I don’t eat meat. Seafood and fish, yes, but other meat, no. I was travelling through Alberta, which is most known for its Alberta beef, but I’ve had no problem finding good meals. Until I found out I was having dinner on a bison farm (for the record and very non-scientifically, bison and buffalo...
I had never heard of Tofield, AB and was busy thinking up reasons of how the name came about (other writers I was with suggested a toe being found in a nearby field…) when we came upon this tiny town’s museum. The Tofield Museum and adjacent Tofield Nature Park (5020 48 Avenue, service road...
I was told that there were rich archaeology digs near Provost, AB. As we got closer, though, all I saw was dry, unassuming land with oilrigs set up. I guess in 1995, an oil company discovered a few items that looked like archaeology finds. They reported them and since then, archaeologists and students have...
Visiting a rural, working ranch in Alberta can be a great way to meet locals and learn about the area from firsthand stories. Just outside of Wainwright (a 10-minute drive), is Kemah Ranch. Keith and Aileen Brower (who are the parents of Jennifer Ford, who I wrote about yesterday) run it as an attraction...
I wasn’t sure what I’d think of Wainwright, Alberta, best known for being a Canadian forces base. At its peak, it housed 1,100 prisoners of war, mostly German officers. I spent the morning here exploring a prisoner of war camp exhibit, the Wainwright museum, learning about Buffalo National Park and chatting with two lovely and enthusiastic...
Today is the day I met Shane Hansen, wearing a beat up old cowboy hat with an eagle’s feather, pins from his previous life as a hunter in the Northwest Territories, and a pink & white fluffy fish bait his daughter sewed on. You can’t miss him. Shane runs Iron Ranch Wildlife Adventures from...
It’s always nice to eat somewhere new and unusual. I trekked out past Vermillion, Alberta to a family catering business. A 9.7 km drive from the main highway and 12.9 km from Vermillion, this retreat in rural Alberta will be a neat place to stay and eat in the future. Red Feather Ridge (780-763-2385,...
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