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Markerville is a quaint little village
Bwana_Brown Says: If you blink when you pass the Markerville Creamery, the entire hamlet is so small that you just might miss it! However, Markerville is very quaint and an interesting spot to observe. This old Blacksmith shop looks like something right out of a John Wayne western movie and...
Keep your eyes open for wildlife
Bwana_Brown Says: This particular view of a Coyote beating a retreat in tall grass was taken not too far from the small community of Spruce View, as Ryan and I drove back to the house after picking up some construction supplies from the local hardware store. In this case, we had the two dogs...
Bwana_Brown Says: On the short drive from Chantel's cottage (Accoms tips) to the new house I saw an Alberta tourism sign pointing down a road to the 'Historic Stephansson House'. Finally, one day I took a few minutes off to make the detour to see what this was all about.It turns out that...
Bwana_Brown Says: We did make a few trips into Sylvan Lake to pick up supplies from their supermarket, hardware stores, liquor store, gasoline stations and even a car wash on one occasion. On one of those trips Ryan and I happened to be in the centre of town beside the lake itself when I...
Cross-country by Snowmobile or ATV
Bwana_Brown Says: It was the afternoon of Christmas Day, 2007 when Ryan and I decided we needed to take a short break from our house construction duties! Fortunately, with their house being located in the wilds of Alberta, all we had to do was step outside and we were already there.Our plan...
Bwana_Brown Says: Although originally opened in 1899 by the Icelandic immigrants who settled here, the creamery you see today is a restored version showing what it would have looked like in 1932. From its inception until its closure about 70 years later, the Markerville Creamery was the main...
Bwana_Brown Says: In my various drives through Alberta, I've always enjoyed its constantly changing scenery. There are huge fields, river valleys, isolated stands of trees, old abandoned buildings, new buildings, animals and birds, strange-looking heavy machinery dedicated to the search for...
cybercutie Says: Even though 8 months of the year in Alberta are unreliable, you can bet that the summer months are hot, and sunny, so the first thing to do when you get there is grab a lawn chair, lay out your towl ans soak up the sun...it is usally pretty busy by the mid morning, so if you...
Chantel's cottage: A lucky break!
Bwana_Brown Says: Ryan and Carolyn caught a lucky break in connecting with a local lady who was looking for someone to stay at her country cottage to keep an eye on things for several weeks while she was away. Through the summer the two of them had been living in a small old caravan on their...
Carolyn & Ryan's home: The new house!
Bwana_Brown Says: This view shows the house nearing completion, although there is still some exterior siding to install on the upper level beside the large doors that open onto a small deck (railing still missing too!). By the way, while working through the day, we just left a case of beer...
Bwana_Brown Says: We were there to help finish with the house construction chores, so there was not a lot of time in the evenings to drive the half-hour or so required for restaurant meals in the nearby communities. As a result, we limited ourselves to cooking meals at home from whatever we...
Bwana_Brown Says: Alberta seems to be swarming with wildlife, and the Markerville area was no exception! This presents a problem when night driving is required - these wild animals are totally unpredictable as to what they will do next or which way they will bolt if they decide to run.One...
How to build a house yourself!
Bwana_Brown Says: I am no home handyman, but Ryan certainly is! Since September, he and Carolyn have been building the house themselves with just whatever help they can get from available friends. By the time I arrived in Regina, most of the heavy duty stuff was completed but there was still...
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Even though 8 months of the year in Alberta are unreliable, you can bet that the summer months are hot, and sunny, so the first thing to do when you get there...
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Markerville - Interesting area near Sylvan Lake
The decision by my youngest daughter and her husband to sell their house in Red Deer, Alberta in order to move to the countryside and build a new house near the tiny hamlet of Markerville brought me...
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This is the place all Albertans go to at least once during the summer, to swim at the beach, camp, and boat. It is like the poor mans Caribbean, some would say... Many people have cabins here,...
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Sylvan Lake lies on Highway 11 about 20km west of Red Deer. The lake is a favorite destination for beach goers and boaters in the summer. These photos I took last September after the summer crowds had...
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Sylvan Lake is a beautiful spring fed beach. The town is on the southern shore which has a 2 mile sandy public beach. You can go 100' and only be up to your knees. There is a private marina and...
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