Room 873
Darkness comes early in the shade of the Rocky Mountains. As gloom ascended, the mood of the Banff Springs Hotel darkened with it.
Why? In Three Languages
An internment camp established at the foot of Castle Mountain near Banff housed 660 enemy aliens.
Dream Day
Doing good deeds for lost children is not the usual stuff of dreams.
A Tank of Fuel
Albert Allsop never carried a gun during WWII, but that doesn’t mean his life wasn’t in constant danger.
Riding Unicorns on the Moon
Images of Lunarians going about their daily lives captivated the public’s imagination.
Blame It on the Nisse
We have a Nisse living in our house, a mischievous imp who hides my stuff.
Do It Soon
We didn’t go to hear an old man sing, we went to witness a legend
It Will Come Around Again
I am privileged to be among what is now the oldest living generation of the Wells family.
When Kerchunking Was Normal
In 1986 Amazon was a river, and the only mouse involved was one I chased out from behind the storage container.
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