hits: 1 in title, 20 in body, 1 in comments.)

…us. We discovered so many abandoned farms and interesting bits to photograph that there would be way too much for one article. Expect more to follow. It would be near impossible to find any history on the old farms we see. Rather than try, we approach things diffidently, our only… (Search hits: 1 in title, 18 in body, 2 in comments.)

…Later it was owned by Olson/Sipe and later Sipe all by himself. Larsen and Sipe were Americans while Olson was from Sweden. The farm, as they often do, had its ups and downs and was finally abandoned in the 1940s. A picture from 1916 shows the entire farm, but with… (Search hits: 0 in title, 19 in body, 2 in comments.)

…surely destroy the visual charm this old farm has – but I guess such is progress. With that in mind, one should never hesitate to photograph abandoned places, as what you see today could be changed or gone tomorrow (Update Sept 2021: this farm is long gone). We enjoyed our… (Search hits: 1 in title, 18 in body, 1 in comments.)

…as not only is there a very nice farmhouse, but also an old abandoned car as well in the deep grass – what looks to be an almost complete old abandoned car. This will make for some great photos! It’s so far in the field that nothing else could be… (Search hits: 1 in title, 18 in body, 0 in comments.)

…info, not all of which we could end up sharing with you. So much work for so little and then most of it thrown out! I wish could write about these places without having to worry doing so will ruin them. More abandoned farms and farm houses… CPR Demonstration Farm…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 17 in body, 2 in comments.)

We called this the Wimborne farm, not because that’s the name of the people who lived here – we don’t know them, who they were or what’s their story. Rather, we simply call it this because it’s located near that small Alberta town. Like most abandoned farms we stumble across,… (Search hits: 1 in title, 15 in body, 6 in comments.)

…the past the land owners allowed us to send in requests from fellow photographers who wanted to visit the place. This is no longer possible. More abandoned farms… Wimborne Farm. The Burns Farm. The Mink Ranch. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 1 in comments.)

Certainly the most interesting element found in this abandoned Alberta farm yard is a building that was once a wind powered grist mill. Unique in form, with an almost European flavour, for much of its history it was actually a blacksmith and metal shop. Come with us as we explore… (Search hits: 1 in title, 12 in body, 4 in comments.)

Over the years, we’ve explored countless abandoned farm houses. The great majority are constructed of wood, the most common building material for rural dwellings, then as now. Occasionally we’ll come across ones of brick, but not terribly often. Very rare, but still seen every now and again, are ones of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 13 in body, 4 in comments.)

…school of any kind comes up in the area. Getting all we can get, we head back to the car. Then it hits us. Standing there, looking over this abandoned farm yard, we’re taken aback. There’s no sounds, but the occasional wind gust. No cars pass by. Blue skies overhead,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 13 in body, 0 in comments.)

…they took the name Massey-Ferguson. This one’s been put out to pasture, the work all done. Enjoy retirement. 13) The cutest tiniest little barn ever. Hands down. Along a highway in the “Special Areas”. If there was a farm house here, it’s gone. 14) A remote farm house, down some… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 8 in comments.)

…headroom), suggests the builder never planned to have a family. There’s no way they’d ever fit! Being open to the outside (abandoned farm houses almost always have no window glass), the birds, of course, have got in and pooped all over everything. Moisture has caused wall plaster it to fall…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 1 in comments.)

…& the BIGDoer.com Society. 🍁🎀 This “Gothic Arch” barn is part of an abandoned farm. Complex to construct, it was an overall a stronger design. Red is the traditional barn colour. The entire farm yard is seen here. The house in back is in poor condition. One side has shifted…. (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

…single soul. Happened to us and it felt as though we we’re on the moon! Talk about one remote and unforgiving place. You have to be tough as nails to set down roots here. Kudos to those who did, or tried. 80 Years Empty: an abandoned farm in a seldom… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 1 in comments.)

…last one room school in the province did not close until the early 2000s. In the area and also seen this same day, a long abandoned farm house. It’s believed it dates from the 1910s and was abandoned in the 1950s, meaning it’s been empty longer than it was lived… (Search hits: 0 in title, 11 in body, 0 in comments.)

…how to farm. Then move here…and farm! Know what it takes to be a successful homesteader…we’ll show you how it’s done, right here! There’s help get you started. My friends, a new life calls. Prospective farmers would be told where to acquire land and of course similar buildings, what crops… (Search hits: 1 in title, 20 in body, 1 in comments.)

…Enjoy the photos… To see some other abandoned places we’ve explored, go here… The dome buildings and an ancient boxcar. Abandoned coal mine cars. Abandoned CPR Bow River bridge. One to read… Beachwood Estates. If you’d like to know more about what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us!… (Search hits: 1 in title, 18 in body, 12 in comments.)

Seen here, odd bits and pieces, random stuff abandoned in nature found while out exploring Minburn and Two Hills Counties east of Edmonton. We’re there to documented some specific subjects and these were discovered travelling between them. There’s old farms, forgotten metal, empty buildings found on some street in a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 1 in comments.)

One weekend every July for the last few years, a group of close friends gets together and explores the countryside in search of historic and abandoned places. It’s always an epic adventure, taking in abandoned farms, charming villages, near ghost towns and vintage vehicles long put out to pasture. But… (Search hits: 0 in title, 10 in body, 0 in comments.)