A long-time supporter of the arts in Calgary, and our dear friend, Harry Palmer passed away this...
Beauty comes in at the eye.
Abandoned
Elevator at Herronton Alberta
Old Acadia School, N. of Trochu
The Wisdom Tree
I once visited the great battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was in July, on the 141st....
Breathe….
Harold Lloyd’s Christmas Tree
Silent film comedy star Harold Lloyd was a crazed Christmas lover. Using many trees roped together Lloyd built these enormous Christmas trees, then added an extraordinary collection of Christmas ornaments. Specs: 3 large Douglas firs wired together 20 feet High 9...
The Art of Gifting
The Holidays are fast approaching and they can be a little overwhelming. This year, let's all buy gifts that matter, something that will appreciate rather than mass produced consumer goods that the recipient won't remember by the next year. Here are some of our...
The Race of Death! – Paris – Madrid Road Race – 1903
The race was held in 1903, 1307 kilometers, in three legs, from Versailles to Madrid, but was stopped at Bordeaux. "Hundreds of cars of all sorts, shapes and sizes. Some un-safe, unsuitable and impossible. Some driven by men with every qualification as racing drivers;...
Pfc. Vincent Goodwin World War I Veteran
World War I has become the forgotten war. The New Brunswick businessman Vincent Goodwin recalled its horrors, excitement and the price so many paid. He looked back upon that frosty, grey November 11th, 1918, morning when he was in Valenciennes, France--the...
Dieppe August 19th 1942
In August of 1942 a disastrous invasion by Allied troops of the small French port of Dieppe, as a test of the landing capabilities of the Allied forces, a trial run for the invasion of Europe in World War II. A dismal failure, poorly planned and executed, a largely...