Slocan Lake is a beautiful 40 km long lake cradled in the mountains. In the boom days of the 1890s…
HISTORY Although it was the Blue Bell, the Silver King and the mines of Hot Springs Camp (Ainsworth) that lured…
Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. The hot springs originate around the Cody Caves above and to the east of Ainsworth Hot…
By Shannon Harrison, KootRocks Ainsworth Hot Springs. The hot springs originate around the Cody Caves above and to the east of Ainsworth…
BEST THINGS to DO in the KOOTENAYS ODD THINGS to SEE in the WEST KOOTENAY WINTER TOURISM
Slocan Valley is a valley in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada. The valley is home to the villages of Slocan City, New Denver, and Silverton,…
By Gina Begin - Kootenay Rockies.com Here are the “things to do & see” in the Kootenays. Birthplace of Heli…
Fetch /feCH/ - the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water. Warning: These are all large lakes lying in…
Pend Oreille Canyon (spelt Pend d’Oreille in Canada) is a 209 km river that flows through north Idaho, into NE…
By Greg Nesteroff - Kutne Reader During West Kootenay’s mining boom of the 1890s, newspapers popped up like Starbucks franchises.…