The Freedom Seeker, by Jim Deegan, January 22, 1988 (The escape of “Sam” from the Banff Buffalo Paddock inspired Jim to compose this poem about the escape and subsequent recapture of Sam).

Timberline Tales revised edition – Folklore in Verse of the Canadian Rockies Jim Deegan THE FREEDOM SEEKER Out at the buffalo paddock Within the confines of the Park The autumn leaves had fallen And the land lay cold and...

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Jimmy Deegan Stories

After passing on Don Mickles story of Jim Deegans last ride to my mother Alice Hermanrude she started to laugh and retell several stories of Jim when he was Dads assistant at Healy Creek for 2 summers.   The first one one...

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