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DanOCan.com Described both as someone who "bleeds passion" and "Kinda like a more sophisticated Red Green."

DanOCan.com contains thoughts, musings and general rants about a wide range of subjects but focuses primarily on the love of abandoned places and things.

How do you beat an old highway alignment with three (three!) grain elevators in the distance? Not sure, but a fire truc...
05/30/2026

How do you beat an old highway alignment with three (three!) grain elevators in the distance? Not sure, but a fire truck and a water tower are a good attempt.

Does it get any better than a grain elevator? Yes, if you add an old truck to the mix. Kirkpatrick elevator is just ou...
05/30/2026

Does it get any better than a grain elevator? Yes, if you add an old truck to the mix. Kirkpatrick elevator is just outside Drumheller, Alberta in the heart of the Canadian badlands.

This abandoned southern Alberta general store is a favorite subject here on the page and was featured just recently. He...
05/28/2026

This abandoned southern Alberta general store is a favorite subject here on the page and was featured just recently. Here is a bit of a later photo, taken in 2015 after the gas pump in front had been removed.

Without a doubt, the Hammerlindl Garage was the heartbeat of this small Saskatchewan town (for over 87 years, according ...
05/26/2026

Without a doubt, the Hammerlindl Garage was the heartbeat of this small Saskatchewan town (for over 87 years, according to the sign) but it sits empty and silent now. Photo taken December 31, 2017. This is a common scene across many of Canada’s prairie towns.

The Sunshine Gospel Mission near Eckville, Alberta is a very popular destination for abandoned places aficionados in the...
05/23/2026

The Sunshine Gospel Mission near Eckville, Alberta is a very popular destination for abandoned places aficionados in the area. According to the sign, it was established in 1946. I haven't found a good record as to when it was closed. These photos are from our visit in 2021 and you can find the compete video on our YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/k3dEq-SEkIU

A different bit of history. This is Ings Mine. Dr. George Ings was a medical doctor and amateur geologist who spent a ...
05/22/2026

A different bit of history. This is Ings Mine. Dr. George Ings was a medical doctor and amateur geologist who spent a lot of time on horseback prospecting for coal.

Between 1900-1914, Dr. Ings extracted about 1000 tonnes of coal from this mine and transported it to an oil well at the location of today's Bragg Creek Provincial Park. The coal was used to help power the well.

And, before you ask, my claustrophobia prevented me from going any further in!

The word is circulating in the grain elevators in Fox Valley, Saskatchewan are undergoing demolition. Here are some pho...
05/21/2026

The word is circulating in the grain elevators in Fox Valley, Saskatchewan are undergoing demolition. Here are some photos from our trips to the area in 2015 and 2017. The original drone video can be found here: Endangered Elevators in Saskatchewan
https://youtu.be/NvJRvSQvFFA

Going back in time to 2009 and the picturesque small town of Christiana, Tennessee. has taken me to some pretty great...
05/20/2026

Going back in time to 2009 and the picturesque small town of Christiana, Tennessee. has taken me to some pretty great places over the last 23 years and allowed me to find off the beaten path gems that I never would have never otherwise discovered.

Today we're going back to this day (May 19) in the year 2008 and my visit to the preserved ghost town of Bannack, Montan...
05/20/2026

Today we're going back to this day (May 19) in the year 2008 and my visit to the preserved ghost town of Bannack, Montana. Protected inside the State Park which shares its name.

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