On the Sunday we said goodbye to Drumheller and prepared for the trip home. Even though it was 76 kms further North, we made a detour to visit the town of Hanna. The photo on the left was taken out of the front window on the way to Hanna, you can see how flat it is. 
The community was named in honor of one of the country's most eminent industrialists, David Blythe Hanna who was president of Canadian National Railways at the time. Hanna is most famous for being the hometown of the multi-platinum rock band, Nickelback.
In the spring and fall, hundreds of thousands of Canada Grey Geese, land and feed in the Hanna Area. I don't know much about hunting but apparently you can take up to 28 geese and 8 ducks per day here which seems a lot of plucking to me. They also advertise over 100 different birds can be found in the area. I guess they have separate areas for the birdwatchers.
The town's main sources of revenue are agriculture, oil production, tourism, coal mining and retirement. 
Hanna's Loonie Store
No this is not where they send the loonies or crazy Hannas. It is actually Hanna's $1 shop. A loonie, is the slang term for the Canadian dollar.
Our impression of Hanna was a very unassuming town, with a strong civic and family focus.
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