The Canadian Prairies (stretching from Manitoba to Alberta) is a vast, ocean-like expanse where the big sky and land merge into oneness. The history of this region has been shared between the Indigenous People of the Great Plains and the settlors of mainly European origin. The settlors came into harsh conditions with very limited resources. They had to make do with what little they had. As their material situation improved through hard work and sacrifice, they moved to bigger cities and abandoned their original settlements.

These abandoned places are dotted throughout the region and are like a time capsule of a bygone era. Left to decay, they serve as a memento of a time and place that will not be repeated. Their geographical names and locations are almost irrelevant. They exist in time and space of their own.