A social media infused summer tour showcasing the best of Western Canada!

Summer festivals | major sporting events | concerts | charity events | famous landmarks | historical sites | museums | and much more!

Edmonton Race Week – Indy and more

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
‘Festival City’ sure knows how to live up to a name.  Last week Edmonton was host to a plethora of events and fun surrounding the IndyCar Series here July 22-24th. Taste of Edmonton: July 21 – July 30th.  Located in downtown at Sir Winston Churchill Square. Considered the largest...

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Boonstock Music Fest! Canada Day Long Weekend

Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Located 20 minutes north of Edmonton in Gibbons Alberta, this 6th consecutive Boonstock Music Festival was bigger and better than ever! Highlights for me included: Sublime with Rome Backstage for CCR & Trooper Steve Aoki, Bloody Beetroots & over 30 other sick DJ’s in the Rockstar Dj Tent...

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Weekend Recap: June 17-19

Monday, June 20th, 2011
WATCH IT! Block Party – June 17 We rolled in summer with a small sidewalk party on Whyte ave (the artsy / shopping / party / ‘place-to-be’ avenue in Edmonton). With Mike (DJ Darkseeker -  http://www.soundcloud.com/darkseeker) on the mixer, a slush machine on deck , killer sale on...

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Reylonds Ultimate Car Show – Wetaskiwin, AB

Monday, June 13th, 2011
Welcome to Wetaskiwin. The little city where “Cars Cost Less”, and the spirit of the machine is truly celebrated. Every year the Reynolds Alberta Museum hosts the Reynolds Ultimate Car Show. A showcase of nearly 500 vehicles from the 1900′s to present day all parked around ‘History...

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Demo Derby Delight

Sunday, June 5th, 2011
This weekend the Boom Bus stuck fairly close to “home” (acreage near Elk Island Park) as I checked out the Chipman Demo Derby. There’s a special YEEHAW kind of feeling that overwhelms you when you see 5 or 6 vehicles in a ring, pinning the gas from 60 feet away to try demolish a few...

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Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

Monday, August 9th, 2010
Located 25 minutes east of Edmonton on Highway 16, the Ukrainian Village is a giant outdoor museum depicting the lives of Ukrainian settlers from the years 1899 to 1930.  Interpreters play the roles of early settlers using accents, dressing in period clothing  and studying the family histories to...

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Big Valley Jamboree! July 29th – Aug 1st

Monday, August 2nd, 2010
I’m not necessarily the biggest country music fan but the crowd at BVJ creates an atmosphere that could make 72 straight hours of Nickelback bearable. Greenman suits with cowboy hats, bikini girls in cowboy boots, and dudes sporting daisy duke cutoffs keep the people watching aspect alone enough...

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Town of Lamont turns 100!

Monday, July 26th, 2010
Lamont usually doesn’t really pop up on anyone’s radar.  Almost an hour out of the nearest major city (Edmonton), a population of only about 1,700, and nary a stop light or Tim Horton’s for miles; but this little town as some great things to offer. LIKE ME! That’s right Lamont is the hometown...

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