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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 […]

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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 […]

Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area
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Vintage Photographs from the Cypress Hills Area

May 2, 2019 Tyler Dixon

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 […]

Historical Photos from Canmore and the Bow Valley
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Historical Photos from Canmore and the Bow Valley

April 18, 2019 Tyler Dixon

The Bow Valley is our gateway to the Canadian Rockies. Popular mountain towns such as Canmore and Banff are located within its confines and the valley is home to a plethora of outdoor recreation opportunities. […]

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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 […]

Vintage Photographs From Writing-On-Stone (Áísínai'pi)
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Vintage Photographs From Writing-On-Stone (Áísínai’pi)

March 21, 2019 Tyler Dixon

Writing-On-Stone is a provincial park in the southeast corner of Alberta near the Montana border. Vast open prairies meet endless sky before giving way to an otherworldly landscape in the Milk River Valley. The area […]

Historic individuals that Calgary's major roads and trails are named after
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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 […]

Fort Calgary
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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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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Alberta Travel

Red Deer’s Roots: Alberta’s Historical Site Fort Normandeau

January 10, 2019 Tyler Dixon

“The detachment of the 65th Rifles took Robert McClellan’s ‘hotel’, built in 1884, and fortified it. They cut loopholes in the walls, built a palisade of 10-foot logs set in a 2-foot trench, erected a […]

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