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The Fort Whoop-Up Archaeological Site and What the Ground Still Holds
The 1870 rebuild of Fort Whoop-Up near Lethbridge carries its own heritage…
Long Before Star Trek Vulcan Was Already an Alberta Town
A CPR surveyor named the Vulcan siding after the Roman god of…
How A Medicine Hat Pottery Filled Kitchens Across Canada
Medicine Hat sat on an enormous natural gas field that made fuel…
How a Dying Prairie Hamlet Became Alberta’s Own Hollywood
Rowley grew along the Alberta Midland Railway from 1911 to about 500…
Fort Whoop-Up and the Whisky Trade That Brought the Mounties to Alberta
Hamilton and Healy opened Fort Whoop-Up in 1869 where the St. Mary…
The Edmonton Bridge That Carried Trains On Its Roof
Edmonton's High Level Bridge opened in 1913 carrying trains on top, streetcars…
The Victoria Settlement and How One Spot on the North Saskatchewan Held Four Cultures at Once
Most Alberta heritage sites tell one story. Victoria District tells four at…
The Waterton Hotel The Wind Pushed Off Its Foundation Twice
The Prince of Wales Hotel stands alone on a bare knoll above…
The Banff Cave Where Canada’s National Parks Were Born
Three CPR workers went looking for warm water on the slopes above…
Father Lacombe Built Alberta’s Oldest Standing Building in 1861
The Father Lacombe Chapel, a small white log building on a hill…
