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Athabasca Archives Fonds Exploration, discovery and travel
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Alberta North Tourism Destination Region fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2222
  • Fonds
  • 1981-1998

The fonds consists of photographs which were selected from a collection of material from a number of sources including Midnight Twilight Tourism, Points North, Alberta North and Athabasca County Tourism. There are photographs of Baptiste Lake, Mike Cardinal, Agnes Cardinal, Frank Ponto, Erica Haukenfrers, Darlene Zelman, Mike Zelman and Grand Rapids Wilderness Adventure cabins, Rob Lafamboise, Ann Wiselka, and the Athabasca River.

Alberta North Tourism Destination Region

Athabasca Heritage Society fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1992
  • Fonds
  • 1997-2001

The fonds consists of 9 photographs from the February, 1999 Collections Display; Canada Millenium Partnership Program application; October, 1999 Site Planning Workshop notes; meeting minutes and financial statements for 1999-2001; and a newspaper clipping scrapbook, 1997-1999.

Athabasca Heritage Society

Carl Lahser fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2037
  • Fonds
  • 1997-1998

The fonds consists of Carl Lahser's self-published paperback editions of Otto Lahser's diary: "Back Door to the Yukon"; Carl Lahser's 1998 trip diary: "Chasing the Enterprise, verification of a Klondike diary "; and Carl Lahser's poems: "Cryptic Romance".

Lahser, Carl

Loutit family fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1918
  • Fonds
  • 1914-[1966]

The fonds consists of 10 photograhs including Billy and Agatha's wedding, their children, the 1919 Fort McMurray Board of Trade, running the Grand Rapids, the SS Athabasca River in 1937, and the SS Northland Echo. There is also an audio cassette taped in 2003 of a conversation with Billy's daughter, Ellen Bishop; her daughter, Carol Yayechnick; and a nephew, William Loutit. The family were in Athabasca to assist in the first Billy Loutit Triathlon.

Loutit (family)

Norman E. Kagan (Dr.) fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2175
  • Fonds
  • 1984-1995

The fonds consists of an article in the 1991 Minnesota Canoe Association magazine about Albert Faille written by Norman Kagan; an article about Poole Field; an article in the Beaver magazine Winter, 1984 by Kerry Abel entitled "Nahanni Gold"; and correspondence with the Athabasca Archives.

Kagan, Norman E. (Dr.)

Otto Lahser fonds

  • CA ATH ath-2036
  • Fonds
  • 1898-1899

The fonds consists of Otto's diary dated March 15, 1898 to June 11, 1899. Other members of this expedition were Johnny Block, Mr. & Mrs. Braund, Sid Down, Ed Gautherat, Herman Goermer, Lew Miller, and J.B.Wright. Other people mentioned in the diary include: the Baudette Party, Robert Brown, Mr.Campbell, Billy Clark, Billy Connors, William Dalgliest, Billy Dalztie, Alfred and Frank Davidson, Count DeLainville, Mr.Firth, Mr.Fraser, Mr. Hendricks, William Henry, Mr. Hudson, William Husky, Dr. Lang, Dr. Lyster, James MacDermand, Thomas Moody, Jack Par, Jack Rae, Arthur Reinboden, Savayard (a guide), Captain Shot (Louison Fosseneuve), Charles Smith, Robert Smith, William (Billy) Smith, Mr. Springer, Suzie (a guide), Trotter,N.W.M.P., Frank Van Natta, Mr.Whittaker, and James Wilson.

Lahser, Otto

Saint John's School of Alberta fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1931
  • Fonds
  • 1997

The fonds consists of materials created by the Saint John's School for boys in 1997. The fonds consists of the Athabasca Brigade 1997 Log Book and Trip Guide and a letter of thanks sent to camp hosts, Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Darlene Zelman. The log book holds GPS readings for locations on the Athabasca River. There is a good description of the Grand Rapids portage trail.

Saint John's School of Alberta

Walter Harvey Dunworth fonds

  • CA ATH ath-1894
  • Fonds
  • 1898, copied 1998

The fonds consists of a transcript of a diary written by Walter Harvey Dunworth in 1898 concerning his journey from Calgary to the Yukon.

Dunworth, Walter Harvey