A Town Named After a Poem: Driving Through Innisfree
There’s a moment on Highway 16 where Innisfree almost slips past you. One minute you’re moving through open farmland east of Edmonton, the next there’s a small cluster of buildings, …
Notes From a Quiet Town Called Bruce
Bruce, Alberta, sits quietly along Highway 14, about an hour east of Edmonton, easy to miss if you’re not paying attention. There’s no big sign announcing itself, no reason to …
Daysland, Alberta: Built on Purpose, Still Standing
Daysland sits quietly in east-central Alberta, about an hour southeast of Edmonton, just far enough off the main highways that you don’t end up here by accident. You arrive on …
A Road Trip Pause in Three Hills, Alberta
Driving northeast from Calgary, the prairie stretches wide and steady, and then Three Hills appears—compact, practical, and framed by the three modest rises that gave the town its name. They’re …
Where Time Settles: Driving Through Boyle
You don’t end up in Boyle by accident. It sits quietly in northern Alberta’s lake country, about halfway between Edmonton and Fort McMurray. There’s no skyline here, no big attractions—but …
Prairie Light and Peanut Butter Pie
If you blink, you might miss the turnoff—but if you make it, Linden has a way of slowing you down. It’s tucked into the coulees of central Alberta, about an …