Ep 94- Alberta Coal Branch (Feat. Marie Laska & George Spanach)

from Wilderness Wavelength · host George Shantz and Scott Sunderwald

Join us for a little journey down Highway 40 south on this episode! Marie Laska from Cadomin and George Spanach from Mercoal stop in for a chat about the historic Alberta Coal Branch and share stories of from the area. Marie is a has been a Cadomin resisident for 5 years and has fully embraced the community. She tells us what brought her to Cadomin and the adventures she has had in area. George was born in the coal branch town of Mercoal in 1944 and he describes growing up in a boom town. George still spends his summers in Mercoal staying in the heritage home that his father built in 1939. Follow along with Marie's adventures through her Candles of Cadomin page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089984826755 Join Scott Sunderwald on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/northern.rockies.bushcraft/

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