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Wild Horse Hank with Exorcist star Linda Blair (1979) 
- shot in & around the Crowsnest Pass of Alberta. A TV production, it follows her adventures as she works to save a herd of feral horses.
They're due to be made into dog food, unless she can get them to a federal reserve where they’ll be protected. It's a perilous multi-day journey crossing mountains & deserts, all the while being pursued by poachers. The very last step is to get them across the section of road seen here, along a now closed section of Crowsnest Highway.
It's a minor scene, but we still love searching out these locations & doing comparisons. Important or not, it's a thrill.
We know a lot of locals worked as extras on the picture & we'd love to hear from you.
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Thanks from Chris & Connie!
- shot in & around the Crowsnest Pass of Alberta. A TV production, it follows her adventures as she works to save a herd of feral horses. They're due to be made into dog food, unless she can get them to a federal reserve where they’ll be protected. It's a perilous multi-day journey crossing mountains & deserts, all the while being pursued by poachers. The very last step is to get them across the section of road seen here, along a now closed section of Crowsnest Highway.
It's a minor scene, but we still love searching out these locations & doing comparisons. Important or not, it's a thrill.
We know a lot of locals worked as extras on the picture & we'd love to hear from you.
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Thanks from Chris & Connie!
Beer Parlour Project Friday
: Scenes from the Limerick Hotel (Limerick SK), visited by the Beer Parlour Project in the summer of 2024. Learn more: https://www.beerparlourproject.com/limerick-hotel-limerick-saskatchewan/
The hotel was built as the Delaney in 1914 & hasn't really changed in appearance. The top floor was blanked off decades ago as surplus to the needs, but otherwise it looks much as it did.
That's owners Sandy & Doug & please stop by when in the area. You won't regret visiting - the food is amazing. There's a lot of places that claim to have the best steak & the Limerick Hotel is a serious contender.
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Thanks for stopping by from Chris & Connie!
: Scenes from the Limerick Hotel (Limerick SK), visited by the Beer Parlour Project in the summer of 2024. Learn more: https://www.beerparlourproject.com/limerick-hotel-limerick-saskatchewan/The hotel was built as the Delaney in 1914 & hasn't really changed in appearance. The top floor was blanked off decades ago as surplus to the needs, but otherwise it looks much as it did.
That's owners Sandy & Doug & please stop by when in the area. You won't regret visiting - the food is amazing. There's a lot of places that claim to have the best steak & the Limerick Hotel is a serious contender.
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Thanks for stopping by from Chris & Connie!
Beer Parlour Project Friday: It's 5 o'clock somewhere, except here at the Trails End Hotel. This old watering hole has been closed for a while now (Wood Mountain SK).
The Trails End Hotel was a second home for Saskatchewan poet Andrew Suknaski & makes mention in his book, Wood Mountain Poems (1976). "Johnny will be drinking beer in Wood Mountain's Trails End..."
Andrew & the Trails End Beer Parlour also appear in this NFB film from that era...
https://www.nfb.ca/film/wood_mountain_poems/
Check the comments for a bonus photo.
If you appreciate what we do, be sure to say so in the comments.
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Thanks from Chris & Connie!
: It's 5 o'clock somewhere, except here at the Trails End Hotel. This old watering hole has been closed for a while now (Wood Mountain SK). The Trails End Hotel was a second home for Saskatchewan poet Andrew Suknaski & makes mention in his book, Wood Mountain Poems (1976). "Johnny will be drinking beer in Wood Mountain's Trails End..."
Andrew & the Trails End Beer Parlour also appear in this NFB film from that era...
https://www.nfb.ca/film/wood_mountain_poems/
Check the comments for a bonus photo.
If you appreciate what we do, be sure to say so in the comments.
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Thanks from Chris & Connie!
Have you checked out the large CNR trestle bridge near Fabyan? I was very surprised to not see a report on it from your site.
No not yet. Know of it and certainly if I’m in the area will visit it. So many things to see and document, so little me!
Have you ever checked out Bankhead Mining in Banff National Park?
Yes, but an awfully long time ago (link below). I think the time is right to revisit the subject.
https://www.bigdoer.com/5538/exploring-history/bankhead-alberta-ghost-town/