Forts and more forts

October 5, 2016 by  
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Ready for more?  Okay… here are more forts we have visited. (Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it) Let’s head to Africa… Castle of Good Hope Cape Town, South Africa Yes, I do know this is a page about forts. This is a star fort (built in the shape of a star) built by […]

Fort Calgary, Canada

October 5, 2016 by  
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Oh give me a home Where the buffalo roam… (Do you remember that song?) Ever wished you had such a home? You know, if you had lived more than 200 years ago such a home would have been possible on the Canadian prairies. Then in the 1800’s European explorers arrived. The brilliant cartographer, David Thompson, […]