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		<title>Living History in Redcoat Country</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 01:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Irene Butler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Published in &#8220;Travelling Tales&#8221; on line magazine. As if in a time-warp we walked the downtown streets lined with historic buildings in Fort MacLeod. Some date back to the late 1800&#8242;s; many are sandstone structures of the 1920 era. Locals greeted us, a few stopping to chat; traffic moved at a snail&#8217;s pace. My husband, Rick, and I were swept back into the past while experiencing today&#8217;s unhurried life in this small south-western Alberta town.An arched walkway veered off Main Street, and led to The Fort Museum of the North West Mounted Police. Red-coated riders on sleek prancing steeds entered the grounds, their white pith helmets bobbing to the rhythm of &#8220;This land is your land, this land is my land.&#8221; My chest swelled with pride as we watched a musical ride performed by young equestrians, in replica uniforms of our Canadian icons.The &#8216;Mounties&#8217; trooped into this area in 1874 when Sir John A. MacDonald saw the need for law and order in the frontier. Their newly constructed Fort and burgeoning town site was named after James F. MacLeod, their leader on the arduous trek west from Manitoba. MacLeod in turn was greatly aided by the legendary Matis guide and [...]]]></description>
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