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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 […]

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 […]