Maqua Lake Mystery

[Team Anzac]

Anybody that's familiar with Maqua Lake on Stoney Mountain. A little info was released to me that the bottom of the lake is littered with army relics from the 50's, when the US army was posted posted in the area. Would be interesting to dive it and find out first hand if the rumor is true. Wonder if they'd be in decent shape?.

[Team Anzac]

To good to let disappear

[Handyman]

Been hearing those stories since the mid 70's.

Not sure on the truth or not but from what I have heard was there were only 12 or so Air Force personnel on site and there were around 100 support civilians there. It was part of the Mid Canada line, the Pinetree line ran by Penhold and the DEW line far north.

Rumour also has it that they dug big pits on Stoney Mountain and buried everything including Cats and equipment.

Be interesting to know for sure.

[1899b]

Here ya go Robin:


http://www.lswilson.ca/scs800.htm

[Team Anzac]

Originally Posted by 1899b

Here ya go Robin:


http://www.lswilson.ca/scs800.htm

Actually seen that this evening. Makes you wonder how much is buried up there on Stoney. History of this area is fascinating actually.

[Hunter65]

Supposed to be similar items lost in lakes along the Alaska Highway. Built in the 40's, they left road building equipment on frozen lakes, as it was cheaper than bringing it back south after highway construction. I think Kluane Lake, maybe Muncho, were good places.

[1899b]

Originally Posted by Team Anzac

Actually seen that this evening. Makes you wonder how much is buried up there on Stoney. History of this area is fascinating actually.

Big time!!!

[Kurt505]

Strange lights have been spotted on the curve in highway 63 by the turn off to Stoney mountain.

[Team Anzac]

Originally Posted by Kurt505

Strange lights have been spotted on the curve in highway 63 by the turn off to Stoney mountain.

Wouldn't have anything to do with the LSD we used to pop at them bush parties.lol

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Team Anzac

Wouldn't have anything to do with the LSD we used to pop at them bush parties.lol

We? You must of had a mouse in your pocket!

[greylynx]

As a little kid in NE B.C. my friends and I used to dig up all sorts of stuff left by the US military. It was Alaska Highway stuff.

I was taught very early in life what a blasting cap and a piece of dynamite looked like.

Back to Alberta.

I did not realize Anzac was that large of an operation. They had quite an HF set up from those pictures. I wonder if they were part of that Doppler experiment.

I also recall Beaverlodge which continued into the late 1980's

[Team Anzac]

At one time there was 2000-4000 US troops in this area. Was probably the best thing that could have happened, get some new gene's into the community. There used to be a house by the Snye that had all sorts of Army memorabillia. Willies Jeeps and such, think it was Syd Mckays place. Think I'll do some poking around up in them hills this summer.

[1899b]

Originally Posted by Team Anzac

At one time there was 2000-4000 US troops in this area. Was probably the best thing that could have happened, get some new gene's into the community. There used to be a house by the Snye that had all sorts of Army memorabillia. Willies Jeeps and such, think it was Syd Mckays place. Think I'll do some poking around up in them hills this summer.

Not sure about the memorballia but yeah, Syd had lots of old iron outside thats for sure. Not sure what ever became of him after he was at the controls of that crane and Luc from L Roberts was killed......

[Team Anzac]

Not sure either, but all that land was sold as commercial property. So I'm sure he was compensated fairly well. An appartment block sits on that property now.