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1886-1889::The Man Who Lived in a Cedar Stump
A large cedar stump makes a perfect 3-story home in British Columbia.
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Oct 31, 20212 min read
1901::The Union Mine Explosions and the Mountain Slide in Loughborough Inlet, British Columbia
Three explosions. Hours apart.
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Oct 20, 20212 min read
1921::Salmon vs. Eagle
A bird, a fish and a fisherman.
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Jun 27, 20211 min read
1901::The Lumber Flumes of British Columbia
Logging the ancient forests of early British Columbia.
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Jun 5, 20212 min read
1951-1979::The Tillicum Outdoor Theatre in Victoria, British Columbia
The fresh-air theatre that entertained Vancouver Islander's for almost thirty years.
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Apr 19, 20212 min read
1924::From Washington to Alaska on a 16-Foot Open Boat... With a Goat
Washington State family man takes family and family pets on a summer cruise to Alaska.
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
1934::Canada's First Nudist Colony In Sooke, British Columbia
Somewhere in a small wood on Vancouver Island...
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Apr 1, 20213 min read
1937::63.5 lb Salmon Caught Near Victoria, British Columbia's Breakwater
A fish that shocked the world and boosted the tourism industry of Vancouver Island.
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Mar 16, 20211 min read
1943::A Christmas Dinner On the Front Line
Amid World War II's heavy battle for Ortona, a Christmas dinner.
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Dec 21, 20205 min read
1946-1969::Alice, the Albino Orca of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
For over twenty years, Vancouver Islanders searched the coastal waters for a white whale.
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Nov 28, 20204 min read
1889-1966::The W. A. Jameson Coffee Company
A small Vancouver Island coffee company that grew to rival others throughout the Pacific Northwest
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Nov 17, 20206 min read
1946::A Smallpox Outbreak on the Pacific Coast
Carried home from war—and contained in fifteen weeks.
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Oct 29, 20203 min read
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