Rowley Alberta Ghost Town

Hey guy's and gal's I'am back again with yet another cool video here of a Ghost town located in Rowley, Alberta. I hope you enjoy my visit I had there and check out my nice photo I took. Thanks for watching and commenting on my videos~!

[@roberthink1712]

My uncle used to run several of these old station houses all around southern Alberta and every summer I got to live with them ,I’m now in my sixteys and they are long gone but I love this video as it brings me back to a better way one for sure.

[@fallrim2851]

Awesome video. I am always looking for hidden gems in Alberta. I'll be checking Rowley out forsure.

[@MrSpongie1]

I highly recommend it.. especially on a Saturday.

[@Christianjanicki]

Wow this is awesome Spongie love the different things the Outhouse was cool I love the old fashion RV this is so nice love the Editing and the train station is very interesting this was incredible very educational lots of history here I love history always have always will tanks for taking us along bro

[@MrSpongie1]

+Christian Janicki Show Thanks for stopping by Christian. Glad you enjoyed.

[@msafirimhehe]

After I watched this video few weeks ago, I visited this place last weekend. It is lovely Historic hamlet.

[@MrSpongie1]

Thanks for watching.... Glad it made you stop by to check it out.

[@msafirimhehe]

@@MrSpongie1 Yes. It really did. Thank you too.

[@msafirimhehe]

@@MrSpongie1 I was car camping in Drumheller for four days then decided to visit the place. Great people there and nice free campground too..

[@amandamaclean8547]

That's a pictou island outhouse ash lol... awesome video as always!!!

[@TheBobcatGuy]

great video my friend

[@MrSpongie1]

+The Bobcat Guy thanks friend.

[@TheScalicis]

Wow that's quite the outhouse! Hahaha I love the calendars!

[@DoorsInTime]

LOVE this place. That was something of an outhouse by golly! The area is absolutely beautiful!!!!! Loved the Prairie Schoolhouse! I think its awesome that places like these can be left unlocked and unsupervised and have everything left alone. The wall paper was something!!! Such a COOL place!!!! -Heidi

[@PAPATexas]

Steve Rob spreading his outhouse passion across Canada! lol. Nice video Spongie, got really cool when you went inside the train station, I was surprised it was open with all that cool stuff in it. Downtown was cool to. We have a Sams, but it is different from that one. Funeral home and pool hall, lol. Thanks for sharing Spongie.

[@MrSpongie1]

PAPA Texas yup SteveRob is taking orders.. Haha this place had a lot of cool stuff to check out! Thanks for Stopping on by Papa!

[@Saltbox97]

Awesome video and love these cool towns. Loved the Honda parked in front of Sams as a Nice Pictou County reference. “Nice Outhouse”, that is seriously wicked oxymoron.

[@MrSpongie1]

+Saltbox97 Thanks Salt Box! My cousin said the same thing man haha about the Sams Bar haha... I want to go the weekend it's open for every building. I put a lot of effort into this video wish I had a high end stabilizer

[@JWhyte123]

nice video! can't wait to visit myself. Spring.... if it ever comes!

[@MrSpongie1]

Jeff Whyte if you want the place to yourself like we did go on a Sunday but if you want a tour of the place stop by on Saturdays...

[@robhewko8274]

I was there today. Great place. I enjoyed it.

[@farisatkinson3778]

Actually, this outhouse was built by the Swallow family and recently restored by my family...Curtis and Laurie Swallow and my husband Terry Atkinson and our son Clinton Atkinson.

[@MrSpongie1]

Faris Atkinson sorry this was just joke about my buddy that also does KZbin videos his channel is called the Steve Rob... He builds customs out house's that fully equipped.

[@Wayneontheroad]

You had way nicer weather than when I was there. Nice job with this one, it's such a cool old town.

[@MrSpongie1]

+Wayne On The Road yeah this Summer was amazing for doing videos. Thanks for nice comment. I put a lot of effort into this video.

[@PlumBob]

Hello Spongie, I have driven past many times, thanks for the tour, I enjoyed that.

[@MrSpongie1]

+Plum Bob this place awesome I just wish it had of been open other then just the train station. Very cool tho.

[@guns4funcajanajustin]

Lots of cool stuff i love the tractor

[@MrSpongie1]

+Survival Mindset Thanks Justin had a blast there.

[@RichardCockerill]

nice been there many times,camped there 2 times,nice video

[@SteveRobReviews]

Awesome outhouse :) thanks for the mention buddy. The rail station sign THANKS FOR NOT SMOKING was the only thing out of place for the era. Imagine living in Alberta during the winter . HAHA

[@MrSpongie1]

Yeah I don't think she'd be as warm as yours... I guess you could take a bucket of hot coals with you while you poop haha. every time I see a Out Side I think of you haha..

[@ShirleySmith]

I love exploring ghost town :-) thanks for sharing that was awesome video.:-)

[@brianonthego]

VERY COOL.

[@MrSpongie1]

+Glocked 17 thanks for stopping by Glock.

[@brianonthego]

Channel 33 with Spongie Anytime. Hey watch out for my Stage 5 video in a few hours...thanks so much.

[@Zerodghjj]

The people are long gone but the memories have stayed.

[@DeanO]

I love history

[@MrSpongie1]

+Dean O Thanks Dean O for Stopping by.

[@PinetreeLine]

Wow great job with this Spongie! Great tour of this ghost town. I don't recall anything like this in Ontario. Thanks!

[@MrSpongie1]

+Pinetree Line Outdoors Thanks PineTree! I put about 2 hours into editing this video... And spent the whole afternoon there taking photos and videos... Loved every min of it... You might not have ghost town like this but there is a ton of Abandoned Places along the Highway 17.

[@PinetreeLine]

Channel 33 with Spongie Your hard work really paid off and is appreciated my friend. I'm going to have to look into hwy 17 more cause I wouldn't mind checking these types of places out once in a while. Love your channel! Keep up the great work!! Doug

[@HarryFesler]

Great views and share! I would tour this place in a heartbeat!

[@MrSpongie1]

+Harry Fesler thank you Harry... Glad you could come along the for the tour.

[@marcelstjean]

very cool,.

[@vickyvango634]

You give awesome tours! That's funny - you have to be a certain height to go in the bar. lol Thanks Spongie!

[@MrSpongie1]

+Vicky VanGo Hey Yeah Vicky nice of you to stop on by... Glad you enjoyed the your of Rowley... I wish that bar was open the day we were there but it wasn't. :( very cool town for sure!

[@carolinamanjr1385]

That is great they are preserving the town.

[@MrSpongie1]

+Carolina Man yup they put all the money's back into the town. Thanks for watch Cliff and hope all is well.

[@ChrisandNima1]

wow thats pretty crazy its weird to see a ghost town cant imagine too many near us thanks for aharing i love these type of videos

[@onlocationwithscott]

Cool video Spongie...Some relly nice "old" history and artifacts there. Excellent way to promote your channel in the guest book. (Note to self here) You could have made a full series on each of the buildings! Hope to do some these videos when I hit Arizona...Lots of old buildings, ghost towns, and such in the old west. Cheers, Scott

[@MrSpongie1]

Hey Thanks Scott... I could of spent the whole day there if all the buildings were all open... I enjoyed making this video and took some extra time editing. Yes sir can't wait to see some of the places down there... just remember be careful and stay safe always let people know where your going...

[@udizzy1969]

Very cool, Steve would love to use that one Man, and what a great video, Cheers My friend Spongie. Dizzy.

[@MrSpongie1]

+udizzy1969 Thanks for Stopping on by Dizzy buddy I spent a lot of time editing this video and tried my best at taking photos too... The weather couldn't of been any better either!

[@MountainLakePhotographyAB]

It’s a nice mix of authentic old buildings mixed in with left over movie props. Not really a ghost town as it’s run by the 8 residents who live there ( hence the mowed lawns, painted buildings). The artifacts are donations from people living in the area or from family members who had relatives from there. The hamlet is divided up into sections of private property. Please see their Facebook page for the long list of rules and regulations before visiting. Camping on the privately owned land is free but watch for signage and no trespassing signs.

[@markonthemove79]

awesome video

[@MrSpongie1]

+mark on the move thanks Mark it took over 2hours to edit.

[@RustyGlovebox]

Great video Spongie, cool place. I hear at the Funeral Home people are dying to get in there...haha

[@MrSpongie1]

+Rusty Glovebox haha thanks for the Laugh Rusty! Glad you enjoyed my video spent some time editing this one.

[@PennsylvaniacookingBlogspot]

I am behind on your series, Spongie, but why are all these places abandoned? We don't have ghost towns and abandoned stuff here. This is beautiful vid. I just love this stuff and seeing the history, thanks so much for taking us along!Vvery nicely edited.

[@MrSpongie1]

+Helga's Pennsylvania Cooking & Homestead yeah people have life's I under stand that. I switching to one video a week. So that will give everyone a chance to ketchup hehe.

[@AuthetnicEpicBoom]

Thanks for exploring! But that wouldn’t be a town I’ll be going to. I will be spooked 😱

[@MrSpongie1]

+AuthetnicEpicBoom! This town was super cool. I enjoyed my afternoon there with my cousin.

[@MountainLakePhotographyAB]

There are public toilets and more toilets inside Sam’s Saloon. On the last Saturday of each month there is a Pizza Night. During the summer months they bring on live music bands plus offer free camping. The Saloon is family friendly. The hamlet is pet friendly. The funds raised from Pizza Night goes towards maintenance of the buildings. Free tours of the buildings is also offered. The town is a museum. Check out their Facebook page and their GoFundMe page.

[@marcelstjean]

2 and a half hours away from me..Very cool town.. We should do an overnight thing there in the summer.

[@MrSpongie1]

+marcelstjean would be a blast eh.! Glad you stopped by if the weather is good we'll have to line up for a visit.

[@douglaslaramie9245]

Very well done Spongie buddy. Beautiful film quality and editing work. Your skills are showing in your work. Please tell me you did take a dump in the outhouse, right. Steve would be proud. KIT d

[@MrSpongie1]

+Douglas Laramie Hahaha Steve would be proud for sure... Thanks Doug! I took a lot of time making this video. I'd say this out house cost about 500 dollars back in the day.

[@victoryleo8310]

Nice video so I'm guessing the out house is still being used then wonder if they do tours of that town

[@MrSpongie1]

+victory Leo yeah this out house likely gets used a lot during summer months. there is a lot more to check out then what I show here but the day we went was a holiday so everything was lock other then the Train Station.

[@MountainLakePhotographyAB]

They do public guided tours of inside the buildings. Also, the last Saturday of the month is pizza night and live music in the saloon. There is also a camping area. And yes, there are public toilets and showers, they are old but usable.

[@billmitchell7731]

👍👍👍👊

[@FreeAmericaChannel]

Nice! Good job keeping the beard, man!

[@MrSpongie1]

+Free America yeah it's not going anywhere haha.

[@buzzsah]

A nice attraction, does it get many tourist ?

[@tanyadebeer4836]

Why were these places abandoned? You never say.

[@MrSpongie1]

The town is in the middle of nowhere and when times got rough most people that live the town left.

[@bobelliott2748]

I knew who Gordon Taylor was!

[@Redgonetogray]

Real cool place. Available at night to tour?

[@MrSpongie1]

+Redgonetogray a night tour would be really cool I think a Halloween Night would be crazy tooo.

[@joeyhaun6758]

how are you doing today

[@MrSpongie1]

+Joey Haun Do great Joey.

[@paulaoyedele2081]

Do people look after this place? It looks as if it is a touristic museum.

[@MrSpongie1]

Yup there is one family who take care of the grounds...

[@paulaoyedele2081]

I guess I will go see this place in the spring. Not sure how far Rowley is from Calgary.

[@MrSpongie1]

@@paulaoyedele2081 not that far at all really max 1hr. Make sure you go on a Saturday when you can check all the places. And I think every third Saturday they have a Pizza party at Sam bar to help support the town. From June or May to Sept.

[@janetumphrey8352]

Who watches this place

[@callmeishmael7452]

Map map map. You must show a map.