The Vermilion Hotel was one of the largest buildings in the community during the 1920s. Every day, people would stay there as they...

For years I have made coleslaw using store bought mayonnaise or salad dressing as the base for the dressing. I was looking for a dressing...

I remember our first phone on our farm at Streamstown in the 1950’s. It was a wooden box with what they called a candlestick receiver...

Back during the First World War, while everyone was worried about what was happening to their brothers, sons and fathers overseas, it was...

Here are some amazing icing recipes that use less overall sugar, but yield a light, fluffy and cloud like icing. The first recipe was...

Have you ever been inspired by a song? Sometimes the lyrics of a song will strike a “chord” (pardon the pun) with something in your life...

Back in 1955, the Chicago Black Hawks (not the Blackhawks yet) were going through one of their worst periods in franchise history. From...

Why are Matrimonial Squares called Matrimonial Squares? Because they are full of dates! Another name for this date delight are Date...

This time of year, when the winter seems to drag on, I start thinking about the fun things in the months ahead. Like many of you, I love...

In early February 1929, Vermilion was abuzz with news that the new high school was finally finished. For years, Vermilion had been...

Egg custard dates all the way back to ancient Rome. This ancient dish would have been sweetened with honey and sprinkled with pepper and...

Hockey has always been important to Vermilion, and more than a few players from the area have gone on to achieve great things in hockey...

My Mom came from a musical family and she played the accordion, piano, and organ by ear. In the early years when I was very young, she...

Staycation coming right up! Put on some salsa music or mariachi and mix up a margarita. This is a fairly easy main dish to make, with...

Our calendar has flipped to February 2025. I don’t think there’s a “textbook” Alberta winter. Our weather predictors do the best they can...

In 1949, everyone was enjoying the end of a long decade that saw the worst war in human history. In Vermilion, one way they celebrated...

Winter is a great time to turn on the oven to do a little baking. This Apple Muffin recipe uses basic ingredients and you can quickly...

The VW Bug is such an interesting car with it’s engine in the trunk area and it’s storage under the front hood. Ours was a standard 1973...

A new month means it is time to dive back into the time machine and see what was going on in the community a century ago. These items may...

Cold winter days are always a nice time to turn on the oven and do some baking. These cinnamon roll biscuits are easy to make and use...