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Dorothy – don’t call it a Ghost Town

Dorothy – don’t call it a Ghost Town

The Hamlet of Dorothy, Alberta is often referred to as a ghost town, but don’t tell that to Linda Miller. Six generations of her family have lived there and she begs to differ.

Cemetery stories

Cemetery stories

I’m hooked on cemeteries. They hold so much potential for great stories.

Red Rock Coulee

Red Rock Coulee

From Red Rock Coulee in southeastern Alberta, on a clear day, you can see the Sweetgrass Hills in Montana.

Halloween across Canada

Halloween across Canada

In Canada, it’s darker at this time of year. There are fewer waking hours and dusk and darkness are often inhabited by unexplained events and ghostly phenomena.

Big Sky in southeastern Alberta

Big Sky in southeastern Alberta

Travellers headed west out of Calgary towards the mountains are focused on the growing Rockies, but the first thing that strikes me every time I drive east from the stampede city is the big sky.

Canada’s BIG mascots

Canada’s BIG mascots

A “mascot” is an animal, person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck.

RANDOM ROADstories

Quebec City New France Festival

New France Festival in Quebec City

Albert At Bay Hotel suite in Ottawa

Ottawa – The City that LOVES Winter

indigenous cuisine

Indigenous Cuisine Blossoms

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

20 Bear Country Tips for Canadian Hikers and Campers

Aura - Notre-Dame Basilica Montreal

Aura at Notre-Dame Basilica

Back road to Mont Tremblant

Driftwood Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Ontario Provincial Parks

patio at The Anchorage restaurant and motel in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Wine and Fish ’n Chips in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Halifax sailor statue

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Titanic

Lloydtown Pioneer Cemetery fence

Cemetery stories

Maple Syrup Season

Bill Gates points to Canada as world leader in innovation …

On The Island of the Great Spirit

Canada's First Peoples
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