Hikers Still Climb 385 Metres From Lake Louise For Tea
Lake Agnes Tea House near Lake Louise, Alberta has served tea since…
Champion Alberta Hauled Every Building To The Railway In 1910
In 1910 the village of Champion hauled every building across open prairie…
The $96 Watch That Closed Alberta’s 1920 Train Robbery Case
A 23 jewel Elgin watch worth $96, taken from a CPR conductor…
Calgary’s 1885 Immigration Hall Survives Only as a File Number
Calgary's immigration hall, raised in 1885 and used until 1913, survives mainly…
Abbot Pass Hut Was Built From Stone Already On The Pass
The Abbot Pass hut in the Canadian Rockies stood at 2,926 metres…
Canada Built the Impossible at Lethbridge in 1909
The Canadian Pacific Railway built the Lethbridge Viaduct in two years, 1907…
The Concrete Aqueduct That Once Turned Dry Alberta Prairie Into Farmland
A line of pale concrete arches east of Brooks carried irrigation water…
The Castle In The Rockies That Was Built Facing The Wrong Way
William Cornelius Van Horne built the Banff Springs Hotel to fill CPR…
The Edmonton Bridge That Carried Trains On Its Roof
Edmonton’s High Level Bridge opened in 1913 with trains and streetcars on…
Bankhead Proved Bow Valley Boomtowns Can Vanish Overnight
A Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiary opened the Bankhead coal mine in the…
