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Williams Lake mural brings the past to life … and solves a modern problem
What does an art gallery do when they have a storage problem and a building designated historic which they cannot …
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Volunteers work to restore, preserve and share historic Juneau lighthouse
An abandoned lighthouse that’s been standing alone in Alaska’s Lynn Canal for almost 50 years is on track …
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Explore Fort Edmonton’s new Indigenous Peoples Experience through Dec. 19
Earlier this year, Fort Edmonton Park in Alberta welcomed its first visitors after a nearly three-year closure and a …
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Are you brave enough to tour Oliver’s ghost town at night?
Did you know Oliver has a ghost town dating back to the gold rush era with tales of murder and mystery? Come and …
Are you brave enough to tour Oliver’s ghost town at night?Read More
West Coast ghosts share a haunted history of Victoria and Vancouver
Ghostly tales abound in BC, and like most ghost stories, many have at least an element of truth to them — there …
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Where history and imagination take flight: A selection of the West Coast’s aeronautical museums
No matter what kind of plane it is, I can’t help looking up — I am fascinated by flight. When you consider …
Why this Alaska-to-Yukon hike should be on every adventurer’s list for 2022
If you like hiking, you’ll love the Chilkoot Trail. If you don’t like hiking, there’s enough …
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Fastest freighter in the Yukon shares riverboat history from new home in Carcross
It used to be that the shores of Yukon rivers were lined with decaying riverboats. Old Whitehorse photographs show …
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The West’s living history museums bring the past to life
I don’t know about you, but I love trying to picture what it might have been like to live in a different time. …
The West’s living history museums bring the past to lifeRead More
Maritime Museum of BC sails into new home port
Everything is ship-shape and Bristol fashion at the Maritime Museum of BC, and just in time for a grand …
Victoria’s architecture steeped in history
Architecture surrounds us, in our homes, at work or walking and driving through our towns and cities. We see it …