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Vintage Photos of Mount Norquay in Banff

December 5, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Mount Norquay was named in honour of Manitoba’s Premier, John Norquay, who held office from 1878 to 1887. The first ski runs on the mountain can be traced back to 1926, with the ski lodge […]

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Historic Photos of Castle Mountain Internment Camp

November 7, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Each November Canadians wear a poppy to show respect for those who have lost their lives in the line of duty. The freedoms we enjoy in this country are directly attributed to the immeasurable sacrifices […]

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Historic Photos of Waterfalls from Alberta

October 24, 2019 Tyler Dixon

What is it about a waterfall that draws us in? Is it the unbridled power? The constant motion? The indescribable beauty? Some combination of all of them? Whatever it is, waterfalls have an innate ability […]

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Wild Jobs Part Twenty: Park Warden

October 3, 2019 Tyler Dixon

“It had been a long day. Ed’s fifty-seven winters combined with the warm sun of later afternoon weighed heavily on his eyelids, so he drowsed in the saddle, riding with a slack rein. Sometimes he […]

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Wild Jobs Part Eighteen: Paddleboard Guide

September 3, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The very first story I published when I started writing for the Calgary Guardian back in 2014 was all about stand-up paddleboarding (SUP). More specifically, how one could change their perspective on the traditional mode […]

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Vintage Photographs from the Lake Louise Area

August 15, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The hamlet of Lake Louise was originally nothing more than a stopover along the CPR mainline. The railway base camp was known as Laggan in the 1880’s prior to the name being changed. The famous […]

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Historic Photos from the Town of Bankhead

July 4, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Between 1903 and 1922 Bankhead was a bustling coal-mining town located on the lower slopes of Cascade Mountain in modern-day Banff National Park. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) established the coal mine and the town […]

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Historic Photos of Wildfires from Across Alberta

June 6, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The summer months in western Canada are now synonymous with wildfires burning over vast tracts of land. Whether the increased size and destruction of these fires are attributed to climate change, mismanagement of our forest […]

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Historical Photographs of Banff’s Cave and Basin

May 23, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Banff’s Cave and Basin is the birthplace of Canada’s national park system. In 1883 three railway workers, brothers William and Tom McCardell and their partner Frank McCabe, “discovered” the cave and basin on the lower […]

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Vintage Photographs of Skiing from Across Alberta

April 11, 2019 Tyler Dixon

This post is dedicated to the favourite winter pastime of skiing in Alberta. We’re all pretty familiar with the province’s most popular resorts, but even I was surprised to learn of places such as Buffalo […]

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