by lakecountry | Jul 18, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
In 1896 an elderly French cook by the name of Frank “Frenchy” Stevens, who often stayed with Northcote Caesar, was fishing off the Island* when he saw a sea serpent very close to the boat. He described it as being about 20 feet long with a head like a...
by lakecountry | Jul 11, 2014 | Bloggers, History of Lake Country, Thomson, Carol
“The island [in Okanagan Lake] that many still call Whiskey Island has a colourful history. Legend has it that Interior Salish stored food and supplies on the Island in order to keep it safe from bears. Squaws who were left in charge were sometimes abducted by...
