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Walk or drive to find art along the way
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
In 2007, the Creston area celebrates the tenth year of the annual Creston & Kootenay Lake Eastshore ArtWalk/ArtDrive. The ArtWalk/ArtDrive begins in Kootenay Bay, and participants can visit working ar
Meet the sasquatch at the Creston brewery
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Guided tours of the Columbia Brewery, home of Kokanee and the elusive sasquatch, and sampling session are offered at 9:30 am, 11:00 am, and 1:00 pm on weekdays during the summer months. Outside you ca
Find your thing at Crawford Bay
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Over the years the hamlet of Crawford Bay has attracted a rather eclectic group of artisans to their quiet east shore. Products vary from custom iron work to textile art or handmade brooms and artisan
Follow the road to Yahk and back
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Driving along Highway 3, from Moyie toward the US border, you will come to the community of Yahk, a great place for a detour. Watch the goats play on the roof of the Goat Mountain Soap Company or have
Hunt for antiques
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Yardsale junkies and antique hunters have a blast in the East Kootenay. Throughout the region there are stores that specialize in vintage wares. One point of special interest is the area around the co
Beat snow and ice on a snowmobile
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Snowmobiling has a large ridership base in the East Kootenay. On the weekends, you will see a lot of trucks, loaded with sleds, heading out into the bush. Like with any other motorized vehicle, rememb
Take the longest free ferry ride
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
However mundane the “longest free ferry ride in the world” on Kootenay Lake may have become to local residents, it remains an experience not to be taken for granted. Whether you spot the distant Kokan
Go for a camping trip at the lake
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Small and large bodies of water determine much of the landscape in the East Kootenay, so opening time at a lake is very much part of the summer routine. Often there are private or provincial campgroun
Make a splash at the Radium Hot Pools
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The story of the Radium Hot Springs is as old as the Rocky Mountains where they are located. Even before Europeans discovered this area, the First Nations people knew of the healing power of the hot p
Soak in the Hot Springs in Fairmont
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The first European settler in the Fairmont Hot Springs area was George Geary, an Englishman, who came to the area in 1887 and homesteaded a vast tract of land that included the hot springs. His home