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"Ballachulish was a railway station at Ballachulish on the southern shore of Loch Leven at East Laroch (south Ballachulish) in Highland. History Train arriving in pouring rain at Ballachulish to form last train to Oban, 26 March 1966 This station opened as Ballachulish on 20 August 1903Butt (1995), page 23 with two platforms. There was a goods yard on the north side of the station. Within two years it was renamed as Ballachulish & Glencoe and renamed again following the opening of the 'new' road between Glencoe Village and Kinlochleven in 1908 as Ballachulish (Glencoe) for Kinlochleven. Apart for a short closure in 1953, this latter name remained until closure in 1966. In the railway timetables the name was shortened to simply Ballachulish with a note stating "Ballachulish is the Station for Glencoe and Kinlochleven".Table 33, British Railways, Passenger Services Scotland summer 1962. The station was opened by the Callander and Oban Railway, which was absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the Scottish Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Railways Board in 1966, when the Ballachulish Branch closed. In the early 1990s the station buildings were converted into a medical centre. Houses have been built in the station yard. The engine shed remained, being used by a local garage until 2015, when it was demolished to make way for more private housing. Signalling Throughout its existence, the Ballachulish Branch was worked by the electric token system. Ballachulish signal box was located west of the platforms, on the north side of the railway. It had 21 levers. References Notes Sources * Ballachulish station on navigable 1954 map Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1903 Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Category:Disused railway stations in Highland (council area) Category:Beeching closures in Scotland Category:Former Caledonian Railway stations Category:James Miller railway stations "
"Sjölunden (Swedish: sjö: lake, lund: grove) is the Swedish language camp site associated with Concordia Language Villages and is located at the Concordia site at Turtle River Lake, near Bemidji, Minnesota. After 30 years without an architecturally authentic Swedish site, the first step towards a village was taken on August 11, 2006 when groundbreaking for the new site took place. Sjölunden can house approximately 85 people at a time. Sjölunden is a village for language immersion where American villagers come to live and experience Swedish language and culture. History The Swedish language was added to Concordia Language Villages in 1975 as the sixth language, following German (1961), French (1962) Spanish, Norwegian (both 1963) and Russian (1966). Sjölunden moved to Salolampi, the Finnish site, shortly after it was built in the early 1990s. The new site Map of planned buildings for the Sjölunden new site Groundbreaking for the new Sjölunden site took place on August 11, 2006. Architectural inspiration has been taken from Swedish fishing villages, of which there are a lot on the Swedish west coast. The village was designed by Saint Paul, Minnesota architect Kerrik Wessel, AIA, in 2004. The new Sjölunden is located right next to the Finnish site at Turtle River Lake. Rather than being a village on its own, it is designed to complement the Finnish site. Some facilities will be missing from Sjölunden, such as a soccer field, beach, and a camp store. Additionally, the three cabins will not be sufficient to house all villagers and staff. A list of the new site buildings and the years they were completed, in order of completion. * Vävstugan (the weaving studio) 2007 * Båthuset (the boathouse) 2007 * Visby* (villager cabin) 2008 * Birka* (villager cabin) 2010 * Gamla Uppsala (the staff housing unit) 2009 * Biblioteket (the library) 2014 * Sigtuna* (villager cabin) 2019 * Matsalen (the dining hall) anticipated References External links * Sjölunden Official Site Category:Summer camps in Minnesota Category:Concordia Language Villages Category:Language camps Category:Swedish-language education "