Comments on: Bluebird Motel Claresholm https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/ Offbeat Adventures - Lost & Forgotten Places - A Slice of History - Connections & Comparisons - The Beer Parlour Project🍺 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35969 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:58:04 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35969 In reply to Connie Biggart.

But it was grandma’s room, so no noise or partying or any fun…

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35968 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:57:35 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35968 In reply to Ann Coonfer Zitaruk.

And now there’s so few left.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35967 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:57:24 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35967 In reply to Debbe Keenan.

Sounds like a nightmare scenario.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35966 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:57:06 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35966 In reply to Fraser Flamond.

I know!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35965 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:56:59 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35965 In reply to Shannon Morgan.

And so you should.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35964 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:56:42 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35964 In reply to Mary Ann.

It was a common name for motels once.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35962 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:56:11 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35962 In reply to Suzan McEvoy.

Good to hear!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35961 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:55:48 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35961 In reply to M Sylvia Day.

It goes back a loooong time.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35960 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:55:29 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35960 In reply to Richard Walker.

Awesome!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35959 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:55:19 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35959 In reply to Janice Pounder.

Those crazy hockey tournaments…

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35958 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:54:22 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35958 In reply to Kathy Doyle.

Yes, the roads would sometimes be impassable for days.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35957 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:53:47 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35957 In reply to Shelley Hiebert.

We enjoy shooting them and there’s always more coming down the pipe.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35956 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:53:15 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35956 In reply to Irene Tees.

How cool!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35955 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:53:07 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35955 In reply to Shelley Zur.

They seem to have consistently good reviews the last decade, so perhaps it was an off day. Sorry to hear about it.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35954 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:52:40 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35954 In reply to Mike Tindall.

Our pleasure!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35953 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:52:31 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35953 In reply to Katherine Hocking.

Just about everyone enjoys their stay here.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35952 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:51:53 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35952 In reply to Bonnie Black.

That should cash in on it. A haunted room is always good for business!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35951 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:50:50 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35951 In reply to Ivy-Jean Horn.

We’ll be back.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35950 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:50:40 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35950 In reply to Dan Overes (DanOCan).

You did a great job with that video and deserve a little love.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35949 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:49:48 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35949 In reply to Muriel Manser.

Do tell…any stories to share?

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35948 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:49:35 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35948 In reply to Lesa Steeves.

Quaint it is.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35947 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:49:21 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35947 In reply to Neil Sr Gerritsen.

Those are memories that’ll stay with you forever.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35946 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 16:48:48 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35946 In reply to Jo Tennant.

A pleasant place to stay.

]]> By: Connie Biggart https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35945 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 01:26:52 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35945 Enjoyed our stay!

]]> By: Ann Coonfer Zitaruk https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35930 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 00:17:44 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35930 I remember when these types of motels were the only places to stay — it was a little like being at home.

]]> By: Debbe Keenan https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35926 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:05:58 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35926 I remember one of those storms and we had two families – four kids each in the only room left – wall to wall children and two sets of parents in the beds…. Good memories

]]> By: Fraser Flamond https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35923 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:31:32 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35923 Pretty cool!

]]> By: Shannon Morgan https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35931 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 16:35:05 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35931 Love this motel!

]]> By: Mary Ann https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35934 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 09:36:32 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35934 The Blue Bird Motel in Brooks was right beside my Grandparent’s house.. we always found new friends in the summer when we visited. Have also stayed at the one along highway 2..think at Olds. Left hand side as you are headed to Red Deer.

]]> By: Suzan McEvoy https://www.bigdoer.com/47792/other-fun/bluebird-motel-claresholm/#comment-35935 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 01:10:54 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=47792#comment-35935 I’ve stayed there. It’s beautiful clean, and has great service.

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