THE KÜTNE READER

What happened to the coffeehouse and resort that existed at Coffee Creek in the late 1940s and early 1950s?

A rare photo shows us one of the West Kootenay’s oldest buildings when it was brand new.

A ghost story from 1911 that has never been reprinted: how a phantom helped a prospector discover a valuable nugget.

What is the origin of a concrete ruin at Ainsworth Hot Springs across from the Fletcher store?

A terrific, rare postcard of Ainsworth sold last month on eBay. Here’s a closer look at some of the buildings depicted.

A look at the development of Ainsworth Hot Springs resort from the 1930s to the '60s as seen through ephemera.

Prospector Henry Cody (1861?-1921) is said to have stumbled across the cave system near Ainsworth that bears his name in the late 1880s....

Fifty-five years ago today, the Ainsworth post office ceased to exist. The following day, it was reborn as Ainsworth Hot Springs. The...

The Cody Caves (naturally occurring) and hot springs caves (mostly or entirely human-created) aren’t the only caves in and around...

Although I’m rarely on the cutting edge of technology, I was the first person I knew to own a digital camera, purchased directly from...

In 2008, I wrote a story for Route 3 magazine about the Thomas (or Tomas) Higstrim grave at Ainsworth Hot Springs, which dates to 1891...

Several places in West Kootenay were named after people who never actually visited their eponymous locales. Lt.-Gov. Hugh Nelson was...