"ghost towns"
Its interesting you call some of these places ghost towns scince my father and many families still live there! There are many town books that tell the history of the community or you could just ask a local farmer. In these towns you know everyone from 50+ years back, many families have generations here that go along way back.
— tanya, June 25, 2010

I am from southern Ontario and I have been doing research on ghost towns across Canada. I came across your photos and was pleasantly entertained with all the interesting knowledge. We are planning a driving trip out to Calgary and are hoping to visit some of these old towns. My husbands hobby is metal detecting. Thanks.
— Sharon, February 7, 2009

Rainy I have thoroughly enjoyed both articles from Highway 33. I loved the painted windows and the old railway station in this one. Thanks again. Cheers.
— Margaret Sherwood, September 3, 2008

Hey Rainy, thanks for another interesting article on the Prairies...so many towns died with the passage of time.
— Ben Hsu, August 31, 2008

Eva:
I'm not sure about the wealth of this area in the old days, but because there was a major rail line passing through here, that usually meant there was wealth & money to be made? As for antique raiding, It hasn't been a problem, as far as I know.... Sometimes I hesitate to display them in these photos for fear someone will come & take things. But it's not like these photos get wide circulation ;o)
— Lorraine Brecht, August 31, 2008

I think an historian should be following you around and writing a book, telling the stories of the people who built these buildings. I am so curious! Interesting the houses in this journal appear to be quite substantial, so maybe there was money here at one time? There are some major antiques here ... in the churches and the old vehicles. I think you mentioned this before - is there trouble with antique raiding?
— Eva M, August 31, 2008