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We initiated our map project by asking local illustrators to create maps of their favourite parts of Calgary. Then we sat back and awaited their submissions. (Hey, we’re ideas people; we can’t draw to save our lives.)

The response from these talented creative types was both enthusiastic and eclectic. Some offered maps that draw on childhood memories, both bitter and sweet as pancake syrup. Others offered their takes on landmarks that will be seen in unfamiliar ways.

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In other words, the results were deeply personal, but the maps can be used as a starting point for gaining a new perspective on your old haunts. Who knew, for instance, that Prince’s Island Park has both a duck-poop atoll and a cyclist death gauntlet?

The maps range all over the city but each captures a view of our local geography that may have escaped your notice.

Begin your explorations by clicking on each map to see a large-scale version.

Brentwood, by Maddi Matthews

Marda Loop, by Jacquie Lee

Prince’s Island, by Tanya Lam

Ramsay, by Sam Hester

The Rivers of Calgary, by Maria Stoian

Marlborough Park, by Kyle Metcalf