by lakecountry | Jul 2, 2019 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Natural History, Pam Laing
Eastern and Western Kingbird Kingbirds are large flycatchers. In spite of the names, “Eastern” and “Western” both are regular visitors in our valley during the summer months. Westerns, as you might expect, are only found in the western US, our part of BC, as...
by lakecountry | Apr 8, 2019 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
Economic activity in Oyama really increased with the opening of the navigation canal across the isthmus in Oyama in 1908. The first steamer, theCity of Vernon, passed through the canal on September 3, 1908, creating a water link to the north end of Kalamalka...
by lakecountry | Apr 3, 2019 | Guest Bloggers, Natural History, Pam Laing
Birds of a Feather Which Bird might I see today? – SPRING Waxwings, Bohemian and Cedar Spring migration in the northern hemisphere sees a huge movement of birds from south to north as they follow the urge to seek out favourable habitats in which to lay their eggs and...
by lakecountry | Mar 8, 2019 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
I have recently been in correspondence with Alan Aldred, a gentleman who was raised in Oyama and whose family history he is writing. The two photographs below are of stores run by his grandfather, Frederick Harry Aldred. The first photograph comes from Alan’s...
by lakecountry | Jan 30, 2019 | History of Lake Country, Thomson, Duane
In 1922 seven young, tanned orchardists from Oyama visited the Summerland Experimental Station, presumably to learn some of the science behind growing apples. All were from England, some having arrived very recently. Thank you to Diane Eyles Turner for the photograph...
by lakecountry | Jan 11, 2019 | Guest Bloggers, Pam Laing
Birds of a Feather Which Bird might I see today? – WINTER Doves Even if you don’t feed birds in winter, you are probably familiar with the doves, which are here year-round. I won’t bore you with statistics about the feral Rock Dove or Pigeon, a very common urban...
by lakecountry | Nov 21, 2018 | Gibbons, Richard, History of Lake Country
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 marked the end of a unique and significant connection to the history of this community. Anne Land On that date Anne Land of Okanagan Centre died peacefully at the age of 104. Her life and death were significant in so many ways. It was...
by lakecountry | Sep 30, 2018 | Natural History, Pam Laing
Which Bird might I see today? – FALL Grouse Hunters, armed with guns, know that fall is a good time to look for grouse; birders, armed with binoculars, know that you can see them any time of the year! These birds do not migrate. In our part of the Okanagan...
by lakecountry | Aug 24, 2018 | History of Lake Country, Jacob Semenuik
Bernau is one of the many great family names of Lake Country. When Hugh Bernau was young it was expected he would follow in his father’s footsteps, however, he had his own plans in life. In 1929, Hugh made his way to Winfield, BC, after spending two years in Monte...
by lakecountry | Aug 17, 2018 | History of Lake Country, Jacob Semenuik
The Goldie family came to Canada in 1844, brought by their great-grandfather John Goldie, who died in 1886. David Goldie, father of James Goldie, played an important role in establishing the family’s name for David’s achievements were remarkable. In The Goldie...
by lakecountry | Aug 3, 2018 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Jacob Semenuik
Have you ever wondered where many of the old tools at Lake Country Museum came from? They were derived largely from a prominent builder in the area, Edward (Teddy) Hare. Teddy built many of the first homes in the area. Jim Gleed, a stone mason, partnered with Hare to...
by lakecountry | Jul 27, 2018 | Guest Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Jacob Semenuik
Most people know Alec Beasley through his donation of Beasley Park. However, Alec was also a prolific letter-to-the-editor writer. He wrote to many newspapers, sending over 1000 letters. Immersing himself into controversy, no subject was too edgy for him, including...
