Author of the article: Debbie Olsen for the Calgary Herald
Publishing date: Jul 24, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • The Last Chance Saloon has become a popular tourist attraction in the ghost town of Wayne, Alberta. Photo by Greg Olsen
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Beside a dusty gravel road near the town of Vauxhall sits a beautifully restored church, a well-kept cemetery, a community hall and a few other dilapidated buildings. It’s all that remains of the once-thriving community of Retlaw. The wind blows through the prairie grass as my husband and I wander through town reading handwritten interpretive signs and photographing old buildings.