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The Colourful History of Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills

April 5, 2019 Tyler Dixon

If you haven’t realized it by now I enjoy exploring old frontier forts that are scattered across western Canada. I’ve had the pleasure of visiting Fort Whoop-Up in Lethbridge, Fort Normandeau near Red Deer, and Fort Calgary in its namesake […]

History

Historic Individuals that Calgary’s Bridges are Named After

April 4, 2019 Tyler Dixon

As a follow-up to my previous post, Historic Individuals that Calgary’s Major Roads and Trails are Named After, I am sticking with a similar theme and uncovering the stories behind some of Calgary’s landmarks. For […]

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History

Historical Photos from Drumheller and the Badlands

March 28, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Entering the Drumheller Valley is like landing on the surface of another planet. The shortgrass prairie and farmland gives way to an alien landscape filled with bizarre rock formations, dry, sunburnt soil, and a host […]

The Okotoks Erratic: The Rock That Ran
History

The Okotoks Erratic: The Rock That Ran

March 22, 2019 Tyler Dixon

In an otherwise feature-less field, just south of Calgary’s sprawling metropolis, sits an object so out of place from the rest of its surroundings it’s almost as though it was dropped from the sky. The […]

Historic individuals that Calgary's major roads and trails are named after
History

Historic Individuals that Calgary’s Major Roads and Trails are Named After

March 14, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Calgary is a unique city in many ways. One of the biggest things that distinguishes us from other metropolitan areas is how we name our major thoroughfares. The word “trail” is used across our city […]

Alberta Travel

Wild Jobs Part Twelve: Horse Rancher

March 11, 2019 Tyler Dixon

“We have almost forgotten how strange a thing it is that so huge and powerful and intelligent an animal as a horse should allow another, and far more feeble animal, to ride upon its back.” ~ […]

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Arts

Curated Collection of Vintage Photographs from Fort Calgary

March 7, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Calgary can trace its roots back to the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers, known as Moh’Kinsstis to the people of the Blackfoot Confederacy. The junction of these two rivers lies at the heart of […]

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Charity

Alberta Wilderness Association conservation for our wilderness

March 5, 2019 Admin

Since 1965, the Alberta Wilderness Association has pushed for conservation of our wilderness and the completion of a protected areas network. They have also inspired local communities to care for the province’s wild spaces through […]

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History

Vintage Photographs of Bears From Across Alberta

February 28, 2019 Tyler Dixon

I enjoyed my previous story, Historical Wildlife Photos From Across Alberta, so much that I decided to do a similar one, but with a focus entirely on bears. Bears have always fascinated me and are […]

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Alberta Travel

Lethbridge Lineage: Southern Alberta’s Historic Fort Whoop-Up

February 14, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Before there was an Alberta, before there were Mounties, there was a Whoop-Up! In 1869 two Montana fur traders, John J. Healy and Alfred B. Hamilton, traveled north to British/Canadian territory (formerly Rupert’s Land owned […]

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