Well if nothing else this article from Victoria is rather timely, what with the highway now reopened and the area's tourism industry in need of a bit of a bump.
The Victoria News, a community paper along the lines of our Northern View has profiled our part of the world on its website, a thumbnail guide to some of the things to see while travelling from Northeast to Northwest.
It comes complete with a link to explore the region further from the comfort of your own computer screen.
Makes you want to hop into the car and hit the road..
The Victoria News, a community paper along the lines of our Northern View has profiled our part of the world on its website, a thumbnail guide to some of the things to see while travelling from Northeast to Northwest.
It comes complete with a link to explore the region further from the comfort of your own computer screen.
Makes you want to hop into the car and hit the road..
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Northern B.C. boasts rich history, culture
The Victoria News
June 15, 2007
From the village sites of Haida Gwaii to the dinosaur fossils of Tumbler Ridge, Northern British Columbia is rich in historic sites.
Pre-fur trade life is reflected at the ‘Ksan Historical Village and Museum, a re-created Gitxsan village in Hazelton. Seven longhouses replicate a community that stood on this site for centuries.
If travelling west, one should consider a detour to Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park, north of Terrace. This 250-year-old moonscape of hardened lava is the site of one of Canada’s most recent volcanic eruptions.
B.C.’s First Peoples inhabited the area around Prince Rupert at least 10,000 years ago. Artifacts at the Museum of Northern British Columbia, set in a longhouse-style facility on the waterfront, reflect this rich history.
Another aspect of local history is revealed at the North Pacific Historic Fishing Village in nearby Port Edward. It’s one of the best examples of the cannery villages that thrived on these shores a century ago.
Travelling northeast, one can discover Peace Country’s largest fossil collection at the Hudson’s Hope Museum. Housed in an old Hudson’s Bay Company store, the museum showcases fossilized skeletal remains which include a 200-million-year-old ichthyosaur.
Off the coast, Haida Gwaii (or the Queen Charlotte Islands) is home to several ancient Haida village sites, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of SGang Gwaay. T
he sites, in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, are difficult to access and a guided tour is recommended. Also on Haida Gwaii, the Haida Gwaii Museum at Qay’llnagaay, near Skidegate, has an excellent collection of Haida artifacts.
To learn more about the Northern British Columbia Region and to get everything you need to plan your vacation – where to go, what to see and do, where to stay, plus printable maps to show you how to get there – visit HelloBC.com/nbc/historicsites.
Northern B.C. boasts rich history, culture
The Victoria News
June 15, 2007
From the village sites of Haida Gwaii to the dinosaur fossils of Tumbler Ridge, Northern British Columbia is rich in historic sites.
Pre-fur trade life is reflected at the ‘Ksan Historical Village and Museum, a re-created Gitxsan village in Hazelton. Seven longhouses replicate a community that stood on this site for centuries.
If travelling west, one should consider a detour to Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park, north of Terrace. This 250-year-old moonscape of hardened lava is the site of one of Canada’s most recent volcanic eruptions.
B.C.’s First Peoples inhabited the area around Prince Rupert at least 10,000 years ago. Artifacts at the Museum of Northern British Columbia, set in a longhouse-style facility on the waterfront, reflect this rich history.
Another aspect of local history is revealed at the North Pacific Historic Fishing Village in nearby Port Edward. It’s one of the best examples of the cannery villages that thrived on these shores a century ago.
Travelling northeast, one can discover Peace Country’s largest fossil collection at the Hudson’s Hope Museum. Housed in an old Hudson’s Bay Company store, the museum showcases fossilized skeletal remains which include a 200-million-year-old ichthyosaur.
Off the coast, Haida Gwaii (or the Queen Charlotte Islands) is home to several ancient Haida village sites, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of SGang Gwaay. T
he sites, in Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve and Haida Heritage Site, are difficult to access and a guided tour is recommended. Also on Haida Gwaii, the Haida Gwaii Museum at Qay’llnagaay, near Skidegate, has an excellent collection of Haida artifacts.
To learn more about the Northern British Columbia Region and to get everything you need to plan your vacation – where to go, what to see and do, where to stay, plus printable maps to show you how to get there – visit HelloBC.com/nbc/historicsites.
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