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If Eric McMorran's grandfather had decided to join his relatives in Australia thousands of people would not have danced the light fantastic while overlooking the shores of Cordova Bay under the roof of McMorran's Beach House. Read more...
The Millikans explore the gateway to Maui's past. Read more...
Entering Tinkertown is like turning back time to a wildly wacky nether world of Americana, the breathtaking result of one man's passion; a joyful celebration of life - unstructured and in miniature; Monty Python in clay-mation - wonky, whimsical and silly, and all with a subtle undercurrent of social commentary. Read more...
The city Vancouver has changed a lot over the years - take a look back. Read more...
British Columbia also started registering vehicles in 1903, but it was up to the owner to make up markers to display the assigned registration number. Leather, metal numbers and wood were often the materials used. The letters "BC" appear on the majority of these owner-provided plates. Read more...
All That Glitters Gold has fascinated us since the dawn of time as a store of wealth, a status symbol and as attractive jewelry. As gold and silver prices have reached record levels, you may discover you have some long forgotten precious metal stored away. Read more...
Documenting the 150-year black presence on Salt Spring Island. Read more...
They called him "Happy Tom." A delightful teenager, he always whistled a merry tune and greeted those he met with a cheerful smile. He was tall, athletic and remarkably intelligent. His simple philosophy of life: "I can't imagine how any man can be unhappy as long as he walks straight and acts right. I don't mean to do anything wrong all my life." Read more...
Have you ever wondered if you might be related to an Elf or a Reindeer? It seems wild, but it's possible according to the family history records found on Ancestry.ca. Read more...
This was the first year I attended Civil War Re-enactments. My interest was peaked by an ad I saw when visiting Port Gamble in Washington State in 2008. Read more...
I'm addicted to china, particularly teacups. For me, tea does not taste right unless it's from a china cup. And my hobby is much cheaper than golf. I get all the exercise I need walking the streets of Victoria and other Island cities, searching for rare and beautiful china. Read more...
The first alcoholic beverage produced on Vancouver Island was a strange but popular concoction brewed by George Vancouver's sailors from spruce needles during their exploration of the area in 1792. As soon as the Gold Rush hit the locality in 1858, however, commercial breweries sprang up like mushrooms, the first being the Victoria Brewery, established by German-born William Steinberger near Swan Lake. Read more...
With every respect to other cultures and ethnicities, the memories I'd like to share here are not about "winter festival" or "seasonal celebrations," they're about Christmas. Read more...
One of Vancouver's best kept secrets for a weekend getaway is The Sylvia Hotel, an historic building located alongside Stanley Park in English Bay. The hotel has been a significant Vancouver landmark for almost a century. Read more...
"We Navajo are pretty superstitious," says Ranger Alvaree. She pulls a strand of tiny lavender beads and dried juniper berries from under the collar of her Navajo National Monument shirt to show us. "These are ghost beads; they help keep the spirits happy when we enter the ruins." Read more...
The year that saw the Duke of Wellington bring the arrogant Napoleon to his knees at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium was the year that witnessed the birth of Canada's first Prime Minister. John Alexander Macdonald, the third of five children born to Hugh Macdonald, an unsuccessful businessman in Glasgow, Scotland, arrived in January 1815. Read more...
A while back, I found a big ball of butcher's cord that had been tucked away over 60 years ago in a basement. This discovery made me think about what life must have been like at home in the tumultuous days of the Second World War. Read more...
San Juan Island is the largest in a chain of 172 islands, collectively known as the "San Juan Islands" that runs along the border between Canada and the United States on the southeast side of Vancouver Island. Read more...
Argentine tango, a social dance and a unique genre of music born in the late 1800s in the booming cities of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay, was the result of two groups of displaced persons coming together in those cities. Read more...
By Julie H. Ferguson
Visiting an idyllic resort on the banks of the unspoiled Harrison River...
By Suzanne Buller
Tips to avoid cultural blunders that could turn your dream escape into a comedy of errors...
By Rick Neal
A rugged and wind-swept ramble along Vancouver Island's unblemished rocky shores...
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