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NEW DENVER & SLOCAN VALLEY TOWNS

Slocan Lake is a beautiful 40 km long lake cradled in the mountains. In the boom days of the 1890s…

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KASLO

HISTORY Although it was the Blue Bell, the Silver King and the mines of Hot Springs Camp (Ainsworth) that lured…

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ODD THINGS to SEE in the WEST KOOTENAY

Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort. The hot springs originate around the Cody Caves above and to the east of Ainsworth Hot…

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ODDITIES in the WEST KOOTENAY

By Shannon Harrison, KootRocks  Ainsworth Hot Springs. The hot springs originate around the Cody Caves above and to the east of Ainsworth…

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TOURISM in the WEST KOOTENAY

BEST THINGS to DO in the KOOTENAYS ODD THINGS to SEE in the WEST KOOTENAY WINTER TOURISM 

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SLOCAN VALLEY

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,…

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BEST THINGS to DO in the WEST KOOTENAY

By Gina Begin - Kootenay Rockies.com Here are the “things to do & see” in the Kootenays. Birthplace of Heli…

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BOATING on the LAKES of the WEST KOOTENAY

Fetch /feCH/ - the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water. Warning: These are all large lakes lying in…

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PEND OREILLE CANYON

Pend Oreille Canyon (spelt Pend d’Oreille in Canada) is a 209 km river that flows through north Idaho, into NE…

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EARLY NEWSPAPERS in the WK

By Greg Nesteroff - Kutne Reader During West Kootenay’s mining boom of the 1890s, newspapers popped up like Starbucks franchises.…

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