Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ghost Towns on the Prairies by ahsk.ca

While motoring across the prairies today it's easy to notice the many skeletons of once vibrant farmsteads and communities. Efficiencies in farming and improvements in transportation over the past half century have meant growing farms and fewer farmers. Merle Massey reports on ActiveHIstory.ca that a new tourism destination in Saskatchewan is our ghost towns.  http://activehistory.ca/2012/01/sad-empty-places-marketing-ghost-towns-in-saskatchewan/#more-7011