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  • The Camel Humps: A Special Little Corner of Edmonton

    Tom Monto

    Around the time that Alberta became a province in 1905, the riverbank went through a process that produced its unique topography that gives it its odd “Camel Humps” name today.

  • Sons of Norway

    Lawrence Herzog

    One hundred years ago, Edmonton’s small community of Norwegian newcomers gathered together to start the Nordpolen (North Pole) Lodge No….

  • Edmonton: A World Class Dump, Part Two – Feel the Burn: Edmonton’s Curious Love Affair with Incinerators

    Dr. Russell Cobb

    Perhaps the desire to burn our waste comes from a primeval desire to cover our tracks. And our smells. Incineration…

  • The North Saskatchewan River

    Ester Malzahn

    Before the highways and railways, there was the North Saskatchewan River. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Saskatchewan River…

  • Edmonton Folk Fest: How Did We Get Here?

    Bryan Birtles

    In 1980, with the province celebrating its 75th anniversary, an idea was hatched by Don Whalen and Mitch Podolak to…

  • June 29, 1915 — Edmonton’s River Valley Floods

    Sally Scott

    On June 29, 1915, the North Saskatchewan River flooded Edmonton’s river valley. The river had flooded before, of course, but…

  • Cloverdale Bridge

    Kristine Kowalchuk

    The Cloverdale footbridge crosses the North Saskatchewan River in central Edmonton, connecting Henrietta Muir Edwards Park in Cloverdale and Louise…

  • Portraits of a Time

    Lawrence Herzog

    They were in the right place at the right time, and these pioneer photographers left behind a remarkable visual record…