{"id":12871,"date":"2011-01-26T15:56:26","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T22:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=12871"},"modified":"2021-12-29T20:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T01:39:07","slug":"wayne-alberta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=12871","title":{"rendered":"Wayne, Alberta"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Wayne, population then 2490, now 27.<\/em><\/p>\n

Coal once dominated these hills, which is evidenced by the number of ghost towns in the Drumheller area. Wayne is one such abandoned coal-mining town. The town’s original name was Rosedeer, named after the Rose Deer Mine (#347) that operated from 1912 until 1934.<\/p>\n

This little ghost town was a pleasant surprise. We planned on spending 30-minutes wandering a few empty buildings as a quick roadside attraction; however, we ended up spending our whole morning exploring the ghost town and surrounding hills.<\/p>\n

In its heyday, there were multiple coal mines in Wayne, Alberta: Hamilton coal mine, Jewel Mine, Ideal Coal Mine, and the well known Rose-Deer coal mine. Here is Wayne as it appeared in its mining days.<\/p>\n

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Glenbow Archives Image No: NA-479-51<\/em>. Title: Commercial coal mine, Wayne, Alberta. Date: [ca. 1919-1923]<\/p>\n

Here is Wayne as it appeared in October 2010.<\/p>\n

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\n\u2013> GPS Coordinates: 51.382797,-112.658535
\n\u2013> Google Map: Uniquely Alberta Google Map<\/a>
\n\u2013> Cost: Free
\n\u2013> Season: All year round.<\/p>\n

Kid Rating: 4.5 out of 5 because I really enjoyed climbing the rocks and hills. There were lots of neat things to explore; I really liked looking at the grasshoppers and crickets. I wished we could find the secret graveyard, but finding abandoned buildings and thrown away things was neat. I like things with the word ghost in them.<\/em><\/p>\n

Adult Rating: 4 out of 5 because it was such a pleasant surprise. It was so quiet and peaceful; we could move at our own pace. There were all kinds of secrets in every little nook and cranny and the scenery was simply beautiful.<\/em><\/p>\n