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Levelling Nakusp Waterfront, 1967

The Nakusp waterfront on Upper Arrow Lake being cleared and levelled in advance of flooding from Hugh Keenleyside Dam, ca. August 1967. Canadian Pacific Railway works building at […]

Moving St. John the Divine Anglican Church to Nakusp, 1967

St. John the Divine Anglican Church arriving at Nakusp waterfront after being carried by barge from Arrow Park, south of Nakusp, July 1967. The church was relocated to […]

Winter on the Gawiuk farm, Mount Cartier, circa 1955

Winter on the Gawiuk farm, Mount Cartier, circa 1955. The barn in the photograph was burned down to clear the land for the Arrow Lakes reservoir.

Dennis (Danny) Gawiuk on the Family Farm, 1932

Dennis Paul (Danny) Gawiuk was born at Mount Cartier on November 1, 1930. He grew up on the farm and farmed the land himself until it was purchased […]

SS Minto at Galena Bay Wharf, May 25, 1958

John Nelson, second from left, stands on the deck of the old SS Minto on May 25, 1958. Nelson purchased the boat from the village of Nakusp and […]

Barge and Cargo, Beaton, 1953

The SS Beaton is shown here at the Beaton dock with a barge holding several cars in 1953.

Logging Truck at Beaton, and Henry Gunterman House, 1953

A logging truck is passing by the home of Henry Gunterman in Beaton, 1953. Henry was born in the United States and walked from Washington state to Beaton […]

Temrick’s Store, Arrowhead, circa 1965

The general store in Arrowhead was a fixture in the community dating back to the earliest days of Arrowhead in the 1890s. The store was originally built as […]

Log train, Galena Bay, circa 1910

Logging was a big part of the economy in the valley south of Revelstoke. This log train at Galena Bay was in operation circa 1910.

Arrowhead Sawmill, circa 1905

Logging and sawmill operations were important to Arrowhead. In the early 1900s, there were two large sawmills operating at Arrowhead, and the lumber industry continued to be a […]

Twelve Mile Ferry, circa 1925

The road between Revelstoke and Arrowhead was built in the 1920s. The road traveled on the east bank from Revelstoke to Twelve Mile, where the ferry shown here […]

Wallace and Bob Hall at Hall’s Landing, circa 1925

Wallace and Bob Hall grew up on the family farm at Hall’s Landing and were raising their families there, too, until they were forced to leave with the […]