Paroisse Saint Jacques d'Albertville

A large Roman Catholic church in Albertville, Saskatchewan.

The church steeple rises one hundred and fifty feet into the air and can be seen for miles and miles.

Photographed on January 18, 2021.

The Haunted Bridge

This is Hands Bridge...a bow string bridge in Little Red River Park.  The road through the park must have been an important thoroughfare at one time to warrant the building of such a sturdy bridge.  It has now been closed off to all traffic except pedestrians for about ten years.

Local folklore has it that the bridge may be haunted.  There's a story about a vehicle that fell into the river long ago and some children perished in the incident...it was then rumoured that if you parked your car on the bridge overnight, tiny handprints would appear on the windows of your car.  

Little Red River Park is about twelve hundred acres of wilderness that is home to many wild animals including cougars, wolves and bears.  The park also has a toboggan hill, cross-country ski trails, picnic sites and all those other things that make life bearable.  People and wildlife need to learn to live together for the benefits of all.

(I'm not one to condone graffiti but in this case I'm willing to make an exception to the rule...I appreciate that painting the bridge has become a local pastime...good spooky story to go along with it all too.) 

Photographed near Prince Albert, Saskatchewan on January 17, 2021.

Henry

A large yet understated marble headstone in South Portal Cemetery, North Dakota.

Henry Saby together with his parents and siblings immigrated to the U.S.A  from Eidfjord, Norway in the late 1880's.  The family first settled in South Dakota then moved to Alberta.  

Somewhere along the line Henry moved to North Dakota where he married Susie and raised four children.

He is buried alongside his wife in South Portal Cemetery.  His children are buried in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wyoming while his siblings are buried in British Columbia and Alberta.  Chances are I'll be near Bawlf, Alberta in the not too distant future where his brothers Thomas and Adolph and his sister Hattie are at rest.

Everyone has a history.

Information gathered from the Ancestry and Find A Grave websites.     

Photographed on November 25, 2018.

The Gate to Mount Hope

 

The front entrance to Mount Hope Cemetery.  I love how the Virginia Creeper vines cover the gate posts. 

Photographed in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan on August 9, 2018.

Kinnaird School

A pioneer school near Kitscoty, Alberta. It served the community from 1912-1960...almost fifty years is a very good run for a one room school.

Mr. Bandy from The view from here... gave me a whirlwind tour of the one room schools in the area while I was visiting not so long ago.  It was fun spending a day on the road with a fellow adventurer.

Photographed on December 20, 2020.

The Day's Work is Done

Last shot of the day.

Photographed near Lampard, Saskatchewan on November 27, 2020.

Grain Elevator in Rama

The grain elevator in the Village of Rama, Saskatchewan.

Looks like it may still be in private use.

Photographed on March 20, 2020.

Little Guy

The chinook wind is blessing us with warm weather here in southern Alberta.  If it gets much warmer these little guys are going to wake up from their winter's sleep and think it's spring.

Photographed just outside the Barons Cemetery in Alberta on August 22, 2018.   

Saint John's in Nipawin

Saint John's Anglican Church in Nipawin, Saskatchewan.

The Anglican ministry in the region dates back to the mid-1800's.  The parish of Nipawin was established in 1924 with an early church built in 1924-1925.  The current church as shown here was built in 1948-49.

Information courtesy of the Diocese of Saskatchewan - The Anglican Church of the North.

Photographed on August 6, 2020.

New Stockholm

New Stockholm Lutheran Church was established in 1889 and is the first Swedish Augustana Lutheran Church in all of Canada.  The current church began construction in 1919, opened in 1921 and is home to these beautiful stained glass windows.  Enjoy!

Above is the panel over the front doors.

These four tall, narrow panels are repeated throughout the church.

Each transept houses an oversize arched panel of stained glass.  "Jesus with sheep" on the north and "Jesus knocking at the door" on the south.   

The view from the altar reveals the scale of the windows....the large panels are over twenty feet tall.

These windows are all original to the church.

This is one of the finest sets of original antique stained glass windows I have encountered anywhere in my travels.

Photographed near Stockholm, Saskatchewan on October 11, 2020.