Oh, Zipper . . . .

[netmiff]

Our local newspaper did a travel article on N. Battleford at the weekend, seems like a fun place, with lots to do - tourist-wise, anyway. I didn't read it, just skimmed it.

If anyone is interested,http://www.scstandard.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1169938
No photographs (there were in the original in the paper.

 

[Freddie]

I'll supply a picture the newspaper should have put in:
The crooked aspen tree, which are found around North Battleford and Hafford Saskatchewan are great to climb - I grew up around these trees in Hafford. No one can explain why they grow this way.

 

[zipper2]

Netmiff,
Yup theres more to see in saskatchewan than endless praries
and big sky.
The crooked trees are awesome only the brave go into the
bush on the night of full moon(THE SIGN SAYS ANYWAY)
I grew up in this area and went to school here,youd be amazed
what we saw and stories we heard.
But it is a botanical mystery,all the other trees as close as 10 meters
grow normally.People with psychic abilities don't seem to wanna hang
around there too much, but it is an awesome spot ,i do have alot of
pictures and my grandaughter even brought back a small broken limb
that lay on the gound and it is soooo crooked she wanted to keep it
as a momentum we took her there.
I dont believe in bad luck i just have it naturally(LOL)
But ever here in this part of the world,take it in,see for yourself.


Zipper2(DEB)

 

[Bina]

I can only imagine walking through there on a full moon night.....amazingly creepy it would be. Great pic!

 

[netmiff]

oh, but they had other pics, too, and they were all interesting - I will take them to the store tomorrow and scan them and post them !
I am SOOOOOO clever at times, I even manage to amaze myself

 

[netmiff]

Sorry about the fold in the paper - it was in the blue box for a day or two!

The caption reads : "The gravesite of 8 aboriginal men who were involved with the North-West Rebellion in 1885 is marked by tepee poles overlooking the Nort Saskatchewan River in Battleford. The eight men were tried for murder and hung within the walls of For Battleford, located in a National Historic site of Canada just metres away."

 

[netmiff]

and the second (an final) one ; The caption reads : Chris Oldshaw, mayor of Battleford, looks over the remnants of an opera house in the upper floors of the town hall office. Built in 1912 and used for live theatre and local functions, the house was destroyed by fire in 1965"

 

[zipper2]

Netmiff,nice pic's (it,s home for me)
Theres so much history of the graves and we usually take
in alot during the summertime there.
It,s all very interesting and alot to take in at these places
Very much tourist attractions.
Appreciate your time to get pic on here.
All my pic's of the twisted trees aren,t in my computer
my daughter has them in hers and maybe i can eventually
get things in order on here one day to put some on here to
add for you to see.

zipper2 (DEB)