Greg NesteroffJun 30, 20204 minThe Abbott mine gravesIt was the end of the work day at the Abbott mine on Jan. 8, 1896. The property was at the head of Healy Creek, near Trout Lake, on the...
Greg NesteroffJun 17, 20206 minThe Balfour storeThe following memoir by Allison Holt of Victoria looks back on the store that her family ran at Balfour from about 1913-15 and 1919-45....
Greg NesteroffJun 7, 20205 minThe Housekeeping trestleOne of the chief set pieces of the movie Housekeeping, filmed in the fall of 1986 in and around Nelson and Castlegar, was a huge wooden...
Greg NesteroffMay 22, 20203 minNelson’s forgotten reservoirSome of the earliest picture postcards of Nelson (seen below) look west down the Kootenay River with the corner of a pond in the...