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This article is syndicated from FestivalSeekers and is written by Lisa Monforton. All photos in this post are credit to Lisa Monforton unless noted. Original article can be found at http://www.festivalseekers.com/absouth/shine-on-summer-festival/home-turf I’d been living in Calgary for far too long to have an excuse not to visit Lethbridge. Plenty of friends grew up or went [...]

This article is syndicated from FestivalSeekers and is written by Chelsea Lees. All photos in this post are credit to Chelsea Lees. Original article can be found at http://www.festivalseekers.com/calgaryarea/cochranerodeo/action Looking for a fun and cool way to celebrate one of the final weekends of summer? Then make the trip to Cochrane to experience a true [...]

This article is syndicated from ZenSeekers and is written by Jeremy Derksen. All photos for this article are credit to Jeremy Derksen. Original article and festival information can be found at http://www.zenseekers.com/story/catch-and-release-takeittothelake. Summertime and the fishing is easy with Winefred Lake Outfitters. My line sails into the air, arcing into the steely waters of Winefred [...]

There is no shortage of goings on throughout Alberta this summer. Here’s the lowdown on the list of festivals our friends at FestivalSeekers have created. Sleep is over-rated – plan that for November! PS – stick around until the end of the post for the skinny on how to enter to win a trip to [...]

This article is syndicated from FestivalSeekers and is written by Jeremy Derksen. Original article and festival information can be found at http://www.zenseekers.com/canoe-circuit. LAKELAND PROVINCIAL PARK, AB Pulling our canoe off Jackson Lake in the afternoon sun, I’m gripped by one obsessive thought: I’m coming back and bringing my family to paddle the entire Lakeland Canoe [...]

This article is syndicated from FestivalSeekers and is written by Jeremy Derksen. All photos for this article are credit to Jeremy Derksen. Original article and festival information can be found at http://www.zenseekers.com/boreal-forest-guides When Nancy Perry moved back to the city after living in the Yukon, she found herself disoriented, out of balance. “It took me [...]

This article is syndicated from FestivalSeekers and is written by Chelsea Lees. All photos in this post are credit to FestivalSeekers and their partners. Original article can be found at http://www.festivalseekers.com/calgaryarea/cochranefair/mountain-views Cochrane’s cowboy culture will be front and centre during the Cochrane Fair this summer. From Aug. 18 to 20, the country fair will trot [...]

This article is syndicated from ZenSeekers and is written by Jeremy Derksen. All photos credit to Wicked Watersports. Original article and festival information can be found at http://www.zenseekers.com/beach-board Nathalie Senez isn’t a superhero, but she plays at being one at Kinosoo Beach in Cold Lake. Soaring high above the water below, then diving headfirst into [...]

This article is syndicated from ZenSeekers and is written by Chelsea Lees. All photos in this post are credit to Chelsea Lees. Original article can be found at http://www.zenseekers.com/cochrane-market A trip to the Cochrane Farmers’ Market makes the perfect big city getaway on a Saturday morning. Held on the Cochrane Ranche Historic Site, you’ll be [...]

This article is syndicated from FestivalSeekers and is written by Jeremy Derksen. Original article and festival information can be found at http://www.festivalseekers.com/abnorth/riverrats/footloose ATHABASCA, AB – Cloud-watching, river-wading, barefoot dancing fun – few festivals cater as seamlessly to adults and families alike as the Magnificent River Rats Festival in Athabasca, June 30 – July 1. Classic [...]