Clearing the Bush
Central Alberta’s wooded parkland around Sylvan Lake, Eckville and Hoadley lies largely within Treaty 6 territory, while Red Deer stands near the meeting of Treaty 6 and Treaty 7 lands. The region is also Métis homeland and was travelled, occupied and used by Cree, Blackfoot, Saulteaux, Nakota, Dene and Métis communities long before homestead lands were surveyed.
Why Every Finnish Farm Had a Sauna
Drive through the older farming districts of central Alberta and you may notice small log buildings that seem out of place. They are too small to be barns and too substantial to be sheds. At first glance, they might look like old root cellars. Sometimes they are. But if the farm once belonged to a Finnish family, there is a good chance you are looking at a sauna.