Summer is for camping
Photo courtesy of Shuswap Wild Wonders Some of my favourite childhood memories stem from the three summers I spent at camp in Northern Minnesota and […]
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Shuswap and Okanagan Railway facilitated early settlement
Constructing the S & O Railroad, 1891, image courtesy of Enderby Museum If and when the Shuswap is fortunate to
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The Shuswap-Okanagan Canal
What the canal might have looked like if it had been built Often, some of the most interesting history stories are the footnotes, the obscure
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Forest industry was key to Shuswap settlement
A log drive on the Shuswap River Despite the obstacles that many settlers encountered in gaining title to their homesteads due to the rights held
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The sternwheeler era
The steamer Andover on Shuswap Lake, circa 1910 Before there were roads and automobiles, sternwheeler steamships served a vital role in the development of the
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