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Banff's Sunshine Village
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Vintage Photos from Banff’s Sunshine Village

January 26, 2023 Tyler Dixon

There is evidence to suggest that skis were being used in what is now Banff National Park as far back as the 1880s. Sunshine Village, one of the premiere winter resorts in western Canada, got […]

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Historic Photos of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge

November 17, 2022 Tyler Dixon

Jimmy Simpson was born in England in 1877 and emigrated to Canada in 1896. After landing in Winnipeg and farming for awhile, Simpson left town by stowing himself away on a westbound train. He was […]

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Vintage Photos of Mountain Climbing from Alberta

November 3, 2022 Tyler Dixon

Mountain climbing, often referred to as mountaineering, arrived in Canada from Europe in the late 19th century. With the majority of Europe’s lofty summits already conquered, mountaineers were looking for new challenges. After the completion […]

History

Vintage Photos of Trapping from Around Alberta

August 18, 2022 Tyler Dixon

The fur trade played a formative role in the development of this country. For almost 250 years furs were big business across the vast, forested wilderness of what is now modern day Canada. The trade […]

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Old Photographs of Fishing in Alberta

August 4, 2022 Tyler Dixon

Here in southern Alberta we have access to world-class trout fishing in the Bow River. People come from all over the world to fish the cool, clear water for some of the largest and hardest-fighting […]

Vintage Photographs from the Bar U Ranch
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Vintage Photographs from the Bar U Ranch

June 16, 2022 Tyler Dixon

With Parks Canada’s recent announcement and the Calgary Stampede just around the corner, we thought we’d bring you a post with some western flavour this week. Officially known as the North West Cattle Company, the […]

Arts

What happened to all of Calgary’s painted cows?

June 13, 2022 Erika Holter

At the turn of the 21st century, Calgary experienced a cattle invasion. A colourful and wildly creative cattle invasion. One that saw brightly painted, true-to-size fiberglass cows distributed throughout the city. Coined the Udderly Art: […]

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Historic Photos from Fort MacLeod

June 2, 2022 Tyler Dixon

In response to the lawlessness that was being reported in its western territories, the Canadian government created the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) to protect its sovereignty. The force was dispatched west to combat the […]

Calgary Tourism

Six Historic Calgary Buildings Worth Checking Out

May 19, 2022 Erika Holter

Calling all architecture buffs! Did you know that there are over 800 heritage sites in Calgary as identified in Heritage Calgary’s inventory of evaluated historic resources? While Calgary may be a comparatively young city, when […]

History

Historical Photos from the Lake O’Hara Area

May 5, 2022 Tyler Dixon

R. L. Glisan penned this quote about Lake O’Hara in the Canadian Alpine Journal, “Not a trace of human presence, not a trace of any disturbing element, the whole scene was the personification of a […]

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    Homegrown Business: Kelly McLarty of Wild Folk
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    Recipe for Dulce Mascarpone Brownies from Mazola
    August 3, 2025
  • Dynah
    Dynah the cat needs a new home in the Calgary area
    August 2, 2025
  • Matthew James
    Five Minutes With: Calgary-based Singer-Songwriter Matthew James
    August 1, 2025
  • Old Photographs Featuring the Work of Mary Vaux (1880 - 1910)
    Old Photographs Featuring the Work of Mary Vaux (1880 – 1910)
    July 31, 2025
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