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Uniqueness of the Rossland Range
Thursday, July 12th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Hiking is a part of the community fabric of Rossland. With trails leading out of town from several vantage points, it is hard not to be a hiker.
One of the most popular and challenging hikes for a
Wound too tight? Try Champion Lakes!
Thursday, July 12th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Few people would disagree that in today’s society, daily life can be complex, busy and stressful at times. Stress is a very real phenomenon. Depending on how you choose to begin or end your day you ca
Seeing the Columbia River from a different angle
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
I drive over the Columbia River on a regular basis and at this point it has simply become part of the scenery.
No longer do I see it as a majestic river that created the pacific northwest as we know
Touring Redstone and the nifty new nine
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
I recently had the pleasure of touring Redstone Resort, including the newest nine holes with owners Cary Fisher and Robert Felsch.
From start to finish it was easy to see they have a real passion fo
Hutch: Hiking Paw Prints on my Heart
Thursday, June 28th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Walking with my favourite hiking partner, Hutch, we decided this week to head up the Trail Society’s marked hiking path towards an old farmhouse foundation just up from Gorge Creek road.
Living to
Getting down and deep in Rossland’s mining history
Thursday, June 28th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
The work was hard, the air thick with dust, the light minimal and the pay poor. For the early miners of Rossland, life in the mine was that of darkness, and danger.
Nearly 100 years later, those wh
110 Years of Rossland History
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Rossland has a long and interesting history, stretching from its gold rush days of the 1890s to its current status as one of the best outdoor towns in Canada. All starting with the Le Roi mine claim i
Olaus Jeldness: The man who created the Carnival
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Perhaps there would be no Winter Carnival in Rossland, if not for the efforts of one of the earliest residents of the Alpine City.
Olaus Jeldness was a Norwegian mining engineer who had set up succes
Founded on skiing, snow, fun and competition
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
One hundred and ten years ago, the Rossland Winter Carnival was created by Olaus Jeldness and the local ski club.
The event was the first of its kind and has gone on to become a huge success, and ope
A Palace of an Inn in Ymir
Thursday, June 14th, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Freshly scrubbed and open for business, an historical hotel beckons to the nostalgic and adventuring public.
Royal treatment begins in the Ymir Palace Inn, affectionately referred to by area resident