Starting this evening, the Edmonton Dragon Boat Festival will run all weekend. My team, Platinum Ratz, is racing on Saturday and Sunday. There will be entertainment, food and lots of stuff to see and do. Come by Louise McKinney Park if you are looking for something to do this weekend! The Edmonton Queen Riverboat is proud to support […]
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Harvest Fair at Ft. Edm
by Bertha on 27. Aug, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
Yesterday Maryann, Charlene, Adam and I went to Fort Edmonton Park to partake in the harvest fair celebrations. We saw a number of early 1900s machinery. One trimmed the hay, one seperated the grain from the stalk, one was an automatic wood splitter. Very spiffy! There was also a horse team pulling competition. We watched […]
Want to be in the Movies?
by Bertha on 05. Apr, 2007 in Canada 2006, Travel
They are filming a Christmas movie called Christmas in Wonderland at West Edmonton Mall from Mid-April to the end of May. An open casting call is going out to everyone interested in becoming an extra. The movie is about a family who moves to Edmonton and after visiting the mall, the little girl who believes […]
Legislature Lights
by Bertha on 09. Jan, 2007 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
I like lights. You know the strings of them you can put on trees during Christmas, or the kind that cascade down like icicles. I think they look pretty! Here’s a pretty pic of the Legislature grounds I took last night. I walked from the University area to the government house, enjoyed all the wonderful […]
Bright Lights
by Bertha on 14. Dec, 2006 in Canada 2006, Pictures, Travel
The largest outdoor festival lights in Canada is here at Hawerlak Park. This will be the first year where the festival is spread over different parts of the city, Legislature, City Hall, Churchill Square.
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