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|  Uniroyal Gal - Taber, Alberta
in Highway Giants - Muffler Men Could this be Mrs. Kirk? Regardless, she makes for a warm welcome to Kirk's Tirecraft. posted by: Trail Blaisers location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 5/9/2019 last visited: never |
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|  ONLY - International Railway Station in Western Canada
in Superlatives On the northern outskirts of the little town of Stirling, Alberta, the Galt Historic Railway Park was a welcome and pleasant surprise to us, as we had no idea there was such a nice, well developed railway museum at Stirling. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 12/19/2017 last visited: never |
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|  World's Biggest Wind Gauge - Lethbridge, AB
in Superlatives This wind gauge is in the parking lot for the Visitor Center located at 2805 Scenic Drive South. You can visit it at anytime and it is free to see. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/20/2018 last visited: 7/17/2021 |
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|  LONGEST & HIGHEST - Trestle bridge in the world.
in Superlatives The High Level Bridge in Lethbridge is pretty much the king of railroad bridges. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 12/30/2012 last visited: 9/23/2021 |
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|  High Level Bridge - Lethbridge, AB
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The High Level Bridge in Lethbridge is pretty much the king of railroad bridges. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 12/31/2012 last visited: 9/23/2021 |
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|  FIRST - Buddhist Temple in Alberta
in Superlatives Not far south of the centre of the Town of Raymond, this building was originally a four room schoolhouse, also a place of worship for the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Mormons and finally, a Buddhist Temple. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 12/24/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Pinto MacBean
in Ginormous Everyday Objects Pinto MacBean "Welcomes You to Bow Island".
Alberta the self proclaimed Bean Capital of the West.
Pinto is located at the Bow Island Visitors Center. posted by: The Finding Irish 4 location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 7/19/2008 last visited: 2/7/2019 |
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|  World's Largest Putter - Bow Island, AB
in Ginormous Everyday Objects There are lots of "World's Largest" things to be found on the highways and byways of Alberta, and here's one of them, a putter. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/24/2014 last visited: never |
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|  World's Largest Putter - Bow Island, AB
in Superlatives There are lots of "World's Largest" things to be found on the highways and byways of Alberta, and here's one of them, a putter. posted by: T0SHEA location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 11/1/2014 last visited: never |
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|  LONGEST - Remaining Row of Grain Elevators in Alberta
in Superlatives The longest row of elevators remaining in Alberta contains six elevators, with two pairs of twin elevators. The row of elevators is in southern Alberta, in the little town of Warner. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 5/28/2014 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Operating Irrigation System in Canada
in Superlatives The first major irrigation project to be undertaken in Canada, the Galt Canal opened vast amounts of previously arid Southern Alberta to agriculture. Still in operation, the canal remains the oldest irrigation canal in Canada. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 7/9/2017 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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|  John Deere - Peacock Siding, Alberta
in Elevated Everyday Objects This John Deere tractor has been elevated above the highway to make it easier to see for all of those that pass by Peacock Siding, Alberta. posted by: wildwoodke location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/14/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Empress Theatre - Fort Macleod, AB
in Ghosts and Hauntings Just over a century old now, The Empress Theatre appears to be haunted by a ghost (or ghosts) named "Ed". After many years of haunting the theatre, Ed still appears to be there, haunting the place on a semi-regular basis. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/19/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Empress Theatre - Fort Macleod, AB
in Satellite Imagery Oddities Just over a century old now, The Empress Theatre was built in 1912 and underwent substantial renovations in 1937. Still a movie theatre today, it was purchased by the Fort Macleod Provincial Historic Area Society in 1982 and renovated one more time. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 9/15/2016 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Continuously Operating Theatre in Alberta
in Superlatives Just over a century old now, The Empress Theatre was built in 1912 and underwent substantial renovations in 1937. Still a movie theatre today, it was purchased by the Fort Macleod Provincial Historic Area Society in 1982 and renovated one more time. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/19/2015 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Courthouse in Alberta - Fort MacLeod, AB
in Superlatives Older than Alberta itself, his courthouse was built in 1904 as a Territorial Court House when Alberta was still a part of the Northwest Territories. Alberta became a province the next year. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/19/2015 last visited: never |
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|  OLDEST - Commercial Elevator in Alberta
in Superlatives We had searched for this one for some time. We have one more to find and we'll be happy. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 6/8/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Hell's Basement Brewery - Medicine Hat, Alberta
in Man-made Devilish Locations Hell's Basement makes a heckuva good brew and the devil didn't make them do it! posted by: Trail Blaisers location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 9/3/2017 last visited: never |
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|  Enterprise - Vulcan, AB
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The town of Vulcan has capitalized on the surreptitious coincidence of Gene Roddenberry's having given Spock's home planet the same name as the town. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/20/2016 last visited: 9/29/2022 |
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|  OLDEST - Building in Cardston, AB
in Superlatives The old log C. O. Card house was built in 1887 by Charles Ora Card, the leader of the initial group of Latter Day Saints to arrive in Canada. It is the oldest building standing in Cardston and one of the oldest in Alberta. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/7/2015 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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|  Carriage House Theatre - Cardston, AB
in Satellite Imagery Oddities On Main Street in downtown Cardston, the Carriage House Theatre has been with us for over a century now. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/18/2016 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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|  FIRST - Courthouse Built By the Province of Alberta - Cardston, AB
in Superlatives Alberta became a province in 1905 and immediately implemented a much needed Public Works Program. The first courthouse built under this program was this one, in the City of Cardston. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/7/2015 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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|  LARGEST - Collection of Horse Drawn Vehicles in North America
in Superlatives The Remington Carriage Museum houses the largest collection of horse drawn vehicles in North America with over 270 carriages, buggies, wagons and sleighs. Rated "The Best Indoor Attraction in Canada" four times by Attractions Canada. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/11/2015 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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|  Remington Carriage Museum - Cardston, Alberta
in Satellite Imagery Oddities The Remington Carriage Museum houses the largest collection of horse drawn vehicles in North America with over 270 carriages, buggies, wagons and sleighs. Rated "The Best Indoor Attraction in Canada" four times by Attractions Canada. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 2/16/2016 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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|  FIRST - Mormon Temple Outside the U.S. - Cardston, AB
in Superlatives Built beginning in 1913, this Mormon Temple wasn't completed and consecrated until 1923. Its design is the work of architects Hyrum Pope and Harold Burton of Salt Lake City. posted by: T0SHEA location: Alberta, Canada date approved: 8/7/2015 last visited: 10/19/2018 |
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