Kaslo & Area Guide 2018

KASLO AND AREA
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This year, 2018, the
Village of Kaslo
Welcome!
is celebrating 125
Kaslo is Celebrating 125 Years!

years since it was
first incorporated.
Of course numbers
are arbitrary, and
we Kaslovians cele-
brate each other and where we live
any time we jolly well please, and
we do so often, more often than we
whine (we’re human like that, too.)
But marker years cause us to stop Kaslo 60th Anniversary Jubilee, 1953
and reflect, which in turn inspires us the moonrise when the full moon
to go ahead and make a mark of our own, is finally released by the jagged
here and now. peaks of the Purcell mountains.
There will be many projects and events Kaslo is an easy place to fall in
commemorating a century and a quarter love with; the beauty of its set-
of life in this mountain town on the big ting is almost overwhelming at
lake. In the centre of this special edition of first. Look across the brilliant Kaslo 125th Anniversary, 2018 Photo: Dan Sequin
the Kaslo Guide we hope you’ll enjoy the clear water of Kootenay Lake at the ciate the beauty of the landscape – just as
snippets we have chosen from our remark- mountains opposite. The Purcells appear today a biker on the newly hewn trail up
able history. On the Victorian Day long unmarked by roads and man-made struc- Strawberry Ridge stops, drops her hands
weekend join us and all those returning for tures. The forested slopes beckon hikers, from the grips and takes a few moments just
Kaslo’s annual homecoming at May Days, mountain bikers and backcountry skiers, to gaze over Kootenay Lake.
a community party that has been reuniting and provide inspiration for musicians and Come and visit!
relatives and rousing a rabble every year artists. The most dramatic peak, snow-
without fail since 1892. The big day, when topped for all but a few weeks every year, For all the generations of people who have
there is sure to be lots of pomp and cere- is the mountain named after the Norse god made their home in Kaslo since 1893,
mony, speeches and an unveiling or two, Loki, a legendary trickster and a shape shift- growing up hasn’t changed that much.
will be August 14, Kaslo’s official birthday. er. Climbing Mt Loki is a rite of passage for Listen to Mary Carolyn Davies in her
For a village with a population of under many Kaslovians. poem A Mining Town, Kaslo BC
1,000 people, Kaslo sure has a lot going on. Kaslo kids grow up with the lake as their
“…I see you again, town of my childhood.
This is not just the contemporary face of front yard and the bush as their backyard.
Kaslo – in the late 1890s Kaslo was often All that wildness fosters a sense of adven- Eager, flaming town. Confident, alert,
called “The City of Energy.” Perhaps it’s be- ture, an urge to get out there. They carve Town of the mountainside with glaciers
cause the townsite is so compact, and far their own paths or follow the route of the above you, and snow peaks;
enough away from larger centres that we wagon roads and pack horse trails. In the … Was ever a child of yours
need to create our own entertainment. old days, access was carved through the afraid, little Town?
Highlights on the calendar are May Days mountains by hand, by steam donkey, and They all have the eyes of you,
and the Kaslo Jazz Etc festival in August, the giant Timber Hog (an early chainsaw.)
eyes that see far
when the population of Kaslo triples and we It was the lure of minerals and the towering
welcome amazing musicians on the floating timber that drew on the prospectors and And your hands of daring, and your
stage in the bay, and dance on the beach, fallers over a century ago. But you have to heart of reckless joy.”
under the August sun and in the shine of think that some of them paused to appre-
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Map of Kaslo and the West Kootenay

Upper Index:
Arrow Lakes West Kootenay Map ..................5
Ferry
Trout Ferry Schedules .........................7
Lake
Halcyon Historical Landmarks ............9-11
Hot Springs Gerrard Duncan
Lake Events Calendar ......................11
UPPER
23
Festivals .............................13-15
31
Recreation ..............................17
ARR
Howser Artists & Artisans ...............19-21

Nakusp 125th Anniversary Section .. 22-32
OW
Hot Springs Meadow Purcell Wilderness

Creek
Conservancy Kaslo Street Map ................26-27
LA
Cooper
Nakusp Healing & Wellness ............35-38
KE
Creek
Argenta
Lardeau Day Trips ............................40-43
Johnson’s
Arrow 6 Landing Woodbury ...............................45
l
Park Trai
reek Ainsworth ...............................46
Arrow Park y of the Gh Fry C
Ferry Valle ost
s North End of Kootenay Lake .....47
6 Retallack
Slocan Sandon Dining Guide ...........................48
Lake
New Denver 31A
Burton Accommodations Guide .....49-50
6 Needles
Home of the SS Moyie
Cable
Ferry
Silverton KASLO National Historic Site Churches .................................50
Mirror
Lake
Needles Fauquier Valhalla 31
Park
Kokanee Be Bear Aware
Glacier Woodbury
Kootenay Lake Ferry wildsafebc.com
Edgewood Park Ainsworth Kootenay Bay
Slocan Hot Springs If you meet a bear in the wild,
Crawford Bay
remain calm. Never approach or
6 Balfour chase the bear; instead face the
Koch Creek Harrop bear without making eye contact
Road Cable Ferry ek
G ra y C rea d and back away slowly. Take the
LOWER
Procter Pa s s Ro same route out that you came in.

3A Harrop Ask at the Kaslo Visitors Centre
Passmore
at the SS Moyie for local
KOO
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information on bears.
NELSON
TEN
Deer On Highway
W
3A Deer can be encountered on all

LA
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3A 6 East West Kootenay highways, espe-

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cially at dusk.
LAK
Shore
They can be unpredictable
CASTLEGAR Regional
around vehicles. Please drive
E
Airport
slowly and with caution.
3 Salmo
22
Christina 3
Lake 3B Cover Photos:
3B 3
Regional
Kaslo aerial: Ken Hewat
TRAIL Airport CRESTON Mtn Biker:
Thomas Nowaczynski
Rossland
Christina Lake
Rykerts
Street aerial: Dan Seguin
Cascade Paterson Waneta Nelway Jazz Etc Festival:
Louis Bockner
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There are 94 National Historic Sites in
the vast province of British Columbia
originally built in 1896 as a hotel. It was so
busy in town then that each bed was rented
Landmarks
Kaslo Village Hall

and only five in all of the West Kootenay. out to three miners, who slept in shifts. It
There are two National Historic Sites in later became a bank, a bottling company for
Kaslo – the Village Hall on 4th Street ginger beer and sodas, and a boatworks.
and the SS Moyie, the oldest intact pas- 76 years ago, in the late winter of 1942, it
senger sternwheeler in the world. became the home for eighty men, women
and children who did not arrive by choice.
The SS Moyie It was World War II and the BC govern-
When she was launched on October 22, ment, with an Order In Council, initiated
1898, there were no roads, no trains, and a scheme whereby Canadians of Japanese
only foot, horse or mule travel into these descent were exiled to the interior of the
hidden mountain valleys. You could not province. With only one bag of posses-
overstate this ship’s value, or the affection sions each to remind them of their former
the people in the many isolated commun- life on the coast, thousands were forced to
The Langham
ities on Kootenay Lake felt for her during live in tent camps and in the old buildings
her 60 years of faithful service on the lake. that had been abandoned after the mining
The ship is still a welcoming sight. The SS boom went bust.
Moyie is both Kaslo’s Visitor Centre and a In 1942, Kaslo’s heyday was a distant mem-
captivating museum. Read more about the ory. This influx of new residents made national films in the theatre, and partici-
Moyie on page 11. a big impression and animated the half pate in a wide variety of workshops and
classes. In 2014, the Architecture Founda-
The Kaslo Village Hall tion of British Columbia named 12 of the
best buildings in BC. The Langham was
(Kaslo’s “City” days are long gone!) was
recognized as one of that elite dozen.
built in 1898 – the same year the SS Moyie
made her maiden voyage on Kootenay The self-guided tour of the Japanese Can-
Saint Andrew's Church

Lake. It is the oldest municipal hall still adian Museum features a series of photo-
standing in mainland BC. For the past graphs and writings on the walls and
decade this graceful wooden building has stairways of the building. There are sound
undergone extensive restoration, both stations where one can hear the authen-
outside and inside. While the library re- tic voices of internees. On the third floor
mained open on the ground floor despite there is also a re-creation of the living
the ongoing works, Kaslo Village staff and quarters of a family of Nisei (Canadian
council moved their offices to the Kemball citizens of Japanese descent); a snap shot
Memorial Centre in 2009. After almost a of what it must have been like to live in
decade they will be moving back to the internal exile in one’s own country.
Village Hall this year. Kaslo Village Hall - Photo: Karma Halleran Langham Gallery hours are Thursday
through Sunday, 1 – 4 pm. The Japanese
St Andrew’s Church, empty town. After the war was over, all but Canadian museum is open weekdays from
like the Village, is also celebrating 125 three of the interned families left the vil- 10 am to 4 pm, seven days a week. For
years. Several events are planned includ- lage. On 6 August 1988 a ceremony to for- more information call 250-353-2661 or
ing an old fashioned pantomime “Tell Me mally apologize to the Japanese Canadians email langham@netidea.com, or you can
An Old Story’’ – the story of St Andrew’s interned in the Langham and elsewhere in go to their website www.thelangham.ca
beginnings in 1893 up to today. Local ac- Kaslo took place. The Village of Kaslo be-
tors will represent some of the town’s fore- came the first municipality to offer redress.
fathers who participated in the building Until the early seventies, the building did
of the church, the impact on the church not see much love and demolition of the
of the fire and floods the following year, raw, derelict building seemed inevitable.
and the connection with Rev. K. Shimuzu An energetic local group, organized by
whose congregation of Japanese Canadian Michael Guthrie, saw its potential for a
internees worshiped here. cultural centre and purchased the build-
ing. The Langham Cultural Society was
The Langham formed in 1974 and for four decades has
There are many old buildings in Kaslo, but been a hub of arts, culture and heritage in
arguably none can match the Langham as Kaslo and the surrounding region. It cur-
a witness to the challenges met by all those rently houses galleries, studios, a small in-
who have climbed its elegant central stair- timate theatre, and the Japanese Canadian
way. For some, the clapboard sided, cedar Museum. During the year, the public can
shake-roofed building on A Avenue and view a variety of exhibitions in the galler-
Fifth Street was their workplace – it was ies, attend plays, music events and inter-

kaSLo
LoggerS
SPo20r18t “One of the best
buildings in BC”
Architecture Foundation
of BC, 2014
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Lumber Jacks & Jills at their best: Workshops
Log rolling, tree climbing, axe throwing & more Community Events
Japanese Canadian
CoMe watCh the CoMPetitorS battLe it out for Museum
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for schedule of events
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Landmarks
SS Moyie
SS Moyie Sternwheeler
Come down to the ship at the bot- Kootenay Star
tom of Front Street for a journey Mining Museum
into the not-so-distant past that feels
like a world away. The sternwheeler This little museum, right in the middle of
SS Moyie belongs to the era when Front Street, celebrates an era when hard,
only steamships could have brought hard work, and unimaginable risk, was
so many settlers and prospectors to the norm for most people. At its found-
this difficult landscape. Kootenay ing, Kaslo was the gateway to the “mining
Lake was the only highway. metropolis of the world”; a time when for-
For nearly sixty years, sternwheelers tunes were made and lost in a day.
provided a transportation lifeline to Hundreds of old tools from the boomtown
the many isolated communities on Photo: Karma Halleran years are on display – also mining ma-
Kootenay Lake. The staterooms and You can tour her decks and her state chines, assaying paraphernalia and min-
decks of the SS Moyie and her sister ships rooms, including the elegant Ladies Salon, eral samples, and miners’ gear. At the back,
welcomed the miners, entrepreneurs, or go down below and look at all the cargo there is one room devoted to the early days
farmers and pioneer families who wanted and the great coal fired engine in her belly. of forestry. Axes of all different shapes and
Kootenay Star Mining Museum

to settle (or make a fortune) in the rough sizes, and crosscut saws cover the walls. A
territory. When she was launched on Octo- Storyboards at street level describe the stump in the middle of the room bristles
ber 22, 1898, there were no roads, no trains, scope and scale of the restorations that are with some of the first power saws ever
and of course no air travel into these hid- still ongoing today. If you hear her whistle used for falling trees and bucking timber.
den mountain valleys. The ships were the blow, someone has succumbed to the mes- Imagine hefting any one of these mon-
only means of mass transportation, freight sage on the little sign “Blow the whistle, strous old chainsaws in the saw room.
and mail service. And so they came – the $5.” Show me a kid of any age, anywhere,
who could resist that whistle cord! Photos and ephemera and even personal
rich, the poor, the prospectors and settlers items from Kaslo’s early years are displayed
all mingled together on the decks, in the The sternwheeler is open daily for self- on the walls and in cabinets – medicine bot-
salons, and at table… The sternwheelers guided tours from Mother’s Day through tles, spectacles, a restaurant menu, a photo
were the bearers of our destiny. to Thanksgiving weekend. She is also home of horses wearing snowshoes… After your
Once on board, you will be immersed in to the Kaslo Visitors Centre. The Moyie is visit, enjoy the warm atmosphere at Teresa’s,
the old days when ladies’ dresses swept located at 324 Front Street, Kaslo. For more a unique coffee shop above the museum,
around their ankles and men wore woolen information see www.klhs.bc.ca or phone/ which serves homemade delectables, sand-
suits and always a hat. fax 250-353-2525. wiches, espresso coffees and ice cream.
Events
The Slocan Ramblers, Bluegrass, Argenta Fall Faire
Polar Bear Plunge Jan 1 Langham May 11 2nd or 3rd weekend in September
The New Oxford Quartet, Thanksgiving Rainbow Derby
Salon of the Arts, Langham Jan 19
St Andrew’s Church May 15 Woodbury Resort Oct 6-8
Events Calendar
Robbie Burns Night, BlueBelle Jan 25 Kaslo May Days Festival May 19-21 Christmas Light Up Celebration Dec 1
BC Day Kaslo Logger Sports May 19, 20 Kaslo Legion Craft Faire Dec 1
Winter in the Forest Festival Feb 12
Kaslo Show n' Shine May 20 Winter Solstice Celebrations Dec 21
Heritage Week Activities Feb 19–25 Canada Day July 1 Kaslo Jamboree Hockey Tournament
Early Years of Kaslo, Langham March 2 Kaslo Art Walk summer months Dec 22, 23
Twin Bandit, folk duo, Langham March 3 Jazz Etc. Festival Aug 3-5 ONGOING:
Alexei Tartakovsky, pianist IDIDaRide-Run Aug 11 Kaslo Saturday Market
St Andrew’s Church Mar 9
Pirate’s Day SS Moyie Aug 12 June 9 to Sept 22, 10-2pm
Easter Dolly Derby, Woodbury Resort Workshops, exhibitions, speakers
Columbia Basin Culture Tour Aug 11, 12
March 31-April 2 & film series www.thelangham.ca
Kaslo’s 125th Birthday Aug 14
The Zodiac Trio Piano, violin, clarinet
British Car Show Sept 9
St Andrew’s Church April 5 www.visitkaslo.com
Small Glories folk/roots, Langham April 14 Lardeau Valley Harvest Festival Sept 29 For up to date event info.

in Kaslo

Winter in the Forest
Festivals
May Days Kaslo Jazz Etc.

Got the winter blues? February is the
shortest month in the year, but sometimes Kaslo Logger Sports
you wonder if it will ever end. When you
feel blue from too much white, it’s time to
celebrate outside with music and food and
good company.
Some unusual events in this outdoor fes-
tival include human dogsled races for
charity, Swede sawing competition and
the water boil race. Enjoy the sweet sticki-
ness of maple taffy, a steaming cup of
homemade soup or baked beans, hot dogs
and cocoa and hot cider. Or make your
own bannock on a stick over the bonfire.
Local musicians and storytellers will en- Winter in the Forest
tertain you.
The festival takes place on BC Family Day Show 'n’ Shine
every year at the Kaslo airstrip which is Come down to Front Street on
Kaslo Logger Sports Show n' Shine

just below all the True Blue trails. originating in the logging camps in this
the Sunday of May Days. From the SS country in the late 1800s. Today, there are
Moyie on up to the top of Front Street, logger sports competitions across North
classic cars and trucks will be displayed
May Days in a splashy array of gleaming paint and
America, northern Europe and even Aus-
tralia and New Zealand. Kaslo’s early spring
Kaslo has been celebrating May Days in chrome. The street will be closed off to event is the kick-off show for the Canadian
its own inimitable style for over a century. regular traffic, music will be playing and western circuit. The individual events are
Her first May Days you can grab some fast-paced and range from tree climbing an
was celebrated in great street food too. 80 foot spar pole to chopping through a 12
1892. Plan to share A few classic car owners inch standing chop block to precariously
in the excitement of have been coming to balancing on a springboard 10 feet in the
the 126th May Days this event for each of the air! Don’t forget the log burling – competi-
this year from May twenty years Kaslo’s car tive one-on-one log rolling – which ends
19 – 21. aficionados have been with competitors splashing into the chilly
In the old days the hosting this fun street water of the burling pond.
sternwheelers ran party. It’s old home The venue is the shore of beautiful Kootenay
excursion trips from week for the guys – and Lake with its backdrop of the Purcell Moun-
Nelson and stopped increasingly the women tain Range. Logger Sports is run by volun-
to pick up revellers – who can express teers and is sponsored by local businesses,
at every point along the way, while others themselves through vehicles. This is such a groups and individuals. Mark your calendars
arrived in every type of boat and convey- friendly scene that it’s always a relief to the (Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20) and
ance, filling the streets of Kaslo with min- organizers if some out-of-towners agree we’ll see you at this exciting family show.
ers, prospectors and their families. The to perform the necessary but pitfall-laden
main event then was a horse race down job of judging, even though usually there Longstanding Slo-Pitch Tradition
Front Street, with prizes as high as $250, are as many prizes as entrants. If you see
a spectacularly mustachioed man in ani- Kaslo has hosted a 3 day slo-pitch tourna-
and a unique “Prospectors’ Race.”
mated conversation, without doubt you’ve ment on the May long weekend for close
May Days has events for all ages and tastes to 40 years. Local teams as well as out of
– theatre, musicians in the park, a slow- spotted Dave B., one of the Show 'n’ Shine
organizers. Introduce yourself! town teams from Lardeau, Procter, Nel-
pitch tournament, a Show ‘n’ Shine, kids’ son, Castlegar, Trail, Kelowna, Vancouver,
races, as well as food, craft and wellness Hills, and Silverton (to name a few) have
booths. On Saturday and Sunday, cheer Feats of amazing skill and daring
competed here. Some great rivalries have
along with the crowd watching the Log- This is a show you don’t want to miss. Every been formed and many memorable games
ger Sports down by the beach. On Monday Victoria Day long weekend lumber Jacks have been played. The tournament has al-
join the people lined up along Front Street and Jills come to Kaslo’s Logger Sports ways proceeded, rain or shine. Kaslo's ball
and catch the sights and sounds of the May Grounds from all over North America and field is situated at Vimy Park by Kootenay
Days parade. Afterwards, walk down to the even further. These athletes, whose skills are Lake. It would be hard to find a more pic-
maypole in Vimy Park and watch the chil- linked more closely to Canada as the land of turesque backdrop for a sports event with
dren weave ribbons in a traditional may- legendary timber than any other sport, put the mountains and lake everywhere you
pole dance, just as their parents and grand- on a show that always wows the crowds. look. Players and spectators alike look for-
parents did when they too were children. The sport has a rich and colourful history ward to this event every year.

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The best little Festivals
Artwalk iDIDaRide & Run

summer festival
Free-range fun for the whole family! Jazz
is in the name, but in the last 25 years
and counting, the scope of the music has
broadened – grown outward with the event
itself, which spills down over the lake, into
Kaslo’s downtown and, finally, the summer
vibe gets reinvigorated at all the pop-up
campsites and on the beaches.
As festival organizer Paul Heinrichs points
out “There’s not much traditional jazz in
the lineup. But what it really comes down Columbia Basin See 'Shovels and Rope'
to is – what’s jazz? You could talk for hours Culture Tour 2018 at Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival
about that.”
The ninth annual Columbia Basin Culture
Festival goers will discover a diversity of Tour is a fun weekend that combines a road The feedback from last year's race gave
musical genres, a natural laid-back en- trip with a customized cultural experience. clear evidence that the growth of IDIDa-
vironment that’s very family friendly, qual- Visit new artists or view new works from Ride will be exponential. Mark it on your
ity sound, and truly exceptional talent. your favourite artisans. Experience craft calendar, and book the time off you need
to take part in BC's hottest new event.
When the Light Returens

Mountains rising over 10,000 feet from the demonstrations or discover local history.
lake are the backdrop for the performers. Meet performers and writers, ask questions http://ididaride-kaslo.ca/
The audience can watch and listen while of historians and curators or browse local
reclining on the sunny, sandy beach, in the art, books, music and craft. Roll out for this When the light returns
shade of the trees, or even while swimming free, self-guided tour on August 11 and 12 In mid-December, when the sun slips be-
or boating in the water around the stage. from 10 am to 5 pm. Simply grab a map, hind True Blue Mountain just after two
From a 2017 review, post-festival … your Culture Tour Directory and go! o’clock in the afternoon, people in Kaslo
“…(New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz) Look for directories at the Langham or SS really yearn for the promise of longer days.
Bandleader Ben Jaffe (bass, tuba) made a Moyie Visitor Centre or order one online For people throughout the ages – from the
huge impression on the elated crowd. He at www.cbculturetour.com ancient Egyptians and Celts to the Hopi –
said, “With that backdrop it’s hard not to The Columbia Basin Culture Tour is a pro- midwinter has been a significant time of
feel sexy!” and thanked the crowd for be- ject of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alli- ritual, reflection, and renewal. Though the
ing there and bringing their kids: “That’s ance and is funded by Columbia Basin Trust. year’s shortest day heralds the onset of win-
the best part, some of those kids dancing ter, it also promises the gradual return of the
out there!” Keyboardist Kyle Roussel added, iDIDaRide & Run sun after a prolonged period of darkness.
“We want to thank all the kids for dragging There are usually a few solstice celebrations
their parents out here too.” Kaslo iDIDaRide & Run is a five event
happening in the area on December 20 or
Kaslo Jamboree
mountain bike and trail running race, to
–Halynn Blanchard, Earshot Jazz, Seattle be held Saturday, August 11 on the fabu- 21. Join the Kaslo Trailblazers in a lantern
Keep an eye on their website as the acts are lous Kaslo and area trail network. procession from the main trailhead at the
confirmed. www.kaslojazzfest.com end of Higashi Way to the covered bridge.
This is the second year for this event and Gather at the bridge picnic area for free
there is something for everyone in the hot chocolate while you cozy up around
Artwalk family. Bike races of 40, 20 and 8 km as the fire pits.
is a fusion of visual art and performance. well as running races of 20 km and 8 km
David Stewart of Heritage & Arts in the are on the menu. Kaslo Jamboree
North Kootenay (HANK) says there “are The first year was a great success with over
plans to make it a more celebratory event For nine years now, on the last week-
100 contestants, from as far away as Eng- end before Christmas, the infamous,
with musicians, food, and guided tours…” land, participating on the great single track
Sounds like fun! Details will be made nay notorious, K-Jam has fogged the air
trails around Kaslo. in the Kaslo Arena. It’s old home week
available as the plans unfold.
Some starts and all the finishes are at the log- for all of the graduates of Kaslo’s storied
The best way to know what’s coming up gers sport grounds, situated on the shores of Minor Hockey Association but anybody
is to keep an eye on the events listings Kootenay Lake. The venue is unparalleled in can play as long as they have a connec-
in the Pennywise paper or on Facebook beauty. Many a racer last year happily went tion to Kaslo. The hockey players always
VisitKasloToday. straight into the lake upon finishing. The five have a lot of fun, they usually raise a bit
events offer a variety that makes it "a day" of money for charity, and the players on
for all. From novice riders and runners to the winning team get to hoist the coveted
www.visitkaslo.com the most experienced athlete competing in Colander Cup. Plus they get a full year of
the longer races, each will be challenged and bragging rights until K-Jam rolls around
For up to date event info. satisfied at the end of their day. again next December.

Kaslo
XC Mountain Bike and Trail Running Races
ic
Histor iDIDaRide & Run
Golf Club Established 1923
Saturday, August 11 ~ Kaslo BC
What other people may find in poetry or art museums,

I find in the flight of a good drive.
~Arnold Palmer
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XC Mountain Bike and Trail Running Races
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Recreation
Tee Time The Kaslo Curling Club has a men’s,
Recreation
Golf
women’s and mixed league, as well as jun-
At the Kaslo Golf Club there is a spectacular
view at each of the 9 holes. Whether you are
ior programs and a drop-in night. There Kootenay Lake Parks
is an active social club, and they welcome
an experienced golfer or a beginner, there are There are quite a few provincial parks on
visitors and newcomers to the sport.
enough nuances of play to keep you coming Kootenay Lake, some quite tiny and ac-
The Kaslo complex is one of the benefits
Skatepark
back to enjoy the course. cessible only by boat, and others that are
that encourages people and connected to vast
The timber frame clubhouse features a fully families to move to Kaslo.
licensed restaurant with a varied menu, Want to visit some areas of protected wil-
Many say they would never derness.
specials and take-out. The food is always have come without one. It is a ancient trees?
fresh and made from scratch. Dine inside Kootenay Lake Prov-
prized amenity, providing re- There are still some pockets
or on the covered patio where you can relax incial Park is really five
creation, social activities, and of ancient forest near Kaslo
and enjoy the view. Occasionally you’ll different parks.
pride. Every icetime is prime- that are easily accessible.
catch sight of a few deer, elk or a bear stroll- time in Kaslo! Campbell Bay: A
Plan to visit at least one –
ing across the greens, taking the shortcut to small park on Koote-
Tennis
bring your walking shoes
the lake. Have your camera ready! The forest and your camera. These are nay Lake, just across
You do not usually have to pre-book tee the lake from Kaslo. It
times. There are rental clubs and pull and
and the trees special places:
has a sandy beach and
power carts, and motorcyclists can get free If you were to fly over the vil- Retallack Cedar Trail: 28 km is only accessible by
club rentals. lage of Kaslo, you’d be struck by west of Kaslo on Hwy 31A. boat. Primitive camp-
Kaslo Recreation Complex

how small this community is in Kokanee Glacier Park Old ing facilities.
2018 Fun Events: the surrounding vastness of the
Growth Forest: Davis Creek: The
Ladies Rainbow Tournament August 21. forested hills and mountains
About 49 km south of Kaslo smallest park on Koote-
Two Lady Best-Ball Scramble. Lots of fun. that seem to go on forever.
on Hwy 3A, then turn right nay Lake but easily ac-
Lots of prizes. Lots of good food! Registra- Take a walk through these for- on Gibson Lake Rd, drive
tion $50, 250-353-2410 or edlindawillms@ ests and you’ll begin to see the cessible by Highway 3.
up for 11.4 km.
hotmail.com or patti2names@gmail.com trees. There is huge diversity Lost Ledge: This park
here – it’s known as the Koo- John Fenger Memorial Trail: is really a stretch of
Kaslo Sk8Park tenay mix. Fir, larch, cedar, North of Kaslo on Hwy 31 shoreline on the west
From bikes to skateboards, the kids ride hemlock and pine tower above approx. 70 km in the Goat side of the north
them all. This has to be the most scenic you. A rich variety of species Range Provincial Park. arm of Kootenay
skatepark anywhere in the world – right of trees, plants, animals and lake and is also ac-
birds all thrive in this area – the cessible by Hwy 3.
on the beach, just north of the Kaslo river
second wettest climate zone in the province From both parks you can enjoy spectacu-
mouth. See map pg. 27. after the coastal rainforest. lar views of the Purcell Mountains to the
Tennis, anyone? Elevation, as you might expect in this east, not to mention fishing, boating and
mountainous area, is a major defining fac- swimming. The forested campsites are
Whether you’re interested in an after- tor for what can flourish in a particular eco- popular with anglers and families for their
noon match or information on a season
Parks
system, or biogeoclimatic zone. But so is the informal camping experience and lovely
membership, both can be arranged at the degree of slope and the aspect – how much wild beaches.
Kaslo Motel, 250-353-2431, 330 D Ave. sunshine? how steep? how high?
The courts are located on the south end of Coffee Creek: If you happen to be driving
Wildfires from lightning strikes have always along the highway from Kaslo to Nelson,
town by the arena. For information email altered the forested hills. Only the cedars in
kaslotennis@netidea.com you will have plenty of warning that you
the wet valley bottoms and the Douglas fir are approaching this park. When you find
with its thick bark have a measure of pro-
Kaslo Recreation Complex tection against the sporadic seasonal fires.
yourself slowing down to 50 kms per hour
The Kaslo and District Complex draws Look at the mountain slopes and see the and hugging a rock bluff on your right side,
people to its doors like a light shining forest fire history. If you can spy a subtle with Kootenay Lake straight down from
bright draws moths. This asset was built patterning of patches, rather like a sculpted the cliff on your left side, you know you’re
by community effort in 1975, with money, wool carpet, you’re seeing the varied ages of almost there. When you descend to a little
materials and labour that were all donat- stands and the extent of old fires. bridge at the bottom of a tight switchback,
ed. The Complex includes a hockey arena pull off the highway and park in the area
Kaslo’s Community Forest Society is
and two sheets of ice on the curling rink by the river. There is a trail from there that
charged with the stewardship of the forest
side. Most weekends, both parking lots are goes under the bridge and down to the lake
resources and other values, such as water
filled with vehicles bringing both budding alongside Coffee Creek.
and recreation, in much of the Crown land
and weathered hockey stars and new and adjacent to Kaslo. It is also responsible for Midge Creek: This boat access only park
used curlers each to their cherished ice a recreation tenure – the Buchanan Re- is located on the west shore of the main
kingdoms. All ages take advantage of our creation Area, locally known as “Bucky”, body of Kootenay Lake, across from Sanca
sacred arena – seniors, oldtimers, women which is located on the lower slopes of Mt Creek. It boasts more than a kilometre of
and minor hockey all have their slot. Buchanan. sandy beach and backs onto the Midge
Creek Wildlife Management Area.

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ust 12 minutes north of Kaslo,

discover a well kept secret – a quiet,
serene, beautiful treed campground
and marina. Come relax with us, or make
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numerous attractions here in the Kootenays.
We offer for your enjoyment:
• Easy, level access for those larger units
• Treed sites, full hook-ups
• Sheltered marina, boat ramp & boat gas
• Shady spacious tent sites
• Sparkling clean washrooms & showers
• Fishing licences and freezer
facilities for your catch
• Picnic tables, firewood & fire pits
Kaslo Husky
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• Beautiful beach
• Trailers for rent
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RICH HERITAGE, MINING
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Artists & Artisans
Carved Wood
Kaslo has attracted all kinds of artists and artisans. There off on virtually everybody. Original artwork, a lively arts
are portrait painters, landscape artists, silversmiths, scene and an audible rumble during some key weekends
candlemakers, sculptors, woodworkers, potters, felt in the year is the result. The following pages will intro-
crafters, soap makers, musicians and just about any duce you to some of Kaslo and area’s many fine artists
other creative person. and craftspeople.
Like stones rolling down the riverbed in springtime, the
creative nature of so many Kaslo and area residents rubs
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Ric Gerzey – Carved Wood
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For the past 25 years Ric Gerzey has been carving and Kooterra Pottery - Karel Peeters
painting beautiful wood folk art in his home-based Karel Peeters creates bold, colourful earthenware pottery that celebrates
Jewellery
studio located in the Uphill district of Nelson. the domestic rituals surrounding the preparation and service of food.
Inspired by traditional wooden folk art, including Thirty years of experience working with earthenware clay has allowed him
decoys, weather vanes and the work of Doukhobor to develop a distinctive style of glaze applications that complement the
and Ukrainian settlers, he creates pieces with his own clean, functional forms he produces on the potter’s wheel.
distinctive style. Karel looks forward to reopening the Kooterra gallery and studio to the
Ric is continually developing his skills; the breadth of public for the fourth year on May 17. The gallery will have an expanded
his artistic output ever evolving. His sculptures range selection of pottery after the enthusiastic response from visitors during
the 2017 season. www.kooterrapottery.ca
Porcelain Ceramics
from an elegantly carved shorebird with subtle tones
to a colourful, whimsical Kootenay caricature.
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Artists & Artisans
Porcelain Ceramics - Sarah Lawless Andrew Raney – Metal Sculpture

Award-winning potter Sarah Lawless cre- available at Kooterra Pottery
ates a line of porcelain ceramics, com- & Gallery
bining ergonomic usability with a sculp- The character of birds, fish, animals,
tural emphasis on form. Her pots are creatures and objects are captured in
wheel-thrown and hand-built, with soft Galadriel Rael – spontaneous poses, although the process
matte surfaces and earth-toned glazes. She Lake Gem Jewelry available at of creating each sculpture – using oxy-
worked as assistant to acclaimed potter acetylene and electric welding techniques
Wayne Ngan, and has a Diploma in Craft Kooterra Pottery & Gallery
– is exacting and difficult.
& Design from Selkirk College in Nelson, Sterling silver jewelry handcrafted with
BC. Her work has been exhibited both na- stones carefully selected from the pris- Andrew Raney has exhibited in galler-
tionally and internationally. It is available tine shores of Kootenay Lake. ies and museums across Canada and
locally at the Kaslo Saturday Market and by his works are included in many corpor-
Designed with love by Galadriel Rael. ate and private collections. Each unique
chance in her studio at 833 C Ave, Kaslo.
piece of welded steel sculpture, functional
or decorative, is carefully handcrafted by
Andrew in his studio in Salmo.
Columbia Basin
Culture Tour
Aug 11 & 12, 2018
10:00am - 5:00pm
Explore artists’ studios, museums, art
galleries and heritage sites through
this free, self-guided tour within the
Columbia Basin.
Meet the artists, shop for fine art

and craft, view demonstrations,
special exhibitions, interpretive
displays or chat with local
historians during this cultural
Honey Candles
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Artists & Artisans
Painting
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Simple, practical, small luxuries.
Operating in Kaslo for 12 years now, Back Dirt Road
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skin and hair products for men and women. Treat yourself or a Kentree Speirs
friend. Experience the difference and quality discovered by many Influenced by a passionate love of nature and art, Kentree Speirs’
across British Columbia and the over 20 stores we supply. paintings are joyous celebrations of the natural world.
Marianne Johnston, Proprietor They express a unique voice by blending stylistic elements and full
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We offer custom made curtains, window coverings and fabric 11-5;
accessories in a large selection of styles and fabric choices. Our Sunday 12-4
focus is on high quality products and design, and making the May long weekend to
best possible window treatments to suit your budget. We also September long weekend
May 19 to September 3
offer an extensive fabric selection from a variety of high quality
designers and suppliers, for those who wish to purchase fabric
from our workroom. 444 FRONT ST.
250-353-2993 info@kootenayinteriors.com KASLO
M any stirring tales can be told of the
great wild boom days when Kaslo was
a rival to Nelson, when men came and
went into the wilderness searching for the silver and
lead and zinc that lay so temptingly hidden in the
the white prowed steamers first broke the stillness of
the blue Kootenay waters; when men were made and
married and wealth came and went in a short hour.
In these pages we will relate stories about Kaslo’s
early days, and the 125 years since it was first incor-
great rocks in the interior of the mountains, when porated as a city – correctly as far as we are able –
but knowing we leave so much untold.
Photo: Dan Sequin

Before Kaslo was a rollicking boom town
George Thomas Kane came to the 160 acres had been set
delta and was much impressed by aside for the townsite and
the beauty of the site and its possible surveyor John Keen had
value as a location for a town. This laid out the streets and
was in 1887. He had been sent to the the lots. Land that only
Kootenays by the Waterous Engine months before had been
Works of Brantford, Ontario to install covered in heavy timber
machinery in a sawmill at Canal Flats. was being sold in short
order at fabulous prices
In 1890 Kane applied for a pre-
for the more choice build-
emption on the shore front and sent
ing lots. Men came from
for his brother David to live there
all over Canada and the
while he went to the coast to organ- Kaslo pioneers
US, the largest number
ize the Kaslo-Kootenay Land Com-
arriving via Bonner’s
pany. David Kane built a log cabin
Ferry from Spokane and in the spring of 1893 the population
near what is now Front and Third
Coeur d’Alene. ballooned to 3,000 – there were 20
Streets. He lived there alone all that
summer with his small dog, living Although Kaslo was still a settlement saloons and the Theatre Comique on
off the stores he had brought and of tents and cabins, the first perma- A Avenue employed 80 ladies
berries and fish. He and his dog be- nent buildings began to make their (known locally as “boxrustlers”),
friended a curious bear cub, which appearance. The first frame house and operated a saloon on each of its
you can see on the roof in the photo was completed in 1891; the first three levels. That’s when Marsh Ad-
below. In later years the bear used home in Kaslo for the Kane family. ams got himself a constable.
to amble down to shore to greet the They came all the way from Eastern Besides the saloons, before the
newcomers who soon were arriving Canada – by train to Spokane, then year was out Kaslo would have its
daily in all manner of boats. (The by stage coach to Bonner’s Ferry. first church (St Andrew’s, which
bear’s story did not end well, since The last leg of the trip was on-board still stands), two newspapers and a
it developed an unfortunate appetite a wood-burning tug. They pulled up bank. There was a dairy by the river
for small dogs.) to the newly built wharf in Kaslo in at E Avenue and Third Street, and
a cloud of smoke that a butcher, dry goods, grocers and
smelled strongly of burn- menswear stores on Front Street.
Kaslo’s first cabin ing ham – because the tug All summer long, George Buchanan’s
Note bear on the roof had run out of wood and, sawmill in Kaslo Bay was humming
rather than lose power day and night. Real estate was very
on the lake, the captain active and stories of fabulous min-
had resorted to burning eral finds invited great speculation;
a few hams to be sure to it looked as if each holder of a likely
make landfall. claim back in the hills held a winning
In May of 1892, the popu- ticket in the lottery of fortune.
lation of Kaslo was about Meanwhile, the first clouds of a devas-
600, mostly men, and tating financial storm were gathering
mainly miners and pros- unnoticed on the horizon. By August
pectors. The first stern- 1893 the town seemed to have gone
wheelers arrived, loaded bust. The boats were hauling people
to capacity with people out and the population declined to
A year before Kane’s application for and supplies and nine miles of the less than 1,000. Many restaurants,
a pre-emption, sawmill owner George Kaslo-Slocan trail had already been saloons and other places of business
Buchanan had staked a timber claim completed. were forced to close their doors and
but he did not stay. In 1891 he re- many of the mines closed down or re-
Marsh Adams was the name of Kaslo’s
turned, this time with his wife. They duced their crews to a minimum.
first policeman. By all accounts the
shared breakfast with David Kane at
one man police force was very suc- It was during these troubled times
his log cabin. Kane’s clearing gang for
cessful in keeping law and order. But that Kaslo incorporated as a city.
the new townsite was already there.
Proud to be a part of Kaslo’s past, present and future!

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Kaslo’s first full
year as a city A Series of Disasters Rocks the City
must have felt
like the end. In
February 1894
a fire destroyed
almost an entire
block of Front
Street. And four months
later almost half of the town
was flooded.
The fire alarm sounded at
2:30 am. When the volun-
teer fire brigade responded, of men made preparations to blow up The water kept on encroaching and was
they found a large blaze at the Bon Ton Byer’s Hardware store, which was dir- starting to inundate Third Street. Kaslo
Restaurant on Front Street. In the five ectly in the path of the fire. A case of River was pouring an immense volume
weeks previous to this, three attempts dynamite was suspended by a rope from of muddy water down its main channel,
had been made to destroy the town by the ceiling and a fuse attached to it. The and there were two subsidiary channels
fire. The citizens had been living in daily store blew up with such a terrific explo- of no small proportions. Not infrequently
fear of firebugs and the City had hired sion it shattered most of the glass of the large trees were brought down with a
a night watchman in an attempt to pre- surrounding buildings. Several smaller force that seemed irresistible. In many
vent further conflagrations. buildings were hastily pulled down and of the buildings the water reached to the
the clear space checked the fire for the tops of the windows.
In spite of the efforts of the firemen first time. A few people were slightly
and practically every able bodied man Way down the lake towards the south-
injured by flying glass and some slight
in town, the fire spread rapidly, and east, heavy clouds came nearer and
burns were suffered but there were no
both sides of the street were burning. nearer, and fitful gusts of hot wind
other casualties.
A bucket brigade was formed down to indicated that a storm of unusual se-
the lake at the end of Front Street. Blan- While practically every man in Kaslo verity was approaching. Soon the wind
kets were soaked with water and spread fought the fire all night, some found time increased to a hurricane, and then to a
over roofs of nearby buildings. Mer- to sample the “merchandise” which the veritable cyclone. The lake was lashed
chandise of every description was hur- various saloon owners had stacked into a perfect fury. Huge waves of ocean-
riedly removed from hotels, saloons and out in the street to prevent it from be- ic magnitude rolled in, wreaking havoc.
stores in the path of the fire. This was ing burned. Next morning, some of the On land the air was gritty with dust and
put into huge piles in the snow, covered teamsters needed a little assistance sand and small stones flew though the
with blankets, carpets or mattresses before they could mount to the driver’s air rattling against the buildings like
and soaked with water. seat of the ore-wagons. volleys of rifle bullets.
A light snow was falling and it was bit- When the force of the gale was spent,
A Cyclone’s Devastating Work and people were able to take stock of
terly cold. The clothing of the firefight-
The weather was close and hot, un- the damage, not a building remained in-
ers was caked with ice. It soon became
usually so for early June. All day Sat- tact east of Third and north of the Kaslo
apparent that desperate measures were
urday the water in Kootenay Lake con- River, and all but four or five had been
necessary. At about 4:30 am, a group
tinued to rise, and by six o’clock it was utterly destroyed.
15 inches higher than on
Kaslo after the storm, June 1894 The depths of Kaslo’s loss had, however
the previous evening.
not yet been sounded. Downwards to-
Sunday dawned exceed- wards the lake came the fierce torrent of
ingly warm and by ten Kaslo River, having busted though a log
o’clock it had become op- jam upriver. About two o’clock on Mon-
pressively hot, continuing day morning the water was flowing over
so until afternoon. The the deck of the Third Street bridge, and
water of the lake was as an immense tree with roots and branch-
smooth as a mill pond, and es attached had lodged against it. Soon
many took to small water- another tree came barrelling down and
craft, some to row among struck a tremendous blow. The wooden
the submerged buildings bridge broke in the centre and its two
and others to visit more halves were taken by the swift current,
distant points of interest. carried out to the lake where they sank.
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If there was ever a one-word answer to the question “Why Kaslo?”,
in the early 1890s the answer was “Minerals.” A very good source for an under-
standing of the mining fever is Don Blake’s book Valley of the Ghosts. You can also
spend countless hours reading the annual reports of the BC Ministry of Mines, now
online, from the 19th century. The following is adapted from these two sources.
By 1891, Ainsworth, south of Kaslo, was trict. 140 claims were located before the
booming. The mines were producing rich end of the year.
lead ore (galena) and silver too. Supplies Residents of Kootenay Lake at once began
and equipment were arriving daily along making trails to the Slocan. An effort was
with prospectors eager to get out into the made to get the Government to build a
hills and have their dreams fulfilled. The wagon road from Nakusp to the head of
area over the mountains to the west and Slocan Lake to move supplies into the Whitewater Concentrator
northwest of Ainsworth was considered Slocan claims and the ore out, but the
to be all granitic type rocks and, as such Government refused. The residents of
would be devoid of any commercial min- Some mines were found by accident and
Kaslo then induced the Slocan miners to others by hard work. “After many hardships
eralization. It was “shunned by pros- transfer their pack animals from the Na-
pectors who had an unwarranted lack and disappointments, but after persistent
kusp trail to the Kaslo trail. Before the prospecting, the Ruth Vein was accident-
of faith in the likelihood of veins being in winter was over the road was passable by
this formation.” ally disclosed by a small piece or two of iron
waggons and then sleighs. Over this road stained rock sticking in the roots of a wind-
In August 1891, Andrew Jardine showed hundreds of tons of high-grade ore were fallen tree… In this case a vein was eventu-
up in Ainsworth with a quantity of high- transported during the winter of 1892-93. ally determined to have been the richest ore
grade silver-lead ore. On the value being chute ever mined in the Slocan.”
ascertained, a stampede for the
neighbourhood of the new find The first two or three years all min-
Prospecting Trip ing was done by hand. It has been said
was a natural result. Prospectors
swarmed the Blue Ridge Moun- single-jacking is what made the coun-
It is August in the year guide us. There are not even
tains, 13 miles Westerly from try. Single-jacking is a term used to
1891 – only a couple of any trails. Some places we
Kaslo, and many fairly good dis- indicate one man working alone with a
months left before winter must fight our way through
coveries were made. drill steel and a hammer. Double jack-
sets in. Away we go with the undergrowth and wind- ing is a two man team – one man hold-
Early in September 1891, the our packs on our backs. We falls. Generally we stick to ing, turned the steel after each blow of
Payne mine was located, the first must carry supplies to last the creek bed, wary of the the hammer. It was turned 8, 10, 9 or
actual mine in the Slocan Dis- upwards of two months, slippery rocks. We can only 12 times to the circle. If it was turned
and absolutely nothing that go so far in a day. Then we too much the steel would bounce, so the
is not necessary to our sur- must stop. rate of turn had to be slowed down.
vival or useful for our in- We build a fire and make Andy Jardine, Jack (Lardo) McDonald
tended purpose. some supper. Some nights and Jack Allen (the Beaver Group) had
We carry a change of we have a grouse in our staked a number of claims. Their camp
clothes, a blanket, matches, pot – one that was brought was known as Jardine’s Camp. Beaver
flour, salt, dried beans, down with a rock – we must was the name of the claim that had
some molasses, tea, 2 save every bullet. After eat- precipitated so much mining frenzy. In
pots, some fishing line and ing, we wrap ourselves in 1893 it was reported “These claims are
hooks, our rifle and bullets, our blankets and sleep on being developed by tunnels, but so far
and our prospector’s pick the forest floor, dreaming no ore has been shipped.” In 1919: “The
and an axe. ragged dreams of falling Beaver was worked for about 3 months
There are no sign posts to down slopes and rocks. by the owners, extending the tunnel
A miner’s cabin, up Kaslo River 35 feet, with encouraging improve-
Pack horses rawhiding ore ment of the ore show-
All supplies had to be carried up to the ing.” But the Beaver never
mine site by horses. Rawhiding the ore became a producing mine.
out in winter was cheaper than packing The stampede it triggered,
it out in the summer. There were occa- on the other hand, led to dis-
sions when the horses had to be fitted coveries which to date, have
with snowshoes. produced metals to the value
of almost $350,000,000.
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There was, however, a costly The Wagon Road was made obsolete in
bottleneck in the K&S’s oper- the 1960s when Highway 31A was con-
ation. Because they were not of structed, a highway that stayed close to
standard gauge, the ore cars of Kaslo River for most of its length, fol-
the K&S could not simply be run lowing the route of the rail bed of the old
onto barges and off-loaded onto K&S railway. In 1993 the community
the rails of the Great Northern. of Kaslo and the Rails to Trails Society
In a laborious, time-consuming began the restoration of the Wagon Road
process, ore was dumped onto as a multi-purpose recreation trail, com-
the docks at Kaslo and wheel- plete with interpretive signs illustrating
barrowed aboard ships. At Bon- the history of the area.
Locomotive #2 of the Kaslo & Slocan Railway ner’s Ferry the process had to
The Kootenaian - Aug 18, 1921
be reversed. When the line was
Railways and Roads sold to a Kaslo syndicate, partner Dan- All indications point to a great deal of unemploy-
ment this coming winter… There is no immedi-
The Kaslo and Sandon (K&S) Railway iel Munn remarked “T’was a perverse ate prospect of the mines opening up. Here there
was incorporated in 1892, a year be- child with us and its career will always is sure to be a small army of deserving men idle.
fore Kaslo became a City. The province be interesting.” During the past year nothing has been done to
complete the road between Nelson and Kaslo,
granted a charter to Alex Ewen, DJ Truer words were never spoken. In although there is not a great deal to be done
Munn and John Hendry of New West- 1910 a wildfire destroyed the tracks to open a highway between the two cities…
Standing by and cussing the government for not
minster for all that was required to get from Rossiter Creek to Sandon. In 1912 making the road will avail nothing…
a railway from Kaslo west to the mines the crippled K&S line and rolling stock
above Carpenter and Sandon creeks was bought out by the Canadian Pacific By Road, South and North
and those lying near the head waters Railway. By 1950 only one mixed pas- A road was finally completed, linking
of Bear Creek. 10,240 acres of land senger/freight train was running just Balfour to Kaslo. By 1926 one could
would be granted (land that the gran- once a week between Kaslo and Nakusp. drive all the way to Nelson, a trip that
tees could sell) per mile of completed formerly could only be made by boat.
Five years later, torrential rains caused
railway. That’s how infrastructure was
Carpenter Creek to flood and burst its The road north opened up in 1955 but it
financed in those days.
banks. Most of downtown Sandon and was pretty rough. In order to get to the
In the summer of ’93 the price of silver its main street collapsed into the creek school bus on time, Meadow Creek teen-
crashed and the owners were permitted and was carried away, taking the tres- agers had to get up at 5:30 in the morning.
to amend the charter to build a narrow tles and creek side grade of the CPR Before the road was built, Kaslo folks like
gauge railway, a significant economy. with it. The CPR made no attempt to re- Edie Allen took in the high school stu-
Tracks that are closer together mean build the line and for many years, end dents who lived up the lake. They’d stay
smaller trains – and smaller trains re- of track was near a spectacular washout at least Monday to Friday, sometimes not
quire shallower cuts, and the rolling with rails still dangling a hundred feet returning home for weeks at a time.
stock can get around curves that lar- above Carpenter Creek. After Kaslo’s flood in 1894, some residents
ger trains cannot. A nimbler train, just
like a packhorse vs a wagon and team, Wagon Road found that they had not only lost their
In 1891, when silver was discovered houses, but their land too had been torn
can make progress on the skimpiest of
in the Kaslo River valley, prospectors away by the raging river. It was cheaper
routes.
rushed to stake their claims. The Kaslo to buy land up the hill which was still un-
On May 8th of 1895, the grading of a Board of Trade initiated the work of developed. The road was busy and rutted,
right-of-way up the Kaslo River began. building a proper road and by the win- being the main supply road to Sandon and
Through terrain which is some of the ter of 1892/3 the wagon road was “fit the mines west. of Kaslo. In 1898 a trestle
most savagely hostile to railroading on for sleighing.” The Kaslo Transporta- bridge was constructed which went over
the planet, a track of 45-pound rail was tion Co. had stages running daily to Bear the K&S tracks, a great improvement.
pounded up 3.25% grades to the 1,700 Lake, one leaving Kaslo at
foot level at Zincton. On a fragile looking 7am and another leaving
“grass hopper” trestle, chief construc- from Bear Lake at 8am.
tion engineer W.F. Tye inched the line Horses and wagons, stage
across the brow of Payne’s Bluff, 1,000 coaches, and pack trains
feet above the valley floor. Less than 29 carved pocks and dug ruts
miles from Kaslo, the K&S reached San- as wranglers pushed and
don on October 22nd. Rich ores from the pulled their loads over the
Bonanza King, the Noble Five and the new road. By 1923, the
Eureka joined those of the Goodenough, road was handling gaso-
In 1898 a trestle
the Payne, the Rambler-Cariboo and the bridge was built over
line-powered vehicles. the K&S tracks.
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A Sawmill Town Timber claims and stumpage?
It was in 1889 that G.O. Buchanan drove a As early as 1884 when the BC govern-
stake into the ground, just above the bay, ment enacted the Timber Act, loggers
in what is now Kaslo. The stake was a no- were required to pay a tax on the volume
tice of his application for a timber claim of timber they removed from Crown land.
that extended one and a half miles west In 1889 G.O. Buchanan had to stake a
and one mile south – about 960 acres. timber claim, which granted him exclu-
There was a huge demand for timber. The sive rights to all the timber in the area
railways swallowed up acres of forest- he applied for, but he was not granted
land for ties, even the pack roads and the ownership of the land.
wagon roads needed timbers for traction
With the development of the BC forest
through the muck (these sections were
service (est. 1912), management areas
called “corduroy” roads.) And of course,
were mapped and timber sales were ad-
the precipitous growth of population in
vertised. Mills and logging companies
boom towns like Kaslo meant houses and
would be invited to bid on the patch of
all manner of commercial buildings were
The Slocan Hotel, Kaslo’s finest, was con- timber laid out by the government for-
being built as fast as the wood and labour structed by 75 carpenters in 30 days with esters. But purchasing the right to cut
could be secured. By 1893 Buchanan’s wet lumber, used as it was sawn. It had down timber, in the middle part of the
hastily built sawmill in Kaslo Bay was 70 rooms. When the timber dried out, there 20th century could be as simple as ap-
running night and day. was little privacy in the hotel rooms.
plying for a “Limit.” If you found a nice
During the war years (1939-1945) many Kaslo River mouth. The timber from patch of timber, and it wasn’t allocated to
Kaslo men worked in timber operations Deer Creek was towed across the lake to anyone else, the forest service would al-
for Kootenay Lake Forest Products, a the mill on the beach in booms. Hopping low you to cut it and market it – of course
Nelson mill. The cottonwoods which around on the great floating raft of logs you were charged a fee based on the num-
grew to a massive size in the low lying tethered at the mill site was a forbidden ber of board feet (a “board foot” is 12 x
areas at the north end of the lake became activity that attracted the more dare- 12 inches x 1 inch thick) – a tax that was
the plywood sheeting for the barracks devil teenagers in Kaslo at the time. (is) called “stumpage.”
of Canada’s armed forces. The massive
T&H sawmill was, for a time, Kaslo’s Kootenay Lake
trunks were floated from the flats at the
biggest employer, but it suffered a dis- tugboats pre 1930s
head of Kootenay Lake, then at Lardeau
astrous fire in October, 1971 – about
were loaded onto barges fitted out with
60 men were out of a job the next day.
railway flatdeck cars. Since there was
(T&H re-tooled and stayed in business
no through road or railway track be-
until 1983.) Other local mills during
tween Kaslo and Lardeau, the lake was
the 1950s and ‘60s included Chernoff’s
the only highway. The barges would then
mill, south of the golf course, and there
be pushed by the SS Moyie sternwheeler
was once a mill near where the airport
or pulled by tugboat to Kaslo. Just below
is now. The Aldinger brothers’ first mill
where the Kaslo Hotel is now, the loaded
was on family land where Bjerkness
rail cars would get transferred from the
Creek crosses the Back Road. The broth-
barge and coupled to the locomotive on
ers Ed, Fred and Horst later were to es-
the CPR Line to Sandon & Nakusp.
tablish the mill at Cooper Creek, which
Or logs would go straight into the lake. It became Meadow Creek Cedar.
was a dangerous job containing them into Kaslo area timber claims were non-re-
Around 1990 the Aldingers sold the mill, placeable rights until 2006 when the Kaslo
booms with the heavy iron chains. Tug
which, as the name suggests, was designed Community Forest Society (est. 1995)
boats pulled the log booms, either to the
to mill old growth cedar, to a Japanese was granted an area-based tenure, giving
train at Kaslo or all the way to Nelson.
concern. The mill was reconfigured to mill it more flexibility but also much more ac-
When Kaslo’s T&H Sawmill started log- Douglas Fir and was a major area employer countability for the long-term viability of
ging across the lake, the mill was moved until it was sold again in 2005. After that the forestlands under its stewardship. The
from its site on Arena Avenue to the employment at the mill was spotty and community forest also has
A 2 man chainsaw and cross cut saw uncertain, reflecting the vari- a recreation tenure – the
ability in the new management Buchanan Recreation Area,
schemes initiated by the owner locally known as “Bucky” –
who lived in the lower mainland. which is located on the lower
In 2013 a fire destroyed much of slopes of Mt Buchanan, just
the milling equipment and it has west of Kaslo.
not been rebuilt.
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Fruit Farming and Tourism
One of Kaslo’s early industries, In 1932, the City Council de-

after mining and logging and all cided it would be an excellent
the services required to support idea to plant cherry trees in-
those, was fruit ranching. The stead of shade trees along the
virgin forest in the western part boulevards in lower Kaslo.
of town and halfway up the hill There is still one on B Avenue
to Shutty Bench was cleared and below Third Street. In a rever-
stumped. Apple trees – especially sal almost a century later, Kaslo Tucked away in a corner of hang luxuriously; the
the Kootenays lies the tiny pink-eyed salmon berries
Gravenstein – and Bing and Lam- Village council decided that free
village of Kaslo which has stare out at every turn;
bert cherry trees were planted cherries for bears was not in the
only of recent years been the bold huckleberries
and the Kaslo Fruit Growers As- best interest of the townspeople
discovered by prairie folk. swell with pride at their
sociation was formed by Mr. J.W. and that all new trees planted by
Making one more stage prolificity. Cultivated
Cockle. The Kaslo Fruit Fair was the municipality would be strictly
from Procter and Nelson, fruits abound too, and
the outstanding event of its kind ornamental shade trees.
which have been highly “The Place of Many Ber-
in the BC Interior. Kaslo cherries Depending on the decade, tourism popular of late, Kaslo is ries” has become famous
won first prize in London, England has played a more or less import- now being “done.” for its cherries and its
in 1909 and Kaslo apples won ant part in Kaslo’s economy since
The remnant of a pros- apples.
first prize at the Fruit Exhibition almost the beginning. An early
in Chicago in 1912. You could say perous mining centre of All the attractions of the
piece on the charms of Kaslo as a better known and more
that Kaslo fruit was world famous. 10,000 (sic), Kaslo bears a
tourist destination is at right. professional resorts are
history. All about are evi-
dences of past and pros- here – mountain climb-
Kaslo Fruit Fair, 1912 Cherries Roll to Market (but…) perous days that have ing, boating, camping,
The weather being in a reasonable For the past two weeks the Kaslo Mo- slackened into the dull fishing, swimming, fruits.
mood, the 6th Annual Kootenay Lake tor Transport big freight lorries have monotony of the sunset There is a beach with
Fruit Fair passed off very nicely indeed. been making special night trips to Nel- wonderful prospects,
of life.
The Exhibition was fully up to expec- son with Kaslo’s cherry harvest… but at present it is im-
tations in every way.… Rowland Hunt, Days of revelry have
Many of the larger growers report a paired by past history,
MP for South Shropshire, England for- changed into the tamer
large percentage of splits especially on for, if one may read the
mally declared the fair open. Mr Hunt the Bench and up the Hill. But many or- pleasures of the summer
stated that he was delighted and felt
signs aright, it has been
chards in town and at Mirror Lake have resort. The prospectors,
honored in having the privilege of say- used as the city dump-
an average size crop of lovely fruit and lured into the mountains
ing a few words to the people of Kaslo ing ground, with the
these tons of cherries will be welcome by the search of adven-
upon the occasion. He had no hesita- result that many a small
on the Canadian market this year, es- ture and wealth, appear
tion in saying that nowhere had he voice runs screaming
pecially after the shortage from split no more. The little main
seen such splendid fruit as was on exhi- home with gashes made
elsewhere, and from flood failure. street that once held 24
bition in the hall where he was speak- by ugly broken bottles
One thing is encouraging. There is lit- noisy dance halls, bustles
ing. “Where I live in the Old Country, or tin cans. Here is great
tle sign of little cherry damage in this only with the steps of a
there is nothing to approach it,” he work for one of the pub-
year’s crop and growers are hoping the few tourist shoppers. …
said, “and I would advise the ranchers lic-minded organizations
here to strive for the old country mar- plague is on the wane. So far no help Kaslo –“The Place of of the little town, now
ket, where there is always a demand from the scientists, who still have no Many Berries”– so the In- depleted in population
for high class fruit such as is produced method of control to offer except to dians called it. And truly to about 900 souls. …
in the great Kootenay country… cut out the tree. it is well named for the
The Kootenaiian 1912
The Kootenaiian 1948 great wild saskatoons Lethbridge Herald 1921
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The Sporting Life
It’s no surprise that sports of all kinds
were popular in Kaslo from the start.
Loungers were not likely to undertake
the arduous trip into Kootenay Country.
The founders of Kaslo were ambitious,
mostly fit, and unafraid of physical risk.
Miners, prospectors and loggers worked
very hard, and usually in teams, but they
frequently experienced bouts of time
when there was no work because of the Kaslo Ladies Hockey Club 1924. Right, a baseball game played in Vimy Park in the 1940s.
vagaries of mountain weather or even of
the global economy. Carousing was one Curling: Kaslo was the first settlement You gotta have ‘Wa’.
answer to the question of what to do on in the Kootenays to organize curling. Wa is a Japanese word
days off, but the number of sports teams The first curling game played in Kaslo that means harmony. It
organized by both men and women sug- was in 1893 – the first big bonspiel was was the sport of baseball
gest that the teamwork that was normal held on Mirror Lake in 1896. At first that brought together
for them at work translated nicely to the the Kaslo Curling Club had to depend wary townspeople and the
pitch or the rink or the court when there on the ice at Mirror Lake but in 1897, Japanese internees who ar-
was no work to be done. the Kaslo Rink Company bought 8 lots rived in May, 1942.
from George Kane in the area where the
The spirit that embraces risk takes A few of Kaslo’s internees used to play on
Kaslo Motel is now. Two curling rinks
many forms, even social and political. the Vancouver Asahi baseball team. With
and then a skating/hockey rink shield-
Within two years of having the vote their daring base running and bunting,
ed by rough-sawn boards were created.
in BC, in 1918 two Kaslo women ran the Asahi’s style of play led them to win
and were elected to City Council. They Hockey: Like curling, hockey was first five consecutive Pacific Northwest Cham-
haven’t been wallflowers at sport either; played on ice at Mirror Lake or any pionships between 1937 and 1941. After
Kaslo ladies’ hockey players have been small pond in the area. In 1897 the that year, they and their families were
“socking it in the twine” for more than Nelson hockey club had just organized forcibly removed to camps and towns like
a century. and Kaslo players were invited to play Kaslo. Games and tournaments were or-
them. Then for about 50 years the rink ganized between West Kootenay towns
To this day, the sports teams of Kaslo’s
was at the corner of D and 4th Street, which brought
children, no matter how small – boys, May Days Games,
(a covered ice surface for much of that many families
girls, or mixed – have competed 1893
time), after that in the area where the back together
successfully with the bigger towns in
Public Works is now, then back again to briefly during Boat Racing:
the region. Is this due to their relative
Mirror Lake until the Kaslo Recreation that hard time. Double & Single Scull
isolation in a village, where they grow Double & Single Canoe
Complex was completed in 1975.
up knowing each other like brothers and Horse Racing:
sisters? Or is it 400 Yard Dash
their ancestors? Golf: A.J. Curle, or “Unc being made. A beautiful tim-
Boy’s Pony Race
Curle” as he was called ber frame clubhouse was
Slow Mule Race
by the children of Kaslo, completed in 2007 and in
c1940 2017 some of the fairways Grand Drilling Contest
There was always a worked in the office of the - Miners:
Kaslo and Slocan Railway. were realligned to reduce Double hand, 15 Minutes
lot of talk in the town
He was also a land agent, the risk of golf balls being Single Hand, 15 Minutes
around who was
fruit growers’ association driven over to the next fair- Caledonian Sports
the strongest man.
secretary, and was on the way and conking unsuspect- 100 Yard Race (men)
Cecil Pangburn, who
Village Council in 1916-17. ing golfers on the head. Fat Men’ s Race
was tall and lean,
or Franz Eimer who A.J is credited as the found- Still, it’s very likely that 225 lbs, 50 yds
Franz Eimer was short and very er of the Kaslo Golf Club and A.J. Curle would recognize Sack Race, 50 yards
was reportedly the first to Hurdle Race, 100 yards
stocky. A big crowd gathered and a mule with a the course today as the one
Wheelbarrow Race, 50 yards
pack was brought forward. The contest would be own golf clubs in Kaslo. he spearheaded almost a Boys, Girls 50 yds
who could lift the mule’s back feet off the ground. Kaslo’s golf course was fi- century ago. He would be Running Long Jump
Cecil getting under the mule could not straighten nanced with a bond sale and sure to enter the Rainbow Running High Jump
his long legs. Franz got under the mule, put opened for the first time in Tournament, which, along Hop, Step and Jump
his back against the belly and snapped his legs 1925. Over the years the with the incredible view, Tossing the Caber
upright. The mule’s back feet came off the ground four holes have become nine has been a mainstay of the Putting the Shot
course always. International Tug of War,
and Franz won the day. and improvements are still
teams of 12
F E
To all the adventurous souls who forged this amazing place
called Kaslo. Congrats on your first 125 years!
This page sponsored by Kaslo Kayaking & Adventure Centre
250-353-1925 e Kaslokayaking.com
Norm McCartney recalls the first movie
he ever saw. He lived out of town on the
Back Road, on land now known as Lof-
stedt Farm but was known as the Tur-
nip Farm when Norm was a child. He
and his buddy “Tyke” MacMurphey rode
all the way to the Drill Hall in Kaslo on
horseback. They stabled Cherry, Norm’s
The Kaslo Powerhouse horse, over in Hogan’s Alley, at the far-
Photo: Touchstones Nelson Archives rier’s place kitty-corner on A Avenue
Kaslo invited the residents to hook into and 5th. Once inside the hall, after the
Kaslo Fire Department Drill
the Village’s system which at that time opening cartoons and the newsreels, the
was being upgraded to the tune of a mil- dramatic action of Robin Hood began. On
When Kaslo was first in-
lion dollars - a cost borne equally by the screen, arrows were flying in every
corporated in 1893, its
Kaslo and Area D and the provincial and direction and cinematic music boomed
promoters boasted that it
federal government. from the loudspeakers, filling the dark-
was “the neatest wooden
ened hall. Both he and Tyke were too
town in British Columbia.” 1896 was a banner year for new technol- afraid to admit to their terror so they
Yet imagine the simmering ogy and convenience in Kaslo. The first both decided they had better go and see
anxiety of living in a town telephone line – with eight telephones how the horse was doing. They spent the
where every house, shack and a fire alarm system – was installed rest of the movie stroking Cherry’s nose.
and warehouse was built of wood – espe- that summer. The operator worked out
cially in the wintertime when everyone of the Geigerich house, now the home of Radio and TV came to Kaslo much later
was heating their rooms with open fire- Tom and Georgie Humphries. than to most Canadians. The mountains
places and woodstoves. were a formidable barrier in pre-satel-
By Chrismastime, the first electric lite days. Until the CBC was persuaded
Kaslo had no running water and no light was switched on. The newly built to put up a tower at Pilot Point, TV and
fire hydrants until 1896, two years after Langham Hotel was one of the first to be radio signals were spotty, and came
the 1894 fire that destroyed half of the hooked up. An article in the Sandon Pay- from Spokane. In the mid 1950s Bruce
buildings on Front Street. Before that, streak described it as “one of the most Tate and some friends went up and
water from the Kaslo River was sold comfortable and commodious residen- down the beach near Vimy park, hold-
from two hogsheads on a wagon drawn tial quarters in town, having the bene- ing a portable TV connected by several
by a team of horses. The cost was 25¢ a fits of all modern improvements in the linked extension cords to the nearest
barrel to the downtown residents, while way of electric lights, baths, etc.” house. They angled the TV’s antennae
the unfortunate ones living out of the
In 1914 the City of Kaslo purchased the (“rabbit ears”) this way and that until
lower town had to pay double that price.
power plant and distribution system they caught a signal. They had tuned
At first Kaslo’s water was piped from a from George Alexander for $27,500. into a western! The friends all flopped
dam on the Kaslo River to the reservoir, The power system began with a 18m down on the sand and watched the show.
which was located where the commun- dam on the Kaslo River. Water traveled
There is some dispute about who owned
ity garden is now on 8th and Washing- through wood-stave pipe to the power-
the first car in Kaslo. Some claim it
ton streets. But there were complaints house, where it was returned to the
was Fred Archer. It may have been the
about pollution from the mines upriver river. (You can see the remains of these
Caldwells in 1912, whose car is pictured
and in 1936, 6,000 feet of wood-stave wooden pipes still, especially obvious
here. If it was ever to leave Kaslo, the car
piping was laid down through the woods near the Trailblazer bridge on the River
would have been loaded on the K&S Rail-
to bring water from Kemp Creek to the Trail.) Each home in Kaslo was provid-
reservoir. You can still see parts of the way or into the hold of a sternwheeler.
ed with free electricity to power their
old wooden pipes as you walk along the front porch light and this practice
Lettrari Loop of the Kaslo River Trail. In continued until after the powerplant
1981 the reservoir in upper Kaslo was was bought by West Kootenay Power
filled in with sawdust and a new reser- in 1962.
voir was finished west of the airport.
The first motion pictures were
Although the Kemp Creek source is as
shown in 1913 in the Eagles Hall (now
pristine as one could wish for, from time
the Mason Hall on 3rd Street and A
to time, especially during spring runoff,
Avenue.) Later, movies were shown
it needs treatment.
at the Drill Hall (now known as the
In 2002 McDonald creek burst its banks Legion Hall) and then at the Drexall
and washed out the water system used Theatre on Front Street (now Selkirk
by the Allen Division in upper Kaslo. College.)
Happy 125 th Birthday, Kaslo!

This page sponsored by The Village of Kaslo
www.kaslo.ca e 250-353-2311
vvt
Fact is...
Just the Facts, Ma'am
Legend Size
If you’re one of those people who feels more glow with the rays of the
grounded and happier when you know dying sun. Climbing Mt
exactly where your feet are planted, let us Loki is a rite of passage for
offer you a few facts about where you’re at many Kaslovians.
when you’re here – in Kaslo: On the western shores of
Lower Kaslo Village occupies the alluvial Kootenay Lake rise the
fan or delta of the Kaslo River, which emp- mountains of the Selkirk
ties into Kootenay Lake. If you are stand- mountain range. The Kaslo
ing at the river mouth and looking across River valley, which is a
the lake, you will be looking at the Purcell steep cut carving through
Distance
Mountain Range. the Selkirks between Kaslo
Land area: Kaslo occupies 3.9 square kilo- and New Denver, is riddled
metres or just over a 1.5 square miles. with the remains of mines
and settlements from the
Distance from a major centre:
era of the silver rush.
By highway Kaslo is 753 km (468 miles)
Mount Loki - Photo: Gary Schneider
from Vancouver, 604 km (375 miles) from
Calgary, and 309 km (192 miles) from Spo- Gardeners love Kaslo
Altitude
kane, Washington. Peaches, espaliered on a south wall, can grow
The big lake (37 cubic kilometres of water) here and some gardeners harvest greens
moderates Kaslo’s temperatures. Con-
Mountains sequently, very low temperatures in win-
from under straw all winter long. It is com-
monplace for yards to boast vegetable gar-
The most dramatic peak, snowtopped for all ter are rare, and Kaslo gardeners enjoy a dens and several varieties of plum, cherry,
but a few weeks every year, is the mountain growing zone rating of between 4 and 6, apple or pear trees, as well as beautiful flower
named after the Norse god Loki, a legend- depending on their proximity to the lake. gardens. If you love to be inspired by gar-
ary trickster and a shape shifter. If you’re By mid-May you can count on it being
Climate
dens, a stroll around Kaslo can’t be beat for
there when the sun goes down, the peak of frost-free until about Thanksgiving, or visions of innovation, colour and creativity.
Mt Loki (at 2771 metres) is the last one to mid-October.
...and stuff like that

Celebrating
125 years of
history in Kaslo
We’re helping preserve heritage
structures in the Basin, like
Kaslo City Hall, through our
three-year $6.15 million in
Built Heritage Grants.
ourtrust.org/heritage

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April to September
Phone: 250-353-7788
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Healing & Wellness
The Kaslo area is blessed with healing and wellness practitioners
of all kinds, as well as providers of organic and healthy foods
and natural products and remedies.
Kaslo's Body Project – Find your Strength

Tyler Chymko and Ra'ed Jaber
Body Project offers a spacious, sparkling new, safe and welcoming place to work on
your fitness. There are showers and change rooms, a wide open area for the fitness
classes and boot camps, and lots of room for the cardio equipment and weights. Ra'ed
and Tyler, with their varied experience and knowledge, are on-site at all times to guide
and support their clients.
The Body Project is open every day except Sunday, from 6 to 11 am and 4 to 9 pm, with
group classes to suit any fitness level and all ages. Memberships start at $65 per month.
250-353-8726 6555 Miles Road, Kaslo
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Falling Water Spa at Wing Creek Resort Brendan Murray-Nellis R.Ac.

Enhance your experience of this beautiful area
Registered Acupuncturist with CTCMA
by indulging in a deeply relaxing spa service in Seeking relief from pain,
the Falling Water Spa at Wing Creek Resort. Re- headaches, menopause,
lax and rejuvenate with your choice of soothing digestion, fatigue or stress?
spa services. Let the tranquil sounds of the cas- His treatments include acu-
cading mountain stream waters take you away. puncture, herbalism, cup-
Although guests at Wing Creek Resort get first ping, massage and more, to
choice of appointments, you do not need to stay balance mental and physi-
at the resort to treat yourself to one of their cal wellbeing. Covered by
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Please book your appointment at least 24 hours income MSP.
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Retreat Centre in Kaslo, BC
Realizing the full potential

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Creating a mindful world
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Healing & Wellness
Kaslo Community Pharmacy and Sonya Franke Joli Guthrie, RMT

Ward Taylor ~ Pharmacist Certified Mindfulness Educator Registered Massage Therapist
Kaslo Community Pharmacy's goal is to Mindfulness offers us a way to better Joli Guthrie feels blessed to live and work
support your health and wellness needs understand ourselves. Current research is in the town in which she was born and
with products ranging from fitness and showing potential benefits include overall raised, beautiful Kaslo, BC. She graduated
supplements through to Rx prescription improved wellness of heart, mind, and body, from the Okanagan Valley College of Mas-
supplies. You will also find a great selec- such as better sleep, a boosted immune sage Therapy in 2004. In 2009, she passed
tion of first aid, home health care supplies system, decrease of rumination and a the Board exams and officially became a
and mobility aids. healthier relationship to stress. Mindfulness Registered Massage Therapist in British
The store is open all week long, Monday can also help to manage chronic pain. Columbia.
to Saturday 9:30am–5:30pm. Studies are showing that in as little as 8
Knowledgeable staff can assist you in the weeks, practising for 15 minutes a day Joli specializes in deep tissue massage.
Pharmacy department Monday to Friday can change our brain, moving us towards She has a solid knowledge of anatomy,
9:30am–5:30pm and the Print & Copy an increase in attention and emotional strong intuitive hands and great listening
Centre is open 10am–5pm. regulation over time. skills (the most important assessment tool
in her opinion.) The office space at the
Drop in and visit the Pharmacy, refill your Sonya is a certified educator of mindfulness,
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prescriptions online at http://kaslophar- through Mindful Schools, Emeryville,
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please contact Sonya Franke at 250-353-7605
and visit them on Facebook to stay cur-
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A licensed Naturopathic Physician since
Therapies
Josana offers gentle flow yoga with emphasis
2007, Dr. Speirs works with clients of all on breath, heart opening and inner Shelagh is certified in Advanced
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The attitude of gratitude is the highest yoga. ~
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On the Water
“The best days Who/what is On the Water
Fishing Houseboating
are spent fishing!” Dolly Varden:
Kootenay Lake has some of the best fish- A storybook character, a profes-
ing in Canada. You can fish by boat, kayak sional women’s baseball team, a
or canoe with bucktail streamers on the fashion fad... or a fish?
surface or plugs down deep. Or cast from
shore with spoons and jigs. There are three That’s a trick question, because the
different types of rainbows in Kootenay answer is yes to all four, (and there
Lake; Mykiss, Kamlooper and the world are more usages for Dolly Varden
renowned Gerrard rainbow with sizes ran- than that.)
ging from 1 to 20 lbs! Not to be outdone is The original Dolly Varden is a char-
the bull trout or what the locals call dollies. acter in Charles Dickens’ 1839 novel Photo: C. Lynch
They are great to eat or smoke up for later Barnaby Rudge. She was a fetching
and range from 1 to 15 lbs. young thing, and her name eventually Gerrard Rainbow Trout
For up to date fishing reports, licensing came to be applied to a colourful and lay-
Would you like to see the largest species of
and gear stop in at Barren’s Sport Shop on ered style of clothing popular in the 1870s.
rainbow trout in the world? There is only
4th Street. A little south of Kaslo, Wood- A popular parlour song of the day went:
one place in the world you can see these
Dolly Varden Trout

bury Resort can also help you get set up. trout, and it’s a marvellous day trip to take
Want to go fishing with an expert? Con- from Kaslo.
tact Hooked-Up Charters at 250-551-3404
Gerrard was once a settlement on the Lar-
www.hookedupfishingtours.com or Reel
deau River although it’s only a few cabins
Adventures at 250-505-4963 www.reel-
and a bridge today. For local folks, a trip
adventuresfishing.com Other options:
upriver to picnic and view the spawning
A Kootenay style houseboat from Kaslo
Gerrard is a popular Mother’s Day trad-
Shipyard will guarantee your crew an epic
ition. From the viewing platform, the huge
day on the lake, or find a buddy and rent a
fish can easily be mistaken for logs in the
couple of kayaks at the Adventure Centre
river. Then you see that they are moving,
on Front Street.
slowly upstream. Not logs!
Fishing regulations are online at http://
Due to overfishing, the Lardeau River has
www.env.gov.bc.ca Kootenay Lake is Re-
been closed to fishing rainbows since the
gion 4 in the province.
Gerrard Rainbow Trout

1940s. But this closure has worked in fa-
Houseboating vour of the fish. Back in the 1950s the Ger-
Have you seen my little girl? She doesn’t rard run was down to less than 150 fish.
Kootenay Lake wear a bonnet. Today, thanks to fishing regulations and
Explore the many faces of Kootenay She’s got a monstrous flip-flop hat with the addition of nutrients to the north arm
Lake like never before – on a houseboat cherry ribbons on it. of Kootenay Lake by the Fish & Wildlife
from Kaslo Shipyards. As captain and She dresses in bed furniture just like a Compensation Program and the Ministry
crew, you decide how busy or relaxing flower garden. of Environment, the Gerrard run is ap-
you want your holiday to be. These steel- A blowin’ and a growin’ and they call it proximately 1,000 fish in a year.
hulled houseboats have a unique design Dolly Varden. To reach the viewing platform from Kaslo,
that can withstand the vagaries of weather (song lyrics by Alfred Lee, 1872) take Highway #31 towards Meadow Creek.
that can happen on a lake the size of the From Meadow Creek stay on Highway #31
The story has it that a 15 year old girl be-
Kootenay. All are furnished with a spa- (well-maintained gravel road) until you
stowed Dickens’ character’s name on the
cious wheel-house, full galley, bathroom cross the bridge over the Lardeau River
trout, which had, until then, been known
and sleeping facilities for four, six or eight near the outlet of Trout Lake (approx. 45
as a calico trout. And the name stuck.
people. Cruise the lake in comfort and minutes from Meadow Creek). The view-
style and discover your own private cove. The Kootenay Lake fish known locally as ing platform and parking area is to the
Go to www.kasloshipyard.com for more the Dolly Varden trout is more correctly right of the road after the bridge.
information about their fleet and rates. named bull trout. It is a landlocked species
of char that spawns in the fall, unlike an-
other of Kootenay Lake’s famous fish, the
rainbow trout, which spawns in the spring.

Bay
Halcyon
Trout Day trips from Kaslo and
Lake
Hot Springs Things to do ‘Up the Lake’
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Lower 250-366-4338
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info@LardeauRiverAdventures.com Map not to scale
Lake
www.LardeauRiverAdventures.com For details on these and other day trips in the Kaslo area, visit the
Kaslo Visitors Centre on Front Street (SS Moyie) or call 250-353-2525.
CASTLEGAR
In the Woods and Over the Mountain Mountain Biking Day Trips
1. Lardeau River Rafting 1-855-400-RAFT(7238)
River Rafting
The Kaslo area has
250-366-4338 www.LardeauRIverAdventures.com a vast variety of
The 2018 season runs from May 1 till September 30 with biking trails ran-
daily trips departing from Meadow Creek. Due to limited ging from easy to
space, it is essential to book your rafting trip. Enjoy an very challenging.
exhilarating run on the crystal waters of the Lardeau River Trailforks has the
through the awesome scenery of Goat Range Provincial most comprehen-
Park, which is home to an abundance of Rocky Mountain sive set of up-to-
wildlife. date mountain bik-
ing maps for the
2. Fletcher Falls www.visitkaslo.com Kaslo area. Visit
Waterfall
Recently making the top 10 Traveller’s Choice awards list by www.trailforks.com
Canada Travel, Fletcher Falls is best known as a hiking trail to
a waterfall. There is also a marine wilderness campground The Kaslo Mountain
site for boaters and canoers who are exploring on Kootenay Bike Skills Park or Mountain biking on Mt. Reco - Photo: Ernst Garth - Kaslo Manor Lodge
Family Pump Park
Lake. Backpackers arrive via a hiking trail. Drive 6 km south of
is located on the north side Kaslo River trail. It’s really fun for kids, novice and even
Kaslo on Hwy 31. Turn left on Fletcher Creek Frontage Road.
expert mountain bikers to swoop along through this network of single track trails
Park and walk down to the trail that leads to the foot of a
embraced within a curve of the Kaslo River. (see map pg. 26-27)
spectacular waterfall and moss lined grotto.
Mountain Biking
3. Kayaking on Kootenay Lake 250-353-1925 MULTI-PURPOSE KASLO AREA TRAILS
www.kaslokayaking.com
Kaslo River Trail - You can traverse this lovely riverine loop, bracketed by two
The Kaslo Kayaking Adventure Centre is located on Front beet red covered bridges, in under an hour. Starting at the south end of Higashi
Street. Tours, rentals and lessons are offered and there is Way in downtown Kaslo, and heading west along the north side of the river, walk
high quality outdoor gear for sale. Full day and 1/2 days or bike up towards the Trailblazer Bridge. The initial section of the north side trail
tours can be booked. Lessons are offered for kayaking, is wide, with shallow grades and interpretive signs, making it family friendly and
stand up paddleboarding and windsurfing. Rent a kayak, for much of the way, wheelchair accessible. Halfway to the bridge is the Family
canoe or a stand up paddleboard. Pump Park, which is lots of fun for mountain bikers young and old.
4. Explore Kootenay Lake in a Houseboat Crossing over to the south side trail
Daytrips andExcursions
Hikes and Excursions
1-800-554-1657 www.kasloshipyard.com by way of the original Trailblazer
Houseboating is a wonderful way to explore Kootenay covered bridge, head back towards ‘Up the Lake’
Houseboat
Lake and enjoy some of the best fishing in BC. While town along an enchanting path (see map pg 40)
cruising the lake you can check out the secluded coves, complete with steps, hand ropes A Meadow Mountain
sandy beaches, private swimming and amazing nature and benches at view points. In early
summer the Kaslo River is at its
B Macbeth Icefield
hikes as well as the lakeside towns for golf, natural hot C Monica Meadows
springs, shopping and dining. You can rent one of the wildest, and the damp forest floor
is spangled with the white-petalled D Jumbo Pass
four vessels any time of year, for a day, a week, or ...
Queen’s cup. Within 40 minutes or E Fry Creek
5. Cody Caves 250-359-2283 www.codycavetours.com so you’ll be crossing another cov- DUNCAN LAKE
Cody Caves (one of the best known cave systems in BC) ered bridge and find yourself back
F Glayco Beach, Howser: boat
Zip Line
are a network of limestone caves in the Selkirk Mountains where you started, on Higashi Way.
launch, camping, swimming
in BC, located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Ainsworth Hot If you keep going west along the
Springs on the west side of Kootenay Lake. Cody Cave G Glacier Creek: camping,
riverside after crossing the Trail-
Tours operate year round and offer a variety of tour blazer Bridge, you’ll be travelling
swimming
packages: Adventure, Explorer and Family. For children the Lettrari Loop. If it’s a hot sum- LARDEAU RIVER AREA
age 5 and up to adults who enjoy more strenuous and mer day, you’ll love this section. H Gerrard Rainbow (30-40 lb)
physical adventure. There are wooden boardwalks spawning third week in April to
Hiking Trails
and a couple of little bridges to mid May. Peak end of April.
6. Kokanee Mountain Zipline www.zipkokanee.com cross and some deeply shady spots
The original zipline in the West Kootenay zips you I John Fenger Memorial Park
where you can stop and cool your
through 44 acres of old growth Douglas fir and pine toes in the icy water. It eventually in Gerrard. Old growth forest,
forests. Located 22 km north of Hwy 3A on Kokanee leaves the river, and climbs steeply 20 minute walk, hike.
Glacier Park Rd., Kokanee Mountain Zipline offers 6 to the Kaslo airport and the True
For up to date information on the trails
ziplines of varying heights and lengths and provides a Blue Recreation Area. Pick up a in the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
breathtaking view of the Kokanee Creek canyon. It’s best trail map at a local business or go to
to book your tour ahead as walk-ups are on a first-come, go online to www.Trailforks.com http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/
first-served basis. Some weight restrictions. Fun for the ('Trails' cont'd pages 42- 43) explore/parkpgs/purcell/
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• Available for weddings, difficulty. Spanish Moss (trail 9) is one of our favourites to walk or
reunions, mountain bike! If you take Straightface trail it will connect you to I’ll
birthday parties, Call Rusty, a trail which heads west, then does a big loop to return
meetings, you to the south side of the River Trail. Little wooden bridges and
courses… boardwalks carry you over ephemeral streams, brooks and boggy
areas, which is fun for the hiker or fairly confident mountain biker.
To get to the True Blue Recreation Area, take Hwy 31 heading south
Make us your base out of Kaslo, turn right on Balfour Avenue (before the Esso), follow
as you hike/bike Meadow Mountain, Balfour Avenue up the hill until you reach the gravel pit on the left
Macbeth Icefield and Fenger Forest; before the airport. Look for sign on left for True Blue Recreation
visit the Lardeau Valley Museum Trails, turn left into road at gravel pit.
and go back in history; tour Duncan
Dam and the Meadow Creek Wardner Street Lookout or the Viewpoint leads to a ridge with a
Spawning Channel; or just relax and beautiful view of Kaslo and Kootenay Lake. It is steep with switch-
enjoy the beauty and tranquility our backs; the gain in elevation is about 100 metres. If you’re really fit
valley has to offer. and want a challenge, you can make it up to the viewpoint in 15 – 18
Beautiful treed spots, hot showers, KIN wifi hotspot, vended laundry minutes. If you prefer a leisurely pace, give yourself an hour plus for
machines, playground and much more. Open May 15 to Oct 15 both up and down, including a few minutes to take in the view.
Mount Loki – Accessible on the east shore of Kootenay Lake,
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ance AWD vehicles only.) From Kaslo, head
Mount Loki
west towards New Denver on Highway 31A crosses private property and the owners
for 10 km to the Blue Ridge Forest Service have granted permission to cross their
Road, then follow the signs. The Buchanan property. Keeping this in mind, be respon-
Lookout features a refurbished forest fire sible while doing so.
watch tower. This is a great spot for family
oriented outings; views are spectacular and The Fry Creek Trail extends some 12 km up
flowers are lovely in season. A 2 km loop the canyon and takes you to the Purcell Wil-
trail below the lookout provides access to derness Conservancy. The trail winds through
viewpoints. stands of cedar, hemlock and ponderosa pines
above Kootenay Lake. You will stop often and
Hiking Trails
Whitewater Canyon Trail – This hike takes turn around to admire the splendid views of
you through alpine bowls and offers spectacu- the creek, the canyon and surrounding peaks.
lar viewpoints, even fascinating remnants of Once arriving at the canyon, head to the right
the valley’s mining past. It’s also pretty easy and go down the trail to the bridge across
walking. Start with the Whitewater Forest the creek. This trail heads down to Kootenay
Service Road. It begins from Hwy 31A just af- Lake, thus making this trip accessible by boat
ter the abandoned mine buildings and before if one chooses. The hike to the bridge is a good
the sign for Retallack. Walk as far as you like initiation to the canyon.
and then return. Most people opt for a 3 to 5
For the more adventurous, the Fry Creek
hour excursion. Fry Creek Canyon. Photo: Brynne Herbison
Canyon Trail only begins once you reach
Idaho Peak
hour hike to either of two cabins. Get more
Galena Trail– At the turnoff from Hwy the canyon, just above the bridge. One need
info on this route into the park at Wood-
31A to Sandon at Three Forks is the start bury Resort. You can reserve the cabins only hike a kilometre or two up the trail to
of the Galena Trail. This easy single track through www.alpineclubofcanada.ca experience the canyon. The trail stays to the
bike or hiking trail follows the old rail bed north side of the creek and was blasted out
approx. 11 km to New Denver and features The other way to access the high alpine in of the canyon wall by prospectors hoping to
mining ruins and a cable car over Carpen- this provincial park is to take Hwy 31A strike gold. Oftentimes one feels suspended
ter Creek! Approx 40 minutes drive west west of Kaslo 4 km to Southfork. Cross over the rushing creek.
from Kaslo. Season: June – October the bridge you see on your left and keep
driving up and up the Keen Creek main- It is a long five kilometres from the trail
Fry Canyon
Idaho Peak– This is a beautiful place to line. It’s just over 14 km to the boundary of head to the substantial cable car across
view alpine flowers during July and August. the park. From there you are in for some the creek just above the confluence of Fry
The gravel, switchback road begins in San- true wilderness hiking as the trails in that Creek and Carney Creek. Give yourselves
don and climbs 12 km past sights of lakes, section of Kokanee Glacier Park have not plenty of time to get there as there is a
valleys and old mine sites. Idaho Peak is at been maintained. tricky rock slide to scramble over on the
7479 feet and the alpine meadow lies at the way. Crossing using the cable car is also a
12 km mark. The road near the top may be Fry Creek Canyon Trail bit of work as it is quite heavy. Once across
snow-covered as late as mid-June. Fry Creek Canyon is a great place for a the cable car, the trail fades quickly and the
day hike for locals and visitors alike. Ac- wilderness closes in. This trail is a great
Kokanee Glacier Park – You can get to this
Kokanee Glacier Park

cess by vehicle is via Johnsons Landing. introduction for hikers to the ruggedness
scenic but rugged alpine park from Wood-
Just keep following the main road until you of the Kaslo area. For more information,
bury. After you’ve parked your high clear-
come to the trailhead signs. There is park- please visit www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/ex-
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1897, the length of Woodbury Creek was access road to Kokanee Glacier Park and the Silver Spray
the site of a mining boom. Prospectors cabin joins the highway right at Woodbury.
staked and then worked their claims all
along the creek for kilometres up into the
mountains. And as with other commun-
ities, the boom didn’t last, the mining de-
clined and the prospectors eventually went
elsewhere.
Today, Woodbury is home to the thriving
resort and marina, and the well known
Jones Boys Boats, who offer boat and ATV
Photo: Andrea Hand
sales and service. The resort, a natural
playground, is open year round, and occu- The squeeze. John’s Crawl. Recently dis-
pies a breathtaking location on the shore covered passageway. Cave extension. Spec-
of Kootenay Lake. Woodbury has every- tacular soda straw passage.
thing from boat rentals, and camping to a
restaurant, convenience store with fishing Sound like an adventure for you? From
Cody Caves
tackle, chalet rentals, a recreation hall and May to September there are tours suited to
a swimming pool. all ages from 5 years up, lasting from 2 to
7 hours including the forest hike from the
When you arrive, head into JB’s Restaurant parking lot to the cave entrance.
and enjoy a meal. Linger over dinner and
later chat with the locals in the fun and laid For the very active and adventurous there
back atmosphere of the pub. are now tours into Cody Cave during the
winter. Winter access is via helicopter in
Woodbury is also a gateway to Kokanee and snowshoe out, or an overnight 18 km
Glacier Park and the Silverspray Cabin. round trip snowshoe hike and cabin camp-
Kokanee Glacier Park

In summer, you would access the park ing. On top of all the features inside the
by driving up Woodbury Creek Forestry cave, you will marvel at the spectacular ice
Road for 13 km to the trailhead. formations outside the entrance.
Cody Cave Tours Explore this wild but fragile underground
world sculpted by glacier fed waters, locat-
Total darkness. Underground waterfalls. ed in the Selkirk Mountains above Ains-
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yourself in the naturally warm, healing sort. In a pleasing circularity, the resort is
waters and to allow the power of nature now owned and operated by the Lower
to soothe your body and soul. Since time Kootenay Band. They are proud to bring
immemorial, the Ktunaxa people (pro- a unique First Nations warmth to the hos-
nounced K-too-nah-ha) have valued the pitality you will experience when you stay
springs as a place for healing. After battle, at the resort.
warriors would come to soak in the spirit
waters (nupika wu’u), easing their heart Staying at the hotel means you have exclu-
and limbs back from injury and strain sive use of the healing waters in the mor-
through to strength once again. nings before 10 am. Float in the steaming
open-air pool, then wade into the horse-
The source of the springs lies in the shoe-shaped cave, where the darkness, the
mountains above the resort, in the mineral deposits and the humidity all com-
Cody Caves area. The water works its bine to offer an exhilarating experience.
way down through porous calcareous
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H. Giegerich's General Store

as it appeared in the late 1800s
JB (Pop) Fletcher took over as manager

in 1912. The JB Fletcher Museum now
Beautiful outdoor makes this building its home.
family-friendly location
KITCHEN in Ainsworth Hot Springs J.B. Fletcher Museum
Check out Betty O’s Facebook page for hours This was Ainsworth’s general store from 1891 until 1972.
With all its original fixtures, it looks much as it did when
J.B. (Pop) Fletcher first came to Ainsworth in 1912 to man-
age it for owner Henry Giegerich. An ancient cash register,
medicine bottles, canned goods, and old cereal ads, among
other things, make it feel like you’ve stepped back in time.
Open during the summer months. Admission by donation.
*Available this summer – JB Fletcher Museum has developed a walk-
ing tour map of historic sites in Ainsworth. Pick up your copy.
“I had some activity last summer when running the store,
such as a flying umbrella, a ladies hat flying off the shelf and
mysterious footsteps and electrical activity. Our belief is that
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North End of Kootenay Lake
North End of Kootenay Lake
Heli/Cat/Backcountry Skiing Duncan Dam

Forty km (25 miles) north of Kaslo is the
beautiful Lardeau Valley which embraces
the small communities of Lardeau, Cooper
Creek and Meadow Creek, Howser, Argenta
and Johnsons Landing. The rich valley bot-
tom farmland is the result of the ebb and
flow over thousands of years by the Duncan
and Lardeau Rivers through the flats at the
head of the lake.
The area was first settled at the turn of the
last century when a flood of prospectors
searching for rich lodes of ore invaded the
area. In 1912, the first of several home- Photo: Spencer Remple
steading families arrived to eke out a liv-
ing by farming and logging on the bench Water in the Duncan Lake reservoir fluc-
land. Starting in the 1950s the area saw an tuates seasonally by as much as 30 metres Photo: Cathy MacMillan
increase of people who were looking for a in elevation. When the water is low in win-
way to build a principled and sustainable ter and early spring, you can still see traces
community or just to get back to nature. of the prior settlement and the ghostly
The north end of the lake includes five bio- stumps of the trees. Operations of the
geoclimatic zones, from low-lying wet val- dam can cause fluctuations in water levels
leys with towering cedar and cottonwoods downstream, at the north end of Kootenay
to the scree on the peaks dribbling down Lake. This is an attractive area for canoe-
into spectacular alpine meadows. Wildlife ing, but care must be taken because of the
includes deer, moose, elk, black and grizzly potential for sudden flooding. For reser-
bears, mountain caribou, wolverine, wolves voir information call 1-877-924-2444.
and mountain goats. More than 68 species
of birds have been recorded. Some of the
streams contain native stock of cutthroat
Heli/Cat/Backcountry Skiing
If playing in the deep powder of the back-
and rainbow trout, Dolly Varden (bull trout)
Spawning Channel
country is your passion, Kaslo has several
and mountain whitefish. options for heli-skiing or snow cat skiing.
After all, commercial heli and snow cat
Duncan Dam skiing operations were born here!
Kootenay Lake was dammed in 1967. The
Duncan Dam, a 40 metre earth-fill dam To find out more about Mount Carlyle Meadow Creek
with no power generation facilities, was Lodge, Selkirk Snowcat Skiing, Retallack, Spawning Channel
the first of the three Columbia River Treaty Stellar Heliskiing, White Grizzly Cat Sometimes it’s okay to see red. The flashing
dams to be built in the Canadian section of Skiing and more visit our website: http:// bright red of thousands upon thousands of
the Columbia River Basin. It was designed visitkaslo.com/recreation-events/winter- spawning kokanee that is. This is the sight
to control the flow of water from the Dun- sports/ to behold at the Meadow Creek spawning
can River into Kootenay Lake. The Duncan channel from late August to early October.
is the tributary that provides about 13% of Lardeau Valley Museum
Museum
the water flowing into Kootenay Lake. The Meadow Creek spawning channel was
A little north of the Meadow Creek town constructed in 1967 with BC Hydro funds
As the dam neared completion, the valley centre, just past the Lardeau Valley Com- and was the world’s largest at the time. The
bottom was cleared of large trees, the ori- munity Hall, is a small museum dedicated channel is 3.3 km long by 12 metres wide;
ginal residents of the community of Hows- to local history. It is open during July and it supports a total of 250,000 spawning
er displaced, and some farms and orchards August or by appointment, email mu- kokanee. 10 – 15 million fry are produced
were flooded. When the water began to seum.lvhs@gmail.com. If the museum is annually with mean egg-to-fry survival
rise and fill the new reservoir, the original not open it’s worth stopping anyway. There rate of 45%.
Duncan Lake increased in size from 25 km is still a fair bit to see just roaming about
to 45 km in length. the grounds. The buildings themselves are The spawning channel is open to the pub-
quite interesting and six interpretive signs lic for the duration of the spawning season,
You can visit the dam. Follow the signs on unless there is unusually high bear activity.
Highway 31 north of Meadow Creek to posted outside give a good sense of time
and place back in the day. The history les- Walkways and an interpretive site allow
Duncan Dam – or do the armchair ver- visitors the opportunity to learn about this
sion! sons become hands-on at the Lardeau Val-
ley Fall Fair every year as some of the old wonder of nature. It is located 4 km north
http : / / w w w. youtu b e. c om / equipment is still functional. of Meadow Creek off Highway 31.
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Dining Guide In Kaslo...
Buddy’s Front Street
Teresa’s Coffee Shop
Homemade baking, soup and fresh bread sandwiches, ice cream and specialty coffees.
Monday to Saturday, early morning to 5:30 pm. 7 days a week in summer, early morning to
Pizzeria
5:30 or later! 402 Front Street. 250-353-2115. See ad page 18.
Traditional hand stretched pizza made with the finest ingredients. Classic Italian specialties,
pastas, seasonal organic salads, gluten-free pizzas, plus cappuccino, espresso and specialty Sunnyside Naturals
coffees too! Owner operated, seasonal hours. For current hours and events, please call 250- The organic eatery in Kaslo. Fresh daily soups, wraps, pitas, salads: green, quinoa, potato.
353-2282 or go to their website www.buddyspizzeria.com 417 Front Street. See ad page 10. Numerous varied accompaniments according to the season and local source availability.
Juice bar with create-your-own option of freshly squeezed and blended drinks and smooth-
The Clubhouse Restaurant ies. Nutritionally complete, fabulous taste! Open 7 days a week May to December, 9 am to
at the Kaslo Golf Course. Amazing lake and mountain views await you from the timber framed 6 pm Monday through Saturday, and 10 am to 4 pm Sundays. January through April open
clubhouse restaurant. Join friends for great food and summer drinks on the sun drenched Monday to Saturday 9 am to 6 pm. 404 Front Street. 250-353-9667. See ad on page 36.
patio. Open during the golfing season 7 days a week. Call for our lunch specials. 250-353-
2262. See ad page 16. Ainsworth & Woodbury
Kaslo Hotel Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort Ktunaxa Grill
Dine in either the pub or restaurant, or on the covered patio with its breathtaking view of Fresh. Local. Indigenous inspired. Casual fine dining with friendly, professional service. Open
Kootenay Lake. Enjoy one of many craft beers on tap, or try one of the many great dishes from year-round, 7:30 am to 9:30 pm. 3609 Hwy 31, 250-229-4212 extension #406.
their extensive menu. 430 Front Street. 250-353-7714. See ad page 51. Reservations recommended. See ad page 2.
Mountain King Betty O’s Kitchen

A tradition of great taste, serving Kaslo for 40 years – homemade burgers, fish & chips, ice Operating May to October from a converted school bus on Sutton Street just above the
cream and more. Open April to September, 11 am to 7 pm. 333 Front Street, across from the Highway and right next to Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. Betty O’s serves up simple, deli-
SS Moyie. 250-353-7788. See ad page 34. cious, fresh, homemade breakfast, lunch and dinner offerings – soups, panini sandwiches,
tacos… as well as ice cream, shakes, smoothies, and Oso Negro espresso coffee. Bring the
The Treehouse Restaurant family and enjoy your meal sitting at one of the outdoor picnic tables. Super friendly ser-
Located on Front Street, the Treehouse Restaurant is known far and wide for their Eggs Ben- vice. Check out Betty O’s Facebook page for hours. See page 46.
edict, omelettes and breakfast bowls, as well as their daily morning specials. The extensive JB’s Restaurant & Pub
menu includes great vegetarian fare, plus burgers, chicken, nachos, burritos, steaks, wraps and Where visitors become locals! Bring your friends and family for world famous fish and
so much more! All with generous portions and priced to please. Choose from a large selection chips, flame broiled burgers, AAA steak and piled high nachos all at a good value. Please
of homemade desserts. Treat the whole family. Open daily at 6:30 am, fully licensed. 419 Front call ahead for seasonal hours. Located at Woodbury Resort just 4 km north of Ainsworth Hot
Street. 250-353-2955. See ad page 14. Springs, 4112 Hwy 31, 250-353-7716 or 250-353-7717. See ad page 44.
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Kaslo & Area Vacation Accommodations
Kaslo Manor Lodge Ainsworth Motel
Kaslo Manor Lodge offers two locations, Offers a unique country setting in Ainsworth,
the Lodge, and the Cottage by the River. with clean, quiet and comfortable rooms.
Both locations offer lodging for 2 to 6 Just a 2 minute walk to the relaxing naturally
people, most with kitchen facilities. Your hot pools. Kitchenettes and suites available,
friendly and knowledgeable hosts can all rooms with a breathtaking view. Coffee,
provide trail information, with winter/ satellite TV, Wi-Fi, and shared lawn area
spring shuttle service. complete with BBQ. Affordable.
250-353-2999 www.kaslomanorlodge.com www.ainsworthmotel.com 250-229-4711
Wing Creek Resort Edge of the Woods Guest Suite

A spectacular waterfront retreat for Edge of the Woods Guest Suite
adults, offering luxury cottages with offers comfort and simplicity
stunning views, forest trails, a private in a quiet, beautifully landscaped setting
beach, orchard, gardens, optional just one mile from downtown. Private
delicious breakfasts and the Falling entrance, kitchenette, outdoor cooking
Water Spa. Located on 20 acres of area, self-catered breakfast provided.
paradise just 5 minutes north of Kaslo.
250-353-2475 www.wingcreekresort.com www.edgewoods.com 250-353-2253
Kaslo Hotel
Luxurious, spacious guest rooms with lake and mountain
views. Deluxe pillow-top beds, private balconies, free
Wi-Fi, deluxe bath, rocking chair, flat screen TV. Enjoy one
of our eleven beers on tap in our pub and licensed dining
with patio. Non-smoking and wheelchair accessible.
Sorry, no pets.
250-353-7714 • www.kaslohotel.com
Bougainville Lodge Beach Gables

Where journey and destination meet… Fully This lakefront guesthouse motel is a
renovated and sparkling clean log home with beautifully restored heritage building
patio/BBQ, comfortable lounge and two luxurious on Kaslo beach. Walk just one block
lakeview suites each with queen bed, fireplace, to downtown shops and restaurants.
organic coffee and more. Relax and enjoy The well appointed suites offer privacy
natureʼs tranquillity. Riders welcome. Wi-Fi. and comfort with spectacular views of
Adult location. Pet friendly (prior permission.) Kootenay Lake.
250-353-2061 bougainvillelodge.ca www.beachgables.ca 250-353-2111
Blaine’s Lakefront Condo Sunny Bluffs Chalets

Spectacular lakeshore condo situated on Our cozy chalets and lodge are
the shore of Kootenay Lake. 2 bedrooms, located above Kaslo Bay. The chalets
2 baths, fully equipped kitchen, TV, Wi-Fi, have an open kitchen living room,
fireplace, large deck, barbecue, in-suite bathroom, upstairs bedroom, deck
with barbecue and beautiful Selkirk
laundry, underground parking. Walking
Mountain views.
distance to downtown Kaslo.
TV and Wi-Fi.
250-309-9048 2blaines@gmail.com sunnybluffschalets.com 250-353-7728
Bay Shore Escape

A deluxe beachfront condo, with everything youʼll need to make
your “escape” a lifetime memory! Incredible Kootenay lake and mountain
views, cobblestone patio, extensive amenities including underground parking,
laundry facilities, Wi-Fi, fireplace, luxurious beds, and outdoor hot tub
overlooking the lake. Only a 10-minute scenic trail walk into Kaslo.
Non-smoking. Sorry no pets
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Y Your Adult Vacation Paradise
Romantic Luxury Cottages
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Falling Water Spa
Private Beach
5c 5 cottages on 20 acres of Kootenay Lake
wingcreekresort.com 250.353.2475 waterfront just north of Kaslo
Visit the Kaslo Hotel

& Pub in the heart
of Kaslo.
Relax with friends
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spectacular
lake-view patio.
Unwind in our pub with
locally crafted beers.
Enjoy luxury guest
rooms with lake &
mountain views.
Private balconies.
Free wi-fi.
Walk to great
shops, museums,
galleries.
250-353-7714
Toll Free: 866-823-1433
430 Front Street, Kaslo, BC
info@kaslohotel.com
www.kaslohotel.com

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Visit the SS Moyie
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accommodations 324 Front St,
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KASLO AND AREA

MAPS FERRY SCHEDULES

DINING & ACCOMMODATION

nupika wu’u Spirit Water

• Hot Springs Pool & Cave

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Kaslo is Celebrating 125 Years!

Kul Nijjar REALTOR

Real Life Real Estate

Serving Kaslo and North Kootenay Lake kulnijjar.ca

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Map of Kaslo and the West Kootenay

Howser Artists & Artisans ...............19-21

Hot Springs Meadow Purcell Wilderness

Procter Pa s s Ro same route out that you came in.

3A Deer can be encountered on all

3A 6 East West Kootenay highways, espe-

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S WEET, S UITE A MENITIES

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Kootenay Lake Ferry Arrow Lakes Ferry

BALFOUR KOOTENAY BAY

The Arrow Lakes Ferries

kaslojazzfest.com 510 4TH St, Kaslo • 250-353-2617 • www.barrensports.com

Kootenai Hideawa y Queen’s Ba y Hideaway

Ten minutes Half hour

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Kaslo Village Hall

Saint Andrew's Church

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Sat & Sun, May 19 & 20 Gallery Thurs - Sun 1 - 4

7 minutes north of Kaslo Family Fun Adventure

Hand-stretched Artisan Pizzas • Pastas • Salads • Desserts • Licensed

STREET PIZZERIA Enjoy our

The “Kaslo Special” pizza

Kootenay Star Mining Museum

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May Days Kaslo Jazz Etc.

Kaslo Logger Sports Show n' Shine

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Full In-store Bakery • Produce

Artwalk iDIDaRide & Run

When the Light Returens

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What other people may ﬁnd in poetry or art museums,

No pre-booked tee times required.

Stop in and dine at the wonderful

Relax and enjoy a great golf experience Dry

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Kaslo Recreation Complex

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ust 12 minutes north of Kaslo,

Teresa’ s Coffee Shop

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Pottery Beeswax Candles

100% pure beeswax

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Porcelain Ceramics - Sarah Lawless Andrew Raney – Metal Sculpture

Meet the artists, shop for fine art