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.
A Tank of Fuel
Albert Allsop never carried a gun during WWII, but that doesn’t mean his life wasn’t in constant danger.
Do It Soon
We didn’t go to hear an old man sing, we went to witness a legend
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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You’re Not Alone
“My love life has been rocky, but it makes for good song writing” – Ian Tyson
Overripe Bananas
This story involves a Russian immigrant, a boatload of bananas, and a corrupt Central American government.
Create God?
“Listen to the thunder. That is God, rolling out the
barrels to dump rain on our crops”. – Grandpa Billy
PS
The only thing better than Smørrebrød, is s’møre.