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The Mayor of Kew
8 Dec 2023

The Mayor of Kew

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History | 2

The town of Kew consisted of a single building; a post office/store located just west of our place.

Click on the photo for a tour…

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Foothills, Alberta, Kew
Medicine Hat
24 Nov 2023

Medicine Hat

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 1

The term “medicine” is synonymous with unexplainable phenomena.

Click on the Blackfoot Medicine Man for details.

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Medicine, Medicine Wheel, Medicine Hat, Medicine Line
Medicine
22 Nov 2023

Medicine

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason | 0

Medicine comes in many forms: tablets, liquids, or injections, sometimes even as a pile of rocks.

Click on the Medicine Wheel for details….

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Majorville, Medicine Wheel, Iniskim Umaapi
Extra Hour
5 Nov 2023

Extra Hour

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Uncategorized | 3

Having trouble deciding how to spend your extra hour today?

Here are a few suggestions……

Click on Marty or Doc Brown for details…

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Time, Daylight Saving
In Nanuk’s Hands
3 Nov 2023

In Nanuk’s Hands

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

I am sure Flin Flon is nice this time of year, but we prefer to get all the way to Churchill.

Click on the Tundra Buggy to join us.

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Polar Bear, Churchill, Nanuk
A Coin Toss
26 Oct 2023

A Coin Toss

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Heads, or Tails?

Click on your choice to see who wins….

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Polar Bear, Churchill, Toonie
My Apologies to the Bear
20 Oct 2023

My Apologies to the Bear

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 0

Have I got your attention? Good.

Click on the pretty blonde bear for an important message.

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Polar Bear, Churchill, Hudson Bay Company
If Bears Could Paint
13 Oct 2023

If Bears Could Paint

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Science and Reason, Travel | 1

“The polar bears made me do it,”

Click on the bear to find out what…

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Polar Bear, Franklin Expedition
Sad, and Kinda Creepy
20 Sep 2023

Sad, and Kinda Creepy

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History | 0

I activated the on-demand feature on the CKUA Radio App and listened to The Beach Boys’, “Summer’s Gone”. I wish I hadn’t.

Click on “Surfin’ USA” for details…

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Summer's Gone, Charles Manson, The Beach Boys
America Will Endure
14 Sep 2023

America Will Endure

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

We never saw a live opossum; they are nocturnal, and we are not.

Click on the possum family for a rundown on things we did encounter in the American Deep South …

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America

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    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

  2. elizabeth Seale on Timbuktu and Tuktoyaktuk2 March 2026

    Russ: I am lucky to have been to both Timbuktu in 2000 and Tuk in about 2019. We actually drove…

  3. Russ Paton on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Thank You Liz, A friend of Autumn's is a friend of mine....

  4. elizabeth Seale on Tin Foil Underwear2 March 2026

    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

  5. Russ Paton on Taphephobia1 March 2026

    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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