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79 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Alberta

Updated August 21, 2024

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While details of its appearance vary over time and across geography, the Wendigo is always a symbol of hunger and desperation during the coldest season. And Winter is coming.

Beware the Wendigo, the Frostbitten Flesheater of North America’s Chilly Heartland

This terrifying creature has evolved over millennia—but never lost the need to feed.
by J.W. Ocker
Cut off by a road, this bog has flooded unnaturally.

Bogs Lose Their Carbon-Chomping Powers When Roads Cut Through Them

In Canada, roads disrupt wetland water flow and multiply methane emissions, a new study finds.
by Sabrina Imbler
Sarah Adams and a rescued plant.

Canada’s Ultimate Plant Mom Will Take Your Unwanted Shrubs

And your irises, rosebushes, and spruce trees, too.
by Cara Giaimo
A "sea devil" from Icones animalium (1553).

Where to Find the World's Best Hometown Monsters

Here are 25 places to see yetis, sea monsters, Sasquatch, and other cryptids.
by Molly McBride Jacobson
A burger from 1969, encased in plastic.

So There's a 53-Year-Old Burger Sitting in the Alberta Legislature Building

The limp sandwich has since become a fixture.
by Michael Hingston

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