Feldman Lake School

A red-brick one-room schoolhouse near Woolchester, Alberta.

It was just a short detour off Eagle Butte Road on my way to Saint Margaret's so I thought I'd stop by to see it first hand.

Very few historical brick schools still standing in Alberta and this one is still in pretty nice condition.

Photographed on September 12, 2023.

Long Shot near Caribou

Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery...

...a beautiful place out in the middle of nowhere.

Photographed near Caribou, Minnesota on September 20, 2023.

A Blue Jay and a Tractor

A blue jay for Beatrice...

...and a tractor for Lyle.

Nice way to spend eternity.

Photographed at North Prairie Lutheran Cemetery near Leeds, North Dakota on September 16, 2023.

What a Shame

Another one gone.

I just learned that the beautiful Saint Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church at Boian, Alberta burned down this past summer.  What a shame...and what a great loss to the community.  Saint Mary's will forever be missed.

The church had been blessed in 1905 making it one hundred and eighteen years old at the time of the fire.  It was an electrical problem that caused the fire.    

There are plans to rebuild.

I was fortunate to have met Father Panciuk on a visit to the church a couple of summers ago at which time he invited me in to see the interior of this lovely country church.   The links below show Saint Mary's as it was at the time of my visit:

Saint Mary's of Boian - Part One

Saint Mary's of Boian - Part Two

Saint Mary's of Boian - Part Three

Saint Mary's in the snow was photographed on February 26, 2022.

"З Днем Святого Миколая!"

"Happy Saint Nicholas Day!" from Saint Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Photographed near Keld, Manitoba on August 23, 2022.