If you ever wanted to do an authentic historical Railroad get away/ Holiday way off the beaten path this is it. Besides a stop and picture at Fort Whoop-Up should be on all railfans bucket list.
Canadian Northern
Rowley, AB
One of the better known ghost towns (recent population 8) in the southern part of Alberta, along the historic Red Coat Trail that stretches from Manitoba 800 miles through Saskatchewan. It includes former CNoR station as well as three grain elevators, school, bar etc. restored and maintained locally.
Canadian Northern station built 1910 nicely restored contains Yesteryear Artifacts Museum. A short stretch of abandoned track includes a track motorcar.
Mike adds this. What a great historic picture.
Ah, yes. The vaunted North West Mounted Police. So it's 1940. (And with Madeleine Carroll and Paulette Goddard in the same piece!)
Let's channel the spirit from a few years earlier:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xTyZnh_yzM
"...like a pack of angry bulls on the trail ... we are out to get you dead or alive..." (Was it Ogden Nash that had the line about something that was 'Frimler'?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1BQagDF1QA
That's now a great historic picture, too.
Better image .. details not lost.
The fun and excitement of going to the matinee' .
Let me light those up for you Mod-man!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1BQagDF1QA (Groan!)
And all those great movies they came out with years ago! How could you decide on which one to go see, especially if you had only one or two days a week free?
Interesting map. There's an awful lot of forts on it, I'm assuming those are police posts and not military forts.
In keeping somewhat in line with the thread, Heritage Park in Saskatoon ( not Calgary) is advertising for the job of Buffalo Herder.
The website states " must be able to handle and work with large ornery animals".
MiningmanThe website states " must be able to handle and work with large ornery animals".
Thought that was for Congressional pages?
Here is some of it... Wayne, you interested? Dude, how about you?
Danny Kerslake - CBC News
Posted: April 03, 2019
Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon has launched a project to bring a herd of bison back to the region, and is seeking a herd manager. (David Thurton/ CBC)
They are large, up to three-metres long, and weighing in at as much as 1,000 kilograms.
They are sometimes ill-tempered, and hard to handle.
Wanuskewin Heritage Park near Saskatoon has posted an ad to find someone to manage its herd of bison. (Facebook)
Hmmmmm, lemme see here...
"BAD BUFFALO! Bad, bad, BAD buffalo! Nobody said you could run around loose and run down tourists! No buffalo treats for you!"
Nah. I don't think what works on Basset Hounds would work on buffalo. Bassets only get unruly when their dinner's late. Then watch out!
Would not be a good fit, Bison taste pretty good and I am quite ill-tempered too.
I would probably get mad after a few days and shoot them all.
Greetings from Alberta
-an Articulate Malcontent
We've seen the film, a real C.B. DeMille spectacular! Good movie!
It shows up on Turner Classic Movies from time to time.
North West Mounted Police Poem
I have not eaten much bison burger, but I have had three pairs of bison hide shoes for longer than I can remember, and they are holding up quite well.,
Johnny
I had a buffalo burger (Sorry, I'm not calling 'em bison. I've been calling them buffalo all my life and I'm not going to change now. "Bison Bill" just doesn't get it either.) in a place in Colorado Springs a few years back. Not bad, tastes a bit like beef but a bit drier. I could live on it and not complain.
Bison is now something of a staple at Whole Foods Markets -- renewably sourced, apparently. (Don't much care for it, though)
"Bison" doesn't work for this either...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhSEwyFcJ08
A bison is what they use to hold face-washing water in Oz.
Flintlock76 "Bison" doesn't work for this either... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhSEwyFcJ08
Nor for this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skFWsc_-i14
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