Why Fort Chipewyan Was Rebuilt Three Times Before It Stuck
Roderick Mackenzie built the first Fort Chipewyan in 1788, and the third…
The Lost Lemon Mine and Alberta’s Gold Rush Spirit
The Lost Lemon Mine legend begins around 1870 with a prospector known…
The Other Fort Vermilion in Alberta and Why It Got Forgotten
Fort Vermilion at Lea Park near Marwayne opened under the North West…
If We Forget Who We Are Others Will Gladly Rewrite Alberta For Us
National commentators reduce Alberta to oil country and federal debates frame the…
There was a Time when Building Infrastructure wasn’t Controversial
Trans Mountain began as a straightforward answer to a practical question about…
Lake Minnewanka, Alberta History of Power and Place
People camped along Lake Minnewanka's original shores for more than ten thousand…
Joan Donald Grew a Gas Station Into a Legacy
Joan Donald was born in Wetaskiwin in 1935, one of 11 children,…
Frank Slide and the Strength That Endured in Alberta
More than 100 million tonnes of limestone fell from Turtle Mountain onto…
The Forgotten Alberta Fur Trade Post Near Myrnam
Fort de l'Isle sits in farm country near Myrnam on the North…
Preserving Alberta’s Heritage Before It Disappears
Handwritten homesteader letters and faded town photographs sit in small Alberta museums…
