It’s all about the blackberry for pickaholic Shelley Leedahl, who has encountered bears and snakes on her quests to pluck bushes of low-lying fruit.  |  Shelley Leedahl photo

Blackberries: cheers to the mean and nasty

It’s early, which is important. The sun won’t be searing, my energy is high and my neighbours won’t likely be up to see me leave home in rubber boots, a floppy sun hat that ties beneath my chin and a purple-stained sweatshirt from my alma mater, the University of Saskatchewan. I’m stealing away to the […] Read more

Jimmy Jock Boardwalk in Big Valley, Alta., was a featured stop on the Alberta Prairie Murder Mystery Excursion.  |  Shelley Leedahl photo

Murder, mystery, mayhem and history

Alberta Prairie Railway excursion | Don Donato Baby Face Brundizzi, Waldo and Crusher among murder suspects

STETTLER, Alta. — The undulating landscape is still more green than gold as we approach Stettler in September. We can’t see what’s beyond the neighbouring hills, which is an apt metaphor because we’re about to embark on an Alberta Prairie Railway Murder Mystery Excursion. Part interactive theatre, part steam locomotive journey, part small town community […] Read more