C4”. CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 26, 1983

LEMON CREEK: LODGE.

‘Lemon Creek Lodge is a
special place to spend your
recreation time any season

-of the year. Lemon Creek,

Lodge is ‘offered as “home

-base’-for any visitor while “i

: exploring and experiencing
vsthe | magnificent” Kooten-
“ays. The potential for fish-
camping, hiking, can-

oeing, backpacking, . rock-
climbing, photography,
studying ’ wildlife, ete, is

_ unlimited, and the winter

ing.

Location. i
Situated amidst the nat-

ural serenity of the Selkirk
and Valhalla Mountain

spread over 17 acres, with

Lemon Creek,’ the Slocan
River and Slocan Lake
close at hand.

: ‘Facilities +

“Lodge: sleeps 20 com--

fortably, kitchen, dining.
area, reading and living

room, and sauna. Includes

LOCATION

and winter mountaineer-

use of ali lodge amenities.

Campsite: 24 campsites,
six serviced sites, all with
picnie:tables and _firepits.
Serviced ‘sites include wa-

able. Landry. facilities in
Slocan, six ‘miles ‘north,
On-site Attractions:

ig; museum, *

pariese , gardens,-. play-
ground, nature walks.
Area -Attractions: Golf,

and - electricity “only, -
Showers. and toilets. avail-

-party.’ Lodge ‘provides

guide, canoes,.: paddles,
preservera, tents, all food,
and \ transport.

swimming, hiking,. eanoe-- in

ing, boating, fishing, ghost

towns, hot springs, - and.

galleries,

Lemon Creek Lodge, in-
“eludes. “holiday “ packages
“such ‘as.’ canoe-backpack
adventures. This is a trip

“ of four. days - and five

Lodge ‘and review. trip
itinerary.

Second day, embark ona
four-day canoe adventure
on. crystal Slocan Lake,
featuring an - overnight
hike into Little Evans
Lake, ‘viewing of ancient

Indian pictographs on lake _

graphs in an 18-foot motor-.,

ized ‘lake freighter.

Special stop at Village of .:
“ New., Denver's --Heritage

Museum. This trip not. as.
rigorous as the Backpack/

Canoe Adventure, ~ how- '
ever the same gear re-"

quirements will apply. _

Situated amidst the natural serenity. of the Selkirk. and
Valhalla Mountain Ranges, the Lodge is a year-round alpine ©
resort spread over 17 acres, with Lemon Creek, the Slocan
River, and Slocan Lake close at hand.

FACILITIES

LODGE: sleeps 20 comfortably, kitchen, dining area, reading
and living room, and sauna. . :
CAMPSITE: 24 campsites,’ 6 serviced ‘sites, all with picnic
tables and firepits. Serviced sites include water and elec-
tricity only. Showers and toilets available. Laundry facilities
in Slocan, 6. miles north.

ON-SITE ATTRACTIONS
Mining/Loaging Museum, Japanese gardens, playground,

nature wal

AREA ATTRACTIONS

Golf, swimmi

towns, hot springs, and galleries.

_ LEMON CREEK LODGE

Keith Kessler

Box 68, Slocan, B.C. VOG 2C0

hiking, canoeing, boating: fishing,- ghost :

For more information phone (604) 355-2403
Atk aboet oor "Lemon Creek Lodge Holiday Peckoges”

‘The iiigue ‘tirbetion c of.

the: Slocan Valley: Hes not.
only in. its. quiet natural
splendor, but -also‘\in the

richness of its varied .hu-

using the older methods of |
horse and flume, However,
by the late 1920's most
accessible timber had heen
cut or burned..

It. was ‘not’ until after .
World" War. Two . when,

Pd. modern technology’ niade ~
: timber at higher elevations -.

to: be-abandoned:

‘Today Sandon is a.ghost
town: although: one. lar;
mine, still operates’ there.

Mining also continues on a:
smaller’ scale : throughout :

the ‘area: and ‘prospectors
still. dream of that: lucky
strike. :

Logging began as : farm:

ers cleared their fields,

sawmilling. are now the
principal employers in the
Valley.”
“At the turn. of the cen-

prod ‘tury a new. wave of settlers
ore priced "forced themines ©

arrived in “the Valley.
These were British and
Prairie: farmers encourag-
ed to come and seek their,
fortune on fresh soil.’ They”
were followed in 1906 “by: ©
another strong. group ‘of
pioneers, the - Russian ©
Doukhobors, who - set: up
communal farms along.the
banks of the Slocan River.
The third major influx of

people arrived during the
Second “World War: as
yf

most of: these people left

the Valley after the wana

ommunity. ,
“mains with rich extol
. heritage. i

“grants ‘to, the ‘ Valley: have

been people ‘searching for a

‘new’ way. ‘of ‘life, an alter-: .

native :to'the hustle and

ban ‘living.
The Slocan ‘Valley today,
reflects ‘remnants of ‘this
diverse past. It is a land of
pioneer spirit and rugged
individualism, of nature
yet unspoiled .. .'a land of

peaks and dreams. .

SOUTHWEST: KOOTE-

NAYS TOUR... Estimat-

days, ‘starting pol

Castlegar.

Circling the .
-Kootenays —

By BRUCE OBEE
It's. not uncommon: for

~ skies over: the tiny, town of.

Salmo to be embéllished
with the colorful. wings of
hang-gliders drifting grace-
fully along wooded ridges.

.Members. of the Acro-

phobia ‘Hang-gliding. Club .

head for the hills of the
southwest’ Kootéenays. on
spring and summer week-
ends to dive from :1,500-
metre -peaks into the. val-
leys below. — ‘
While the panoramas en-
joyed. by airborne .dare-
devils aren't available to

| terrestrial travellers, there
_ is a wealth of spectacular

mountain scenery from the
highways and backroads of:

the southwest Kootenays..

~-Salmo is-one of several
small communities and is

part of a 130-km loop which, .

runs through the cities ‘of
Castle ‘Trail: and \Nel-
son. It’s an intriguing jour-
ney offering an unusual
combination — of Andustry
and cultui

CHOSEN HOMELAND
Travellers who arrive at
Castlegar airport immedi-

--ately find themselves in

‘the heart of Doukhobor
country. The Doukhobors
comprise Russian pacifist
sects who left their home-
land at the climax of relig-
ious oppression in Russia
in the 1890s. They settled
in the Kootenay Valley in
1908 and formed Canada’s
largest Doukhobor’ group.

“A-short distance ‘from
Castlegar on Highway 3A
is the’ Kootenay Doukho-
bor. Historic Village, a

. unique model of an original

communal! village with an
extensive display of arti-
facts. Near the village is a
restaurant featuring auth-
entic . Doukhobor dishes
and fresh bread baked. in

“brick ovens.

Castlegar is locsted at
the confluence of the Col-
umbia and Kootenay Riv-
ers, where the two great

watersheds of Kootenay
Lake and the Arrow Lakes
join’ and flow: across’ the

‘border to provide hydro-

electric power. for the

northwestern U.S.

~ DAM PLEASANT
The 272-metre-high Hugh

Keenleyside Dam, forming

the’gateway to the Arrow

“Lakes, is one of the'attrac-”

tions along Highway 3A.

The’ highway between
Castlegar and Nelson skirts
the Kootenay River, a rag-
ing torrent in winter, and a
peaceful, idyllic waterway
in summer. fy

Nelson,’ surrounded by
rugged mountains, ‘is rich-
ly steeped in history with
372 heritage buildings.
’ High on-a-hill overlook-
ing the town is the: Koote-
nay School of Art and Gal-
lery in the David: Thomp-
son University Centre. This
college, originally named
Notre Dame University, is
open for tours through the.
studios, gallery and univer-
sity complex.

If you head ‘south an
the hang gliders of Salmo,

you'll find- a turnoff to’

Champion Lakes Park, ‘a
haven for ‘canoeists and

-fishermen, well worth a

jaunt off. the beaten track.

Back on the main route
is-Trail, home of the larg.
est non-ferrous smelter in

‘the world. Two-hour tours

of Cominco’s smelter ‘are
given on weekdays year-
round, but children under
12. aren’t permitted, for
safety reasons.

The highway from Trail

follows the mighty Colum: .

bia River to Castlegar.
This loop through the
west Kootenays’ could be
done in a day or ‘a week,
depending on how long you
stay at various places. Pro-
vincial campgrounds. and
numerous resorts, hotels
and motels dot the route.
The area is served by air-
lines: and rental cars are
available at terminals.

STORY- TELLING... Syringe Creek Provincial Park
provides opportunities for camping, hiking and
even iplenieking- Ample facilities including picnic

+ CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 26, 1983 cs"

tables, washrooms, swimming area and. cam-
Pground are provided for families or groups,

...a welcome sign
| _ when travelling |
“in the Kootenays

Highway 3

Andefsoa St.

Where you get a little bit more.

Behnsen St..

‘Todays Safeway. ay SAFEWAY.

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