Lady Agnes Macdonald, Mother of Confederation

Can you imagine sitting unstrapped on an old candle box nailed to the cowcatcher of a 60 ton train travelling at roller coaster speeds down 2800 feet of a Rocky Mountain slope toward the Kicking Horse River below? I can’t. But the spirited Lady Agnes Macdonald would not be dissuaded and accomplished this feat in 1886.... Continue Reading →

Blog at WordPress.com.

Up ↑