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Rails to Tales Stettler

Coming Attractions!

…I see a pizza in our future… At Rowley Alberta, a ghost town, for their famous once monthly pizza night. It’s off to the Sam’s Saloon, dreams of beer and pepperoni soon to be realized, then between slices a walk about town and a few pictures snapped. Here it is… (Search hits: 0 in title, 17 in body, 0 in comments.)

Big Valley Alberta

Prairie Sentinels – Big Valley Alberta

…subject of their own report. There was just too much to cram into one article. It’s a fascinating, photogenic place! Not terribly far from Big Valley is the restored ghost town of Rowley and to see a report we did about it, follow this link… Rowley Alberta ghost town. To… (Search hits: 0 in title, 17 in body, 0 in comments.)

Pontiac Firebird

Forgotten Prairie: Esther Alberta

…our targets, four ghost towns visited over four days of heavy filming. One of these places, Esther Alberta, is the focus of this here piece. Forgotten Prairie: Esther Alberta – a little ghost town explored. A work of “Pop History” by Chris Doering and Connie Biggart.(BIGDoer/Synd/Cache) First things first, Esther… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 5 in comments.)

Rowley Alberta Train Station

Random Rowley

…here. As though a time traveller. You feel it. We feel it. Say it with me…Rowley is one magical place. More special places…. Bents. On private property. Bankhead Alberta Ghost Town. Lumberton Ghost Town. On private property. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 3 in comments.)

Old building Robsart SK

A slice of Robsart

…enjoy it too. Take lots of photos. Read more about the cars and trucks seen in town… Saskatchewan: old vehicles and equipment part 3 See more ghost town type places here… Neidpath Saskatchewan. A forgotten place called Comrey. Bow City townsite – with ForgottenAlberta.com. If you wish more information on… (Search hits: 0 in title, 15 in body, 9 in comments.)

Mustang Beiseker Alberta

Wandering Beiseker

It’s July 2018, we’re just back from Spain and still basking in that El Camino glow and already we’re out exploring. We rarely sit still. This weekend it’s the Ghost Town Convention, as it’s called (Alberta edition), where friends get together and tour abandoned places. It’s as much about the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 1 in comments.)

Coke ovens Lille AB

A little more Lille and a flat car

This is part two of our adventure where we bike in to explore the ghost town of Lille Alberta in the Crowsnest Pass. For part one, we discuss the trail and one of the mines seen along the way in. For this report, we cover some, but not all of… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 1 in comments.)

Mine #1 Lille AB

A little of Lille and Mine number 1

…mine sites (depending on what report you consult). Mine #1 is situated south of town, mines #2 and #3 are situated on the hillside east above town, and mine #4 is mentioned as being a bit north of town. I can not confirm if this last one was an operating… (Search hits: 0 in title, 16 in body, 1 in comments.)

Old Buildings Bassano

Downtown Bassano

…but here we can just explore at our leisure. We’re in historic downtown Bassano Alberta and it’s amazing! The writing of this piece was made super simple thanks to the town publishing a walking tour pamphlet which gives the history of the buildings seen (there’s also informative plaques on many)…. (Search hits: 1 in title, 29 in body, 5 in comments.)

Wolseley SK Drive In

On The Way! (2)

Town getting a “physical”. This post was published on December 08th 2020…Gottlieb’s Cross Town. _____________ Tune up time with with Gary Makota. Category: Other Fun. Here some cleaning and adjusting was all that was needed to bring it back to top condition. Cross Town dates from 1966, with a couple… (Search hits: 0 in title, 15 in body, 0 in comments.)

Bridge Weight Restriction

GTC 2018 Day 2

Welcome to day two of things seen and places visited from the 2018 edition Alberta Ghost Town Convention (called the Mini-GTC, it’s anything but). It’s been going on a half dozen years now and has been attended by Team BIGDoer from the beginning, along with a wonderful group of friends,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 6 in comments.)

Hilda Alberta Elevator

Downtown Hilda

It’s not a true ghost town, but in many ways looks the part. A handful of people live here, but the near-empty main street has all the traits of a forgotten place. There’s a number of former commercial buildings flanking the wide boulevard, all closed and boarded up, most prominent… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 6 in comments.)

Vulcan AB Star Trek

Vulcan Alberta “Trek”

…hit 1st Avenue again on crossing the tracks. Turn right and on arriving at Centre Street, just past the “solar elevators” turn left. You’re now in downtown Vulcan. And on our visit it was a virtual ghost town – not odd in these small communities on a Sunday. Take in… (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 5 in comments.)

Wolseley Saskatchewan Town Hall

Wolseley SK Then & Now: Town Hall

…the others right. We’re looking at something fine, the old Town Hall/Opera House, that today acts a community centre and venue for events. It’s an incredible structure (did I say of stone!) and we’ll even show you in interior sometime down the road. Wolseley SK Then & Now: Town Hall… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 5 in comments.)

CNR Viking Alberta

Exploring Viking

…Trains Here, Do They Fly. Museum Tour – Viking Alberta. More town tours… Rowley Alberta ghost town. Carmangay Alberta. If you wish more information on what you’ve seen here, by all means contact us! Date: June, 2017. Location: Viking, AB. Article references and thanks: Town of Viking, Sylvia Hoffman. Everything… (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 3 in comments.)

1946-48 Plymouth

Saskatchewan: old vehicles and equipment part 3

ghost town of Neidpath not terribly far away. 9) Barely recognizable, if it were not for the hood ornament, is a rarity, a Durant. This make was only in existence from 1921-1931 and the car seen here, a Star model, is likely a mid-20s example. 10) In the near ghost (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 1 in comments.)

Moyie BC church

Moyie BC and the St Eugene Mine

…little village. Only the mining scars, easily seen from the highway, and some old buildings remain, to remind one of the town’s glorious past. The town owes its existence to the mine. Period. It was once one of the most important producers in the entire province. In the 1890s a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 1 in comments.)

Rowley Alberta Boler Trailer

King of Bolertown (2)

Life is full of pleasant surprises, those special little gifts that come out of nowhere. That’s how it played out one extraordinary evening in the picturesque ghost town of Rowley Alberta. Joining close friends, we’re in town for the legendary Pizza Night (presently on hold account the buzzkill that is… (Search hits: 1 in title, 13 in body, 0 in comments.)

Trout Lake BC Hotel

Windsor Hotel Trout Lake

…comment. Even peak tourist season, it’s a sleepy place and instead of miners and prospectors like in the past, it’s those seeking outdoor adventure who congregate in the hills. Even with this, Trout Lake City has flirted with ghost town status most of the last hundred years. The Windsor opened… (Search hits: 0 in title, 14 in body, 0 in comments.)

Cessford Stone House

GTC 2017

…and photographed but for us and others I bet, it’s as much about the the social aspects and comradery as it anything else. The fun and sheer enjoyment of it all is the cake, old farms and empty towns, the icing. This the Ghost Town Convention (GTC, from here in,… (Search hits: 0 in title, 13 in body, 1 in comments.)

Empress AB/SK sign

Empress Alberta – then and now

…located nearby or cross a highway. There are lots of ghost towns or near ghost towns along these lines. On our visit, the weather changed from cloudy to rainy to blue skies and back, all within a matter of ten or twenty minutes. If you have some old photos like… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 5 in comments.)

Perley Block Wolseley SK

Wolseley Places Part Three

…in by the railway separates the town (more in moment) and so a couple streets and alleys nearby dead end due to this. 5) One of many murals in town. I think we missed some other, but then again, we’re getting dense. 6) A little downtown vignette, demonstrating well the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 25 in body, 2 in comments.)

Dorothy AB Catholic Church

Dorothy Alberta

Dorothy Alberta is a charming little town – not quite a ghost town but pretty darn close. It’s home to a number of well known and often photographed landmarks, in particular its two quaint churches and the solitary grain elevator that looms over the highway. Under gorgeous blue skies we… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 4 in comments.)

Friendly Horse

Town Walks: Claresholm Alberta

When we can’t hike in the woods, we walk in town – whatever town we’re in. One pleasant fall weekend found us in Claresholm Alberta, partaking of a little adventure that had us making a loop of the quaint prairie community. We’ll visit all four corners of town and there’s… (Search hits: 1 in title, 24 in body, 0 in comments.)

Grain Elevator Esther Alberta

Alberta Pool Esther

town. The immediate area, the rolling plains in the far east part of the province, was opened up to settlement, and grain farming, in the early 1910s. Of course First Nation’s Peoples had called it home for eons before that. The town of Esther itself, however, was not established until… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 3 in comments.)

Champion AB church

Champion Alberta

…earned the title as the “The One Million Bushel Town”, reflecting the tremendous quantity of grain shipped out in that year. For a decade or two Champion flourished and the future looked brighter than ever. However as was the case with many small prairie towns, as the years passed the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 23 in body, 10 in comments.)

Ore docks Trout Lake BC

Trout Lake BC

…hydrants found in town. Interesting! Seen near the lake was what must have been some sort of barge or dock structure made of rough hewn logs. We did a side trip to the ghost town of Gerrard, on the south end of Trout Lake. There is not much left here… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 1 in comments.)

Sandon BC City Hall

Sandon BC Then & Now

One of our favourite ghost towns is a storied place called Sandon British Columbia. There, nestled in the craggy mountains of the West Kootenays and shoe-horned into a narrow valley, it’s many reminders of what was. Mining was the catalyst, all that silver, lead and zinc (other metals too) that… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

Slocan Lake BC

Main Street Slocan BC

…in what was once downtown, but now a quiet residential street. This West Kootenays community flourished early on a mining centre but later flirted with ghost town status. Just look at the then photo. It functioned as an interment camp during World War Two, later prospered with coming of a… (Search hits: 0 in title, 12 in body, 0 in comments.)

Magee Home Wolseley

Wolseley Places Part One

…we get to see the places we do and we love to share it with you. Let’s begin the fun little tour… 1) Wolseley Town Hall from the early 1900s. 1) Wolseley’s former Town Hall, Opera House and Fire Station dates from 1906 (the town itself was founded in the… (Search hits: 0 in title, 23 in body, 6 in comments.)

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