Some hidden gems from Alberta...
Today the Town of Cardston, which is about 25km north of the Alberta-Montana border, voted to continue it's prohibition on alcohol. The town of 3,580 was founded in 1887 by American settlers from Utah, and about 80% of the population is Mormon.
This is the temple, which was dedicated in 1923 and is one of the biggest landmarks in southern Alberta.
Cardston Temple by
garmil, on Flickr
St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church used to stand in Vegreville, a predominantly Ukrainian town in central Alberta. It was built in 1934 and was later moved to the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, which is located on the Yellowhead just east of Elk Island National Park. St. Vlad's is just one example of the dozens of similar churches spread across Alberta.
St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church 1 by
OldDogNewTrick, on Flickr
Grain elevators were once icons and symbols of the prairies. The first one in Alberta was completed in 1895 and the last in 1985. At their peak, there were 1,781 total elevators in the province. As of 2012, there are only 130 grain elevators left on the railways (and a few more that have been moved either to museums or fields).
This is the Red Lady of Esther, a ghost town about 200km north of Medicine Hat:
Grain elevator by
Dave_mca, on Flickr
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