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 Small Town with Big Sky Ideas
Botha sits just east of Stettler, a small dot along Highway 12 that’s easy to miss if you’re in a hurry. The land flattens out here in that familiar east-central …
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 …
Coal, Creek, and Community: A Visit to Carbon
If you blink, you might miss Carbon, Alberta — a small village tucked quietly into the Kneehill Creek valley, about halfway between Drumheller and Three Hills. But if you slow …
Prairie Echoes: Remembering Rowley
If you blink on Highway 56 between Drumheller and Stettler, you might miss Rowley. It doesn’t jump out like most towns do—no gas station signs, no flashing lights—just a small …
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 …
Still Here: A Walk Through Hilliard, Alberta
If you’re driving east from Edmonton on Highway 15, you’ll pass a lot of open land before you reach Hilliard. It’s not a place that announces itself. There’s no welcome …