revival
I thought I would revive this thread add a few more tidbits. I hope I am not repeating any tidbits. Alberta's colorful past is so worth remembering.
This is an interesting tidbit from the past....
To the east of Lake Minnewanka and Devil's Gap at Deadman hills (chipi wachi, Ghost or Dead Hill) on the Ghost river a battle took place about 1840. It was a battle between two FN tribes. Not a lot of details were passed on but what is known is that there were many dead, and they were buried on top of the hills.
According to the legend, if you wander by the hilltops on a moonlit night you may see the ghost of a warrior gathering up the skulls of his slain comrades.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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