Saunders, Alberta was a coal mining town found alongside the North Saskatchewan river between Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg. It is a popular place for hikers, adventurers, ghost town enthusiasts, and campers. It is found about 20km east of Kiska/Willson PLUZ.
Category Archives: Ghost Towns
Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Minnewanka Landing
Each day, thousands of Albertans and tourists explore Lake Minnewanka, but many don’t know about the ghost town lying beneath its frigid waters. Minnewanka Landing was a playground for the rich and affluent at the turn of the 20th century. It would later be destroyed because of Calgary’s growth. Here is that story!
Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Georgetown
Georgetown was a coal mining town in the Canmore/Banff region that was born from the remains of the failed Anthracite mine.
Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Bankhead
Bankhead was founded near the old Anthracite townsite after the town entered a state of decline and the mine was closing up.
Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Anthracite
Anthracite, Alberta is a former coal mining town found in Banff National Park. It was established in 1886 with the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway line through the Bow Valley. Today visitors with a keen eye can still see evidence of the town’s existence. So what exactly was this town that is an important part of Banff’s history?
Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Rowley
While Rowley, Alberta had humble beginnings and rapid growth – it has faced years of decline making it one of Alberta’s ghost towns. Steel rails and steam whistles have transformed into the deafening silence of the Alberta prairie winds blowing through the empty streets of Rowley. A few locals have held onto their community and kept it from falling victim to the relentless weather and disrepair found common in Alberta ghost towns.
Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Lille
Nestled in the Crowsness Pass area, there are the remains of the mining town of Lille, Alberta. If you are up for the moderate hike to access the former townsite, it is a beautiful trek across beautiful Alberta Rocky Mountain countryside. Lille is located within the Livingstone PLUZ. I made the hike up to LilleContinue reading “Exploring Alberta’s Ghost Towns: Lille”
