Kootenay Lake Things To Do

Aside from wildlife viewing, visit the Interpretive Centre to take a self-guided tour along the boardwalk, or an interpretive canoe tour. Centre open daily 8-8. Admission $3

Directions: located 11 km west of Creston on Hwy 3

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	Ainsworth Hot Springs

Updated By sunnywong

on September 16, 2002

Features a horseshoe-shaped cave that was a mine shaft, abandoned when drillers discovered more hot water than ore. Highest mineral content of any hot springs in Canada. You can explore a 20m lighted cave to spring’s source. Daily 8:30am - 9:30pm.

Directions: Hwy 31, 50km north of Nelson, 15km north of Balfour.

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	Creston - Columbia Brewery

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on September 16, 2002

Home of Kokanee Beer. Open Mid-June to Mid-September, Mon - Fri. Tour time 10am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, closed-toe shoes must be worn. Free narrated tours Complimentary beer is available at the end of tour.

Address: 1220 Erickson Street, Creston

Phone: (250)428-9344

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	Kimberley Townsite

Updated By sunnywong

on September 16, 2002

It is British Columbia's highest town (1117m) and a Bavarian village. If nothing else, you can leave Kimberley in the knowledge that you have seen the "World's Biggest Cuckoo Clock.

Apart from the clock, and a small museum upstairs in the library down the road, other minor local sights include the Sullivan Mine, pre-Bavarian Kimberley's main employer and one of the world's biggest lead and zinc mines, which is occasionally open to tourists in the summer (ask at the infocentre).

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	Balfour - Kootenay Lake Ferry

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on September 16, 2002

Ride of the world’s longest free ferry. Daily schedule 45 minute free ferry ride. From Balfour Terminal 6:00am-12:20am. From Kootenay Bay Terminal: 6:50am-1:00am

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	Nelson - authenitc streetcar #23

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on September 16, 2002

Ride restored authenitc streetcar #23, daily on Nelson’s Waterfront during summer.

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	Kaslo - S.S. Moyie sternwheeler

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on September 16, 2002

Step back in time aboard the oldest sternwheeler in the world! An international treasure, the S.S. Moyie is the oldest surviving intact vessel of her type in the world. Berthed at the edge of Kootenay Lake, the sternwheeler rests permanently in her former port of call. Owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway, the S.S. Moyie plied the waters of Kootenay Lake for nearly 60 years.

Self-guided tour with walk-about brochure (available in English, French and German.) 9 minute video and Guided tour of pilot house included with admission. Opportunity to blow original ship's whistle (with a donation of $5.00). Interpretive guides available to answer questions.

Address: 324 Front Street in Kaslo

Website: www.kin.bc.ca/archives/moyie/moyiehome1.html

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	Kimberley - Bavarian City Mining Railway

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on September 16, 2002

Take a nine kilometre (seven mile) long ride on the Bavarian City Mining Railway through switchbacks, and up steep slopes and sharp curves, as it winds through the narrow valley of Mark Creek. The railway links the downtown of Kimberley with the site of the old Sullivan Mine surface facilities.

The history of the Sullivan Mine, and the importance of mining in general , are to be preserved in Sullivan Mine Interpretive Centre.

Address: 340 Spokane Street, Kimberley

Phone: 250-427-5311

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	Cranbrook - Canadian Museum of Rail Travel

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on September 16, 2002

The only national rail museum of its kind! The Canadian Museum of Rail Travel features complete train sets representing various era of travel including the prestigious million-dollar 1929 ‘Trans Canada Limited’.

Address: One Van Horne St. South, Cranbrook

Phone: (250) 489-3918

Directions: Located in downtown Cranbrook on Highway 3/95.

Website: http://www.trainsdeluxe.com/

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	Fort Steele

Updated By sunnywong

on May 24, 2003

The origins of Fort Steele can be traced back to the small settlement of Galbraith’s Ferry born during the 1864 Kootenay Gold Rush. Today, over 60 restored and reconstructed homes and buildings are waiting to take visitors back to yesteryear.

Living history street dramas, live professional musical comedies at the theatre, steam train rides and horse-drawn wagon rides are just part of the excitement of spending time at Fort Steele. Guided and self-guided tours of the townsite are available.