Elkwater Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/elkwater/ Arts, Culture and Lifestyle from Calgary Tue, 07 May 2019 13:41:40 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://calgaryguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cropped-CalgaryGuardian_Logo_FaviconApp-32x32.jpg Elkwater Archives - Calgary Guardian https://calgaryguardian.com/tag/elkwater/ 32 32 Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area https://calgaryguardian.com/vintage-cypress-hills-photographs/ Thu, 02 May 2019 08:30:07 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4418 The Cypress Hills are one of my favourite areas in this province. I have written several stories about the park and surrounding area including, The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador, which is about [...]

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]]> The Colourful History of Fort Walsh in the Cypress Hills https://calgaryguardian.com/history-fort-walsh-cypress-hills/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 08:30:40 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4335 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 [...]

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]]> The Highest Point Between the Rockies and Labrador https://calgaryguardian.com/highest-point-cypress-hills/ Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:30:22 +0000 https://calgaryguardian.com/?p=4026 The Cypress Hills rise 600 metres above the surrounding prairies making it the highest point between the Canadian Rockies and the Labrador Peninsula on the east coast. The unique mix of climate, geography, and ecosystems create [...]

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