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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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Wild Jobs: Warden Service Dog Handler

December 12, 2022 Tyler Dixon

Back in early 2015, before the Wild Jobs concept was even an idea, I wrote a story called Rescue Dogs: More Than Man’s Best Friend where I detailed the work of avalanche rescue dogs. For […]

History

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 […]

Vintage Photographs from the Bar U Ranch
History

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 […]

Alberta Travel

Camping in Alberta: Where we get snow in August

May 17, 2022 Erika Holter

While, according to the weather forecaster types, the average temperature in Calgary for May ranges between 7 Celsius and 19 Celsius, anyone who has lived here for more than five minutes knows that can change […]

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 […]

History

Historic Photos from Buffalo National Park

August 19, 2021 Tyler Dixon

With bison numbers rapidly dwindling on North America’s Great Plains, the Canadian Government opted to create preserves where, it was hoped, extinction of the species could be prevented. One of these preserves, created in 1907, […]

History

Historic Photos from Glacier National Park

March 11, 2021 Tyler Dixon

Glacier National Park, along with its neighbour Yoho, were both established at the same time (in 1886), making them the second oldest national parks in Canada, just behind Banff. The Canadian Pacific Railroad was completed […]

History

Vintage Photographs of Park and Game Wardens

February 18, 2021 Tyler Dixon

I’ve been fascinated with the National Parks Warden Service for years. They’ve been the topic of several stories, including my years long search for one of Bill Peyto’s mysterious cabins and they were profiled in […]

History

Historic Photos of Yoho National Park

November 12, 2020 Tyler Dixon

The name ‘Yoho’ means ‘awe and wonder’ in the Cree language. It’s the perfect name for Yoho National Park, as the place is filled with both. The park was established in 1886 as Mount Stephen […]

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