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The Kokanee Detective Agency and other curiosities
A roundup of unusual stories, including a long-haired mail carrier, and a couple who married in their mid-80s.
Greg Nesteroff
1 day ago3 min read
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The Steve Fonyo monument on Highway 3A
Hundreds of people pass by it every day. Few know what it is.
Greg Nesteroff
Apr 225 min read
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Louis Armstrong in Nelson and Duke Ellington in Trail
If the greatest name in jazz history performed at the Civic Arena, how many people would turn up?
Greg Nesteroff
Apr 28 min read
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How many heritage sites does Nelson have?
Nelson is widely acknowledged as having many heritage buildings and sites. But how many exactly? The answer is complicated.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 216 min read
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Rare Nelson gas works photo sells for $305
A rare photo shows a piece of Nelson industrial heritage under construction in 1900.
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 31, 20246 min read
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Notre Dame’s ski team experiment
Sixty years ago, the Canadian Alpine Ski Association and Notre Dame University embarked on what was dubbed the “Education Plus...
Greg Nesteroff
Sep 18, 20247 min read
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The carriages of Peter (Lordly) Verigin
Peter V. Verigin often travelled between Doukhobor settlements on horse-drawn carriages, carts, and sleighs. But whatever became of them?
Jonathan Kalmakoff and Greg Nesteroff
Mar 18, 202418 min read
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The Nelson-Fredericton connection
Intriguing links exist between Nelson and New Brunswick, involving some of its most prominent early settlers.
Frances Welwood
Mar 8, 20248 min read
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The legendary Jack Lloyd: Effective, controversial, and enduring
The West Kootenay connection to a famous but divisive fishing lure.
Michael A. Cone
Mar 5, 202410 min read
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5 comments


4 streets in Trail named Nelson
Nelson has but one street named after itself, Nelson Avenue. But Trail has had four different streets and avenues named Nelson.
Greg Nesteroff
Nov 27, 20232 min read
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Wandering hotel bars of West Kootenay
What happened to the bars from the Reco, Sandon, and Hume hotels?
Greg Nesteroff
Sep 7, 202312 min read
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The riddle of Davies and Seventh
You'd never guess it today, but from 1950 to the mid-1970s, the corner of Davies and Seventh in Nelson was a busy commercial crossroads.
Greg Nesteroff
Sep 3, 20235 min read
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Bobby McFerrin in Nelson
The singer-songwriter behind Don’t Worry Be Happy spent at least one month of his youth in Nelson.
Greg Nesteroff
Aug 6, 20233 min read
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The Nelson boathouse fire of 1915
Intrigued by a photo of the charred remains of boathouses in Nelson, Michael Cone tracks down what happened.
Michael A. Cone
May 6, 20236 min read
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Finding the dates on Wait’s
Exactly when did Nelson’s iconic coffee shop and newsstand open? And when did it move to its longtime location?
Greg Nesteroff
Apr 8, 20234 min read
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In search of Sheriff Tuck’s lost library
For a few years, the largest library in Nelson was in the courthouse basement. Where did it go?
Greg Nesteroff
Apr 2, 20237 min read
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Remembering Luna Park
Michael Cone writes of a forgotten picnic mecca and home of world champions across the lake from Nelson.
Michael A. Cone
Feb 12, 20236 min read
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Kokanees, Red Wings, Maple Leafs, and MRKs
From 1927 to 1934, Nelson’s senior men’s hockey team changed names four times. Why? Finding out is proving more challenging than I expected.
Greg Nesteroff
May 24, 20227 min read
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Little-known Nelson heritage buildings: The Nelson House annex
The last remaining portion of an early Nelson hotel is still standing in the middle of downtown.
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 31, 20225 min read
1,526 views
3 comments


Nelson’s smallest commercial block
In 1922, J.E. Annable built a store on Baker Street that was only six feet wide. What was in it and what happened to it?
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 28, 20226 min read
1,428 views
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