Barrie Wedel
Pins Vacation Churchill _6385HMM
Macro Mondays theme: Monday, October 16th is Souvenir.
This is a souvenir lapel pin that I picked up on a vacation to Churchill, Manitoba.
As a family we went on a "once in a life time" vacation to Canada's northern wonder of Churchill on a CAA Travel charter in association with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). The package included a Beluga whale watching boat tour, a tour of the area (Fort Prince of Wales and a visit to the polar bear "jail"), grain terminal tour, and a tundra buggy tour to see polar bears in the wild.
The tour was by rail and we had to catch the train in the 'wee' hours of the morning - that another story for another time. The train service was by Omnitrax Inc (Denver-based rail line), who put on a special "Executive" rail car just for our tour.
Today the town is without rail line service as the railway was severely damaged by spring (2017) flooding, goods and people have to be flown in making Churchill a fly-in community for now.
Omnitrax estimates it will cost between $20 million to $60 million to repair the severely damaged track on the Hudson Bay Railway between Gilliam and Churchill.
Happy Macro Monday to all ...
Pins Vacation Churchill _6385HMM
Macro Mondays theme: Monday, October 16th is Souvenir.
This is a souvenir lapel pin that I picked up on a vacation to Churchill, Manitoba.
As a family we went on a "once in a life time" vacation to Canada's northern wonder of Churchill on a CAA Travel charter in association with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM). The package included a Beluga whale watching boat tour, a tour of the area (Fort Prince of Wales and a visit to the polar bear "jail"), grain terminal tour, and a tundra buggy tour to see polar bears in the wild.
The tour was by rail and we had to catch the train in the 'wee' hours of the morning - that another story for another time. The train service was by Omnitrax Inc (Denver-based rail line), who put on a special "Executive" rail car just for our tour.
Today the town is without rail line service as the railway was severely damaged by spring (2017) flooding, goods and people have to be flown in making Churchill a fly-in community for now.
Omnitrax estimates it will cost between $20 million to $60 million to repair the severely damaged track on the Hudson Bay Railway between Gilliam and Churchill.
Happy Macro Monday to all ...