inter ishing oating otorcycling Activities Kootenay LaKe is worLd renowned Kootenay LaKe is a joy to expLore ride Canada’s #1 road. hiking trails W Ffor good fishing in pure Bby boat, whether it is a kayak, canoe, sailboat or M(Destination Highways) There are 300 corners Kootenay LaKe never freezes, moderating waters. The East Shore power boat. The shore line is dotted with beautiful between ferry and Creston with spectacular scenery. Pilot Bay trail and moistening the climate. The heavy mountain A breathtaking roller coaster on any motorcycle. No Pebble Beach trail 2 hours return or all day offers exciting fishing little bays and beaches, ideal to relax in, explore, 2-3 hours return snowpack invites winter travellers to visit. Skiers, adventures including enjoy a picnic or even stay overnight away from space for extras? Local artisans ship. This popular trail offers land access to Pilot Bay This moderately steep trail is located about 7 km snow shoe enthusiasts and snowmobile groups excellent guides. Some civilization. The wind can be strong enough for an Marine Park, with campsites, picnic tables, fire pits enjoy uncrowded scenic outings. Gain easy access north of Riondel on the forest service road. Watch and outhouses. Drive south on Pilot Bay road from of the world’s largest invigorating sail, while it is often calmer closer to iking for the wooden trail sign on the lake side. The trail to deep snow at forest roads up Akokli Creek, tHere are many opportunities for tHe the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. At 3 km watch Dolly Varden Bull trout shore. Along the lake there are many places you switchbacks down to a lovely pebbled cove, ideal for Sanca Creek, Gray Creek Pass, Crawford Creek and and Gerrard Rainbow can park close enough to the water to launch your hvigorous hiker as well as for families. Up in the for the Pilot Bay Park sign; turn left and park. In the a swim and picnic. Remember that the hike back is first ten minutes the trail climbs by granite cliffs north of Riondel. There is a track set for skiers trout live here. These craft including public and private boat launches. mountains is where you will get a real taste of all uphill. and huge scented pines, then descends through around Kokanee Springs Golf course, spectacular trout are known to exceed 29 pounds and are Kootenay wilderness and perhaps our cool forests. Take the fork to the right about five on a sunny day. Winter fishing is excellent. among the tastiest fish you can eat. The most Pilot Bay lighthouse trail For overnight winter delicious huckleberries minutes past the second wooden bridge to reach the Hot springs productive season for trout is from mid-September olFing ½ to 1 hour return- accessible for children and campsite. If you wish to continue towards the end visitors, check the as well. Kootenay Lake is to the end of May. During the summer months, the seniors of the peninsula, a full day’s hike, keep left to find a Chamber of Commerce abundance of Kokanee Salmon will delight your g part of the Hot This short trail leads to an historic lighthouse built pebbled beach with a huge south view down the lake Springs Circle website for information on fishing experience and taste buds. Kootenay Lake in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the and the lakeshore trail that leads to Tipi Camp and tour. Ainsworth accommodations that are also offers some excellent fly fishing, particularly Kootenay Bay ferry landing. At 4.5 km there’s a small beyond. Hot Springs, with available year round. in the spring. trail sign and parking area. It is an easy 10 – 15 it’s unique cave Duck Lake, a smaller and much shallower lake minute walk on a broad trail up through mossy forest lockhart creek trail is just north of located just south of Kootenay Lake produces leading to expansive views of the lake from the a short hike as far as you wish or up to 2 days Balfour. perch and bass, the latter up to 10 pounds. It is lighthouse. There is also a picnic table and outhouse return to Baker Lake also a great location for ice fishing during the for your convenience. Lockhart Provincial Park offers winter months. Power boats are not allowed on forested campsites, picnic Duck Lake. tables, a sandy beach and a trail up into the Purcell record rainbow Range. About two hours is 35 3/4 lbs, up the north side of the caught caught Kokanee Springs Golf Course is renowned for its creek brings you to a in riondel. challenging yet peaceful atmosphere abundant magnificent grove of old with wildlife, natural forest and historic fruit trees growth trees. The trail left from pioneer farms. The course has elevated continues for 15 km tees and greens, 66 sand traps and water hazards mostly through forest to challenging 12 of its 18 holes. the ridge line at 7,000 For another treat, try the Riondel feet before dropping to community golf course. This Baker Lake.

immaculate 9 hole course is great for families, tuning up your short game or for days you don’t have time for a full 18. Enthusiasts can continue the there are many more hikes outlined in “where the Locals Hike in the indulgences at nearby courses in Balfour, west Kootenay”, available locally. Nelson and Creston. east shore h istorical discover the east shore Photo: David Gluns he Ktunaxa and Sinixt people have hunted, he settlers on the east shore of Kootenay Lake crawford Bay fished and gathered in this valley for thousands were originally served by paddle wheeler. Originally homesteads with orchards and hayfields, of years. These resourceful people left few Highway 3A was completed in the 1950’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort now occupies most of the ttraces; however petroglyphs can be seen from the water tand these social centres began to blend together in green floodplain of Crawford Creek. The sandy beach in a few locations and what our local monthly paper calls The East Shore is gradual enough for small children to play safely kootenay y road, Kootenay Lake is a seven hour Mainstreet, our 80 km long community. See www. under parental supervision. Visitors love to tour the Kootenay Lake, featured in the arrowheads and other drive west of Calgary, Alberta, four hours mainstreet.eshore.ca unique Artisans. Services include a Health Care Centre, Great Canadian Lakes series, lies artifacts indicate favourite north of Spokane, Washington or 9-10 camping grounds. The The East Shore ranges from the bright lights of the the Nelson & District Credit Union and the new Bhours east of Vancouver. The city of Nelson is village of Riondel north of the ferry landing, south Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School built with in the Central Kootenay Region of Ktunaxa still live in the through small rural hamlets that occupy 20 km high environmental standards. The community park lake located across the ferry at the end of the west Creston valley and elders British Columbia at 530 metres stretches along the highway to Wynndel, just south hosts Sunday markets, regular soccer and the Starbelly arm and the town of Creston is just 20 minutes occasionally share at our from the south tip of the lake. The time literally of the main lake. Historic community halls serve the Jam Music festival in July. (1736’) above sea level. The valley school and at Tipi Camp region’s recreational and social needs. is sheltered by the Selkirk Mountain never changes so in winter we are the same as on Pilot Peninsula. gray creek Mountain Time and in the summer the same as Explorer David kootenay Bay Originally where the paddle wheeler loaded range to the west and the Purcell the Pacific Time Zone. Thompson was the first The eastern terminus of the passengers for Nelson and points west, this was the range to the east. The lake is 145 km (90 miles) long, and up to non-native to describe Kootenay Lake Ferry, this tiny only route connecting western British Columbia with 152 metres (500’) deep with an average width the valley in 1808 but it community stretches down the rest of Canada for many years. The pilings are of 4 km. (2.5 miles) The water is pure enough to wasn’t until the 1880’s Pilot Point south of the still visible at the historic Gray Creek Store. The Gray drink and provides a home for Kokanee salmon, that the area began to be Ferry Landing. Just north, Creek Historical Society booklet with self guided tour find the Yasodhara Ashram information is free at both stores. Keep an eye out for huge sturgeon and trout – including the world’s explored by Europeans and Americans – prospectors and which draws yoga enthusiasts the old wooden water wheel. This is the western end largest species of rainbow. Approximately half miners drawn by the lure of silver and gold. Enormously of the lake shore is accessible by road. Kootenay from around the world. of the summer use only Gray Creek Pass forestry road rich silver strikes brought waves of men and women to Kimberley, also a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. Lake is fed by numerous creeks and its rocky seeking fortune, and they were followed by fruit farmers. riondel shores encompass hundreds of tiny bays and The stern-wheel steamers and railways connected The village began in 1882 with the staking of the beaches, intriguing to explore by kayak or canoe. Boswell and kuskonook communities. There are signs of this frontier history famous Bluebell mining claim - an intriguing tale of Highway 3A winds through these scenic communities, Peaks ranging from 2100 – 2750 metres (7,000’ wherever you go in the Kootenays from sunken ships claim-jumping and murder. Since the mine’s closure locally considered the banana belt for their warmer – 9,000’) dominate the terrain. Settlements are and wooden power wheels to miner’s prospect tunnels. in 1971, recreation and retirement have become winter temperatures. The highway here provides strung along a thin band where the roads follow Riondel’s mainstays. Today it is a tidy hamlet with dramatic views of the lake and towering mountains. the lake shore and wilderness is always close at pebbly beaches, a 9-hole golf course and lakeshore The communities offer public beaches and picnic hand. A favourite local pasttime is to tell tales of campground with a spectacular view north towards areas, unique roadside attractions and art galleries. encounters with the abundant wildlife, including Mount Loki. www.riondel.ca deer, elk, bears, cougars, lynx, wild turkeys, Wynndel bald eagles, osprey and pileated woodpeckers. Just south of shallow Duck Lake, Wetlands at both ends of the lake and at Wynndel is home to a unique lumber Crawford Bay include the 7,000 hectare Creston mill, an Art Gallery and is the beginning of farm country. Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Management Area. There are over 265 species of migrating and nesting birds – even new Crawford Bay elementary British Columbia, Canada wild swans and pelicans. secondary school www.kootenaylake.bc.ca inter ishing oating otorcycling Activities Kootenay LaKe is worLd renowned Kootenay LaKe is a joy to expLore ride Canada’s #1 road. hiking trails W Ffor good fishing in pure Bby boat, whether it is a kayak, canoe, sailboat or M(Destination Highways) There are 300 corners Kootenay LaKe never freezes, moderating waters. The East Shore power boat. The shore line is dotted with beautiful between ferry and Creston with spectacular scenery. Pilot Bay trail and moistening the climate. The heavy mountain A breathtaking roller coaster on any motorcycle. No Pebble Beach trail 2 hours return or all day offers exciting fishing little bays and beaches, ideal to relax in, explore, 2-3 hours return snowpack invites winter travellers to visit. Skiers, adventures including enjoy a picnic or even stay overnight away from space for extras? Local artisans ship. This popular trail offers land access to Pilot Bay This moderately steep trail is located about 7 km snow shoe enthusiasts and snowmobile groups excellent guides. Some civilization. The wind can be strong enough for an Marine Park, with campsites, picnic tables, fire pits enjoy uncrowded scenic outings. Gain easy access north of Riondel on the forest service road. Watch and outhouses. Drive south on Pilot Bay road from of the world’s largest invigorating sail, while it is often calmer closer to iking for the wooden trail sign on the lake side. The trail to deep snow at forest roads up Akokli Creek, tHere are many opportunities for tHe the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. At 3 km watch Dolly Varden Bull trout shore. Along the lake there are many places you switchbacks down to a lovely pebbled cove, ideal for Sanca Creek, Gray Creek Pass, Crawford Creek and and Gerrard Rainbow can park close enough to the water to launch your hvigorous hiker as well as for families. Up in the for the Pilot Bay Park sign; turn left and park. In the a swim and picnic. Remember that the hike back is first ten minutes the trail climbs by granite cliffs north of Riondel. There is a track set for skiers trout live here. These craft including public and private boat launches. mountains is where you will get a real taste of all uphill. and huge scented pines, then descends through around Kokanee Springs Golf course, spectacular trout are known to exceed 29 pounds and are Kootenay wilderness and perhaps our cool forests. Take the fork to the right about five on a sunny day. Winter fishing is excellent. among the tastiest fish you can eat. The most Pilot Bay lighthouse trail For overnight winter delicious huckleberries minutes past the second wooden bridge to reach the Hot springs productive season for trout is from mid-September olFing ½ to 1 hour return- accessible for children and campsite. If you wish to continue towards the end visitors, check the as well. Kootenay Lake is to the end of May. During the summer months, the seniors of the peninsula, a full day’s hike, keep left to find a Chamber of Commerce abundance of Kokanee Salmon will delight your g part of the Hot This short trail leads to an historic lighthouse built pebbled beach with a huge south view down the lake Springs Circle website for information on fishing experience and taste buds. Kootenay Lake in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the and the lakeshore trail that leads to Tipi Camp and tour. Ainsworth accommodations that are also offers some excellent fly fishing, particularly Kootenay Bay ferry landing. At 4.5 km there’s a small beyond. Hot Springs, with available year round. in the spring. trail sign and parking area. It is an easy 10 – 15 it’s unique cave Duck Lake, a smaller and much shallower lake minute walk on a broad trail up through mossy forest lockhart creek trail is just north of located just south of Kootenay Lake produces leading to expansive views of the lake from the a short hike as far as you wish or up to 2 days Balfour. perch and bass, the latter up to 10 pounds. It is lighthouse. There is also a picnic table and outhouse return to Baker Lake also a great location for ice fishing during the for your convenience. Lockhart Provincial Park offers winter months. Power boats are not allowed on forested campsites, picnic Duck Lake. tables, a sandy beach and a trail up into the Purcell record rainbow Range. About two hours is 35 3/4 lbs, up the north side of the caught caught Kokanee Springs Golf Course is renowned for its creek brings you to a in riondel. challenging yet peaceful atmosphere abundant magnificent grove of old with wildlife, natural forest and historic fruit trees growth trees. The trail left from pioneer farms. The course has elevated continues for 15 km tees and greens, 66 sand traps and water hazards mostly through forest to challenging 12 of its 18 holes. the ridge line at 7,000 For another treat, try the Riondel feet before dropping to community golf course. This Baker Lake.

immaculate 9 hole course is great for families, tuning up your short game or for days you don’t have time for a full 18. Enthusiasts can continue the there are many more hikes outlined in “where the Locals Hike in the indulgences at nearby courses in Balfour, west Kootenay”, available locally. Nelson and Creston. east shore h istorical discover the east shore Photo: David Gluns he Ktunaxa and Sinixt people have hunted, he settlers on the east shore of Kootenay Lake crawford Bay fished and gathered in this valley for thousands were originally served by paddle wheeler. Originally homesteads with orchards and hayfields, of years. These resourceful people left few Highway 3A was completed in the 1950’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort now occupies most of the ttraces; however petroglyphs can be seen from the water tand these social centres began to blend together in green floodplain of Crawford Creek. The sandy beach in a few locations and what our local monthly paper calls The East Shore is gradual enough for small children to play safely kootenay y road, Kootenay Lake is a seven hour Mainstreet, our 80 km long community. See www. under parental supervision. Visitors love to tour the Kootenay Lake, featured in the arrowheads and other drive west of Calgary, Alberta, four hours mainstreet.eshore.ca unique Artisans. Services include a Health Care Centre, Great Canadian Lakes series, lies artifacts indicate favourite north of Spokane, Washington or 9-10 camping grounds. The The East Shore ranges from the bright lights of the the Nelson & District Credit Union and the new Bhours east of Vancouver. The city of Nelson is village of Riondel north of the ferry landing, south Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School built with in the Central Kootenay Region of Ktunaxa still live in the through small rural hamlets that occupy 20 km high environmental standards. The community park lake located across the ferry at the end of the west Creston valley and elders British Columbia at 530 metres stretches along the highway to Wynndel, just south hosts Sunday markets, regular soccer and the Starbelly arm and the town of Creston is just 20 minutes occasionally share at our from the south tip of the lake. The time literally of the main lake. Historic community halls serve the Jam Music festival in July. (1736’) above sea level. The valley school and at Tipi Camp region’s recreational and social needs. is sheltered by the Selkirk Mountain never changes so in winter we are the same as on Pilot Peninsula. gray creek Mountain Time and in the summer the same as Explorer David kootenay Bay Originally where the paddle wheeler loaded range to the west and the Purcell the Pacific Time Zone. Thompson was the first The eastern terminus of the passengers for Nelson and points west, this was the range to the east. The lake is 145 km (90 miles) long, and up to non-native to describe Kootenay Lake Ferry, this tiny only route connecting western British Columbia with 152 metres (500’) deep with an average width the valley in 1808 but it community stretches down the rest of Canada for many years. The pilings are of 4 km. (2.5 miles) The water is pure enough to wasn’t until the 1880’s Pilot Point south of the still visible at the historic Gray Creek Store. The Gray drink and provides a home for Kokanee salmon, that the area began to be Ferry Landing. Just north, Creek Historical Society booklet with self guided tour find the Yasodhara Ashram information is free at both stores. Keep an eye out for huge sturgeon and trout – including the world’s explored by Europeans and Americans – prospectors and which draws yoga enthusiasts the old wooden water wheel. This is the western end largest species of rainbow. Approximately half miners drawn by the lure of silver and gold. Enormously of the lake shore is accessible by road. Kootenay from around the world. of the summer use only Gray Creek Pass forestry road rich silver strikes brought waves of men and women to Kimberley, also a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. Lake is fed by numerous creeks and its rocky seeking fortune, and they were followed by fruit farmers. riondel shores encompass hundreds of tiny bays and The stern-wheel steamers and railways connected The village began in 1882 with the staking of the beaches, intriguing to explore by kayak or canoe. Boswell and kuskonook communities. There are signs of this frontier history famous Bluebell mining claim - an intriguing tale of Highway 3A winds through these scenic communities, Peaks ranging from 2100 – 2750 metres (7,000’ wherever you go in the Kootenays from sunken ships claim-jumping and murder. Since the mine’s closure locally considered the banana belt for their warmer – 9,000’) dominate the terrain. Settlements are and wooden power wheels to miner’s prospect tunnels. in 1971, recreation and retirement have become winter temperatures. The highway here provides strung along a thin band where the roads follow Riondel’s mainstays. Today it is a tidy hamlet with dramatic views of the lake and towering mountains. the lake shore and wilderness is always close at pebbly beaches, a 9-hole golf course and lakeshore The communities offer public beaches and picnic hand. A favourite local pasttime is to tell tales of campground with a spectacular view north towards areas, unique roadside attractions and art galleries. encounters with the abundant wildlife, including Mount Loki. www.riondel.ca deer, elk, bears, cougars, lynx, wild turkeys, Wynndel bald eagles, osprey and pileated woodpeckers. Just south of shallow Duck Lake, Wetlands at both ends of the lake and at Wynndel is home to a unique lumber Crawford Bay include the 7,000 hectare Creston mill, an Art Gallery and is the beginning of farm country. Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Management Area. There are over 265 species of migrating and nesting birds – even new Crawford Bay elementary British Columbia, Canada wild swans and pelicans. secondary school www.kootenaylake.bc.ca inter ishing oating otorcycling Activities Kootenay LaKe is worLd renowned Kootenay LaKe is a joy to expLore ride Canada’s #1 road. hiking trails W Ffor good fishing in pure Bby boat, whether it is a kayak, canoe, sailboat or M(Destination Highways) There are 300 corners Kootenay LaKe never freezes, moderating waters. The East Shore power boat. The shore line is dotted with beautiful between ferry and Creston with spectacular scenery. Pilot Bay trail and moistening the climate. The heavy mountain A breathtaking roller coaster on any motorcycle. No Pebble Beach trail 2 hours return or all day offers exciting fishing little bays and beaches, ideal to relax in, explore, 2-3 hours return snowpack invites winter travellers to visit. Skiers, adventures including enjoy a picnic or even stay overnight away from space for extras? Local artisans ship. This popular trail offers land access to Pilot Bay This moderately steep trail is located about 7 km snow shoe enthusiasts and snowmobile groups excellent guides. Some civilization. The wind can be strong enough for an Marine Park, with campsites, picnic tables, fire pits enjoy uncrowded scenic outings. Gain easy access north of Riondel on the forest service road. Watch and outhouses. Drive south on Pilot Bay road from of the world’s largest invigorating sail, while it is often calmer closer to iking for the wooden trail sign on the lake side. The trail to deep snow at forest roads up Akokli Creek, tHere are many opportunities for tHe the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. At 3 km watch Dolly Varden Bull trout shore. Along the lake there are many places you switchbacks down to a lovely pebbled cove, ideal for Sanca Creek, Gray Creek Pass, Crawford Creek and and Gerrard Rainbow can park close enough to the water to launch your hvigorous hiker as well as for families. Up in the for the Pilot Bay Park sign; turn left and park. In the a swim and picnic. Remember that the hike back is first ten minutes the trail climbs by granite cliffs north of Riondel. There is a track set for skiers trout live here. These craft including public and private boat launches. mountains is where you will get a real taste of all uphill. and huge scented pines, then descends through around Kokanee Springs Golf course, spectacular trout are known to exceed 29 pounds and are Kootenay wilderness and perhaps our cool forests. Take the fork to the right about five on a sunny day. Winter fishing is excellent. among the tastiest fish you can eat. The most Pilot Bay lighthouse trail For overnight winter delicious huckleberries minutes past the second wooden bridge to reach the Hot springs productive season for trout is from mid-September olFing ½ to 1 hour return- accessible for children and campsite. If you wish to continue towards the end visitors, check the as well. Kootenay Lake is to the end of May. During the summer months, the seniors of the peninsula, a full day’s hike, keep left to find a Chamber of Commerce abundance of Kokanee Salmon will delight your g part of the Hot This short trail leads to an historic lighthouse built pebbled beach with a huge south view down the lake Springs Circle website for information on fishing experience and taste buds. Kootenay Lake in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the and the lakeshore trail that leads to Tipi Camp and tour. Ainsworth accommodations that are also offers some excellent fly fishing, particularly Kootenay Bay ferry landing. At 4.5 km there’s a small beyond. Hot Springs, with available year round. in the spring. trail sign and parking area. It is an easy 10 – 15 it’s unique cave Duck Lake, a smaller and much shallower lake minute walk on a broad trail up through mossy forest lockhart creek trail is just north of located just south of Kootenay Lake produces leading to expansive views of the lake from the a short hike as far as you wish or up to 2 days Balfour. perch and bass, the latter up to 10 pounds. It is lighthouse. There is also a picnic table and outhouse return to Baker Lake also a great location for ice fishing during the for your convenience. Lockhart Provincial Park offers winter months. Power boats are not allowed on forested campsites, picnic Duck Lake. tables, a sandy beach and a trail up into the Purcell record rainbow Range. About two hours is 35 3/4 lbs, up the north side of the caught caught Kokanee Springs Golf Course is renowned for its creek brings you to a in riondel. challenging yet peaceful atmosphere abundant magnificent grove of old with wildlife, natural forest and historic fruit trees growth trees. The trail left from pioneer farms. The course has elevated continues for 15 km tees and greens, 66 sand traps and water hazards mostly through forest to challenging 12 of its 18 holes. the ridge line at 7,000 For another treat, try the Riondel feet before dropping to community golf course. This Baker Lake. immaculate 9 hole course is great for families, tuning up your short game or for days you don’t have time for a full 18. Enthusiasts can continue the there are many more hikes outlined in “where the Locals Hike in the indulgences at nearby courses in Balfour, west Kootenay”, available locally. Nelson and Creston. east shore h istorical discover the east shore Photo: David Gluns he Ktunaxa and Sinixt people have hunted, he settlers on the east shore of Kootenay Lake crawford Bay fished and gathered in this valley for thousands were originally served by paddle wheeler. Originally homesteads with orchards and hayfields, of years. These resourceful people left few Highway 3A was completed in the 1950’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort now occupies most of the ttraces; however petroglyphs can be seen from the water tand these social centres began to blend together in green floodplain of Crawford Creek. The sandy beach in a few locations and what our local monthly paper calls The East Shore is gradual enough for small children to play safely kootenay y road, Kootenay Lake is a seven hour Mainstreet, our 80 km long community. See www. under parental supervision. Visitors love to tour the Kootenay Lake, featured in the arrowheads and other drive west of Calgary, Alberta, four hours mainstreet.eshore.ca unique Artisans. Services include a Health Care Centre, Great Canadian Lakes series, lies artifacts indicate favourite north of Spokane, Washington or 9-10 camping grounds. The The East Shore ranges from the bright lights of the the Nelson & District Credit Union and the new Bhours east of Vancouver. The city of Nelson is village of Riondel north of the ferry landing, south Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School built with in the Central Kootenay Region of Ktunaxa still live in the through small rural hamlets that occupy 20 km high environmental standards. The community park lake located across the ferry at the end of the west Creston valley and elders British Columbia at 530 metres stretches along the highway to Wynndel, just south hosts Sunday markets, regular soccer and the Starbelly arm and the town of Creston is just 20 minutes occasionally share at our from the south tip of the lake. The time literally of the main lake. Historic community halls serve the Jam Music festival in July. (1736’) above sea level. The valley school and at Tipi Camp region’s recreational and social needs. is sheltered by the Selkirk Mountain never changes so in winter we are the same as on Pilot Peninsula. gray creek Mountain Time and in the summer the same as Explorer David kootenay Bay Originally where the paddle wheeler loaded range to the west and the Purcell the Pacific Time Zone. Thompson was the first The eastern terminus of the passengers for Nelson and points west, this was the range to the east. The lake is 145 km (90 miles) long, and up to non-native to describe Kootenay Lake Ferry, this tiny only route connecting western British Columbia with 152 metres (500’) deep with an average width the valley in 1808 but it community stretches down the rest of Canada for many years. The pilings are of 4 km. (2.5 miles) The water is pure enough to wasn’t until the 1880’s Pilot Point south of the still visible at the historic Gray Creek Store. The Gray drink and provides a home for Kokanee salmon, that the area began to be Ferry Landing. Just north, Creek Historical Society booklet with self guided tour find the Yasodhara Ashram information is free at both stores. Keep an eye out for huge sturgeon and trout – including the world’s explored by Europeans and Americans – prospectors and which draws yoga enthusiasts the old wooden water wheel. This is the western end largest species of rainbow. Approximately half miners drawn by the lure of silver and gold. Enormously of the lake shore is accessible by road. Kootenay from around the world. of the summer use only Gray Creek Pass forestry road rich silver strikes brought waves of men and women to Kimberley, also a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. Lake is fed by numerous creeks and its rocky seeking fortune, and they were followed by fruit farmers. riondel shores encompass hundreds of tiny bays and The stern-wheel steamers and railways connected The village began in 1882 with the staking of the beaches, intriguing to explore by kayak or canoe. Boswell and kuskonook communities. There are signs of this frontier history famous Bluebell mining claim - an intriguing tale of Highway 3A winds through these scenic communities, Peaks ranging from 2100 – 2750 metres (7,000’ wherever you go in the Kootenays from sunken ships claim-jumping and murder. Since the mine’s closure locally considered the banana belt for their warmer – 9,000’) dominate the terrain. Settlements are and wooden power wheels to miner’s prospect tunnels. in 1971, recreation and retirement have become winter temperatures. The highway here provides strung along a thin band where the roads follow Riondel’s mainstays. Today it is a tidy hamlet with dramatic views of the lake and towering mountains. the lake shore and wilderness is always close at pebbly beaches, a 9-hole golf course and lakeshore The communities offer public beaches and picnic hand. A favourite local pasttime is to tell tales of campground with a spectacular view north towards areas, unique roadside attractions and art galleries. encounters with the abundant wildlife, including Mount Loki. www.riondel.ca deer, elk, bears, cougars, lynx, wild turkeys, Wynndel bald eagles, osprey and pileated woodpeckers. Just south of shallow Duck Lake, Wetlands at both ends of the lake and at Wynndel is home to a unique lumber Crawford Bay include the 7,000 hectare Creston mill, an Art Gallery and is the beginning of farm country. Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Management Area. There are over 265 species of migrating and nesting birds – even new Crawford Bay elementary British Columbia, Canada wild swans and pelicans. secondary school www.kootenaylake.bc.ca inter ishing oating otorcycling Activities Kootenay LaKe is worLd renowned Kootenay LaKe is a joy to expLore ride Canada’s #1 road. hiking trails W Ffor good fishing in pure Bby boat, whether it is a kayak, canoe, sailboat or M(Destination Highways) There are 300 corners Kootenay LaKe never freezes, moderating waters. The East Shore power boat. The shore line is dotted with beautiful between ferry and Creston with spectacular scenery. Pilot Bay trail and moistening the climate. The heavy mountain A breathtaking roller coaster on any motorcycle. No Pebble Beach trail 2 hours return or all day offers exciting fishing little bays and beaches, ideal to relax in, explore, 2-3 hours return snowpack invites winter travellers to visit. Skiers, adventures including enjoy a picnic or even stay overnight away from space for extras? Local artisans ship. This popular trail offers land access to Pilot Bay This moderately steep trail is located about 7 km snow shoe enthusiasts and snowmobile groups excellent guides. Some civilization. The wind can be strong enough for an Marine Park, with campsites, picnic tables, fire pits enjoy uncrowded scenic outings. Gain easy access north of Riondel on the forest service road. Watch and outhouses. Drive south on Pilot Bay road from of the world’s largest invigorating sail, while it is often calmer closer to iking for the wooden trail sign on the lake side. The trail to deep snow at forest roads up Akokli Creek, tHere are many opportunities for tHe the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. At 3 km watch Dolly Varden Bull trout shore. Along the lake there are many places you switchbacks down to a lovely pebbled cove, ideal for Sanca Creek, Gray Creek Pass, Crawford Creek and and Gerrard Rainbow can park close enough to the water to launch your hvigorous hiker as well as for families. Up in the for the Pilot Bay Park sign; turn left and park. In the a swim and picnic. Remember that the hike back is first ten minutes the trail climbs by granite cliffs north of Riondel. There is a track set for skiers trout live here. These craft including public and private boat launches. mountains is where you will get a real taste of all uphill. and huge scented pines, then descends through around Kokanee Springs Golf course, spectacular trout are known to exceed 29 pounds and are Kootenay wilderness and perhaps our cool forests. Take the fork to the right about five on a sunny day. Winter fishing is excellent. among the tastiest fish you can eat. The most Pilot Bay lighthouse trail For overnight winter delicious huckleberries minutes past the second wooden bridge to reach the Hot springs productive season for trout is from mid-September olFing ½ to 1 hour return- accessible for children and campsite. If you wish to continue towards the end visitors, check the as well. Kootenay Lake is to the end of May. During the summer months, the seniors of the peninsula, a full day’s hike, keep left to find a Chamber of Commerce abundance of Kokanee Salmon will delight your g part of the Hot This short trail leads to an historic lighthouse built pebbled beach with a huge south view down the lake Springs Circle website for information on fishing experience and taste buds. Kootenay Lake in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the and the lakeshore trail that leads to Tipi Camp and tour. Ainsworth accommodations that are also offers some excellent fly fishing, particularly Kootenay Bay ferry landing. At 4.5 km there’s a small beyond. Hot Springs, with available year round. in the spring. trail sign and parking area. It is an easy 10 – 15 it’s unique cave Duck Lake, a smaller and much shallower lake minute walk on a broad trail up through mossy forest lockhart creek trail is just north of located just south of Kootenay Lake produces leading to expansive views of the lake from the a short hike as far as you wish or up to 2 days Balfour. perch and bass, the latter up to 10 pounds. It is lighthouse. There is also a picnic table and outhouse return to Baker Lake also a great location for ice fishing during the for your convenience. Lockhart Provincial Park offers winter months. Power boats are not allowed on forested campsites, picnic Duck Lake. tables, a sandy beach and a trail up into the Purcell record rainbow Range. About two hours is 35 3/4 lbs, up the north side of the caught caught Kokanee Springs Golf Course is renowned for its creek brings you to a in riondel. challenging yet peaceful atmosphere abundant magnificent grove of old with wildlife, natural forest and historic fruit trees growth trees. The trail left from pioneer farms. The course has elevated continues for 15 km tees and greens, 66 sand traps and water hazards mostly through forest to challenging 12 of its 18 holes. the ridge line at 7,000 For another treat, try the Riondel feet before dropping to community golf course. This Baker Lake.

immaculate 9 hole course is great for families, tuning up your short game or for days you don’t have time for a full 18. Enthusiasts can continue the there are many more hikes outlined in “where the Locals Hike in the indulgences at nearby courses in Balfour, west Kootenay”, available locally. Nelson and Creston. east shore h istorical discover the east shore Photo: David Gluns he Ktunaxa and Sinixt people have hunted, he settlers on the east shore of Kootenay Lake crawford Bay fished and gathered in this valley for thousands were originally served by paddle wheeler. Originally homesteads with orchards and hayfields, of years. These resourceful people left few Highway 3A was completed in the 1950’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort now occupies most of the ttraces; however petroglyphs can be seen from the water tand these social centres began to blend together in green floodplain of Crawford Creek. The sandy beach in a few locations and what our local monthly paper calls The East Shore is gradual enough for small children to play safely kootenay y road, Kootenay Lake is a seven hour Mainstreet, our 80 km long community. See www. under parental supervision. Visitors love to tour the Kootenay Lake, featured in the arrowheads and other drive west of Calgary, Alberta, four hours mainstreet.eshore.ca unique Artisans. Services include a Health Care Centre, Great Canadian Lakes series, lies artifacts indicate favourite north of Spokane, Washington or 9-10 camping grounds. The The East Shore ranges from the bright lights of the the Nelson & District Credit Union and the new Bhours east of Vancouver. The city of Nelson is village of Riondel north of the ferry landing, south Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School built with in the Central Kootenay Region of Ktunaxa still live in the through small rural hamlets that occupy 20 km high environmental standards. The community park lake located across the ferry at the end of the west Creston valley and elders British Columbia at 530 metres stretches along the highway to Wynndel, just south hosts Sunday markets, regular soccer and the Starbelly arm and the town of Creston is just 20 minutes occasionally share at our from the south tip of the lake. The time literally of the main lake. Historic community halls serve the Jam Music festival in July. (1736’) above sea level. The valley school and at Tipi Camp region’s recreational and social needs. is sheltered by the Selkirk Mountain never changes so in winter we are the same as on Pilot Peninsula. gray creek Mountain Time and in the summer the same as Explorer David kootenay Bay Originally where the paddle wheeler loaded range to the west and the Purcell the Pacific Time Zone. Thompson was the first The eastern terminus of the passengers for Nelson and points west, this was the range to the east. The lake is 145 km (90 miles) long, and up to non-native to describe Kootenay Lake Ferry, this tiny only route connecting western British Columbia with 152 metres (500’) deep with an average width the valley in 1808 but it community stretches down the rest of Canada for many years. The pilings are of 4 km. (2.5 miles) The water is pure enough to wasn’t until the 1880’s Pilot Point south of the still visible at the historic Gray Creek Store. The Gray drink and provides a home for Kokanee salmon, that the area began to be Ferry Landing. Just north, Creek Historical Society booklet with self guided tour find the Yasodhara Ashram information is free at both stores. Keep an eye out for huge sturgeon and trout – including the world’s explored by Europeans and Americans – prospectors and which draws yoga enthusiasts the old wooden water wheel. This is the western end largest species of rainbow. Approximately half miners drawn by the lure of silver and gold. Enormously of the lake shore is accessible by road. Kootenay from around the world. of the summer use only Gray Creek Pass forestry road rich silver strikes brought waves of men and women to Kimberley, also a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. Lake is fed by numerous creeks and its rocky seeking fortune, and they were followed by fruit farmers. riondel shores encompass hundreds of tiny bays and The stern-wheel steamers and railways connected The village began in 1882 with the staking of the beaches, intriguing to explore by kayak or canoe. Boswell and kuskonook communities. There are signs of this frontier history famous Bluebell mining claim - an intriguing tale of Highway 3A winds through these scenic communities, Peaks ranging from 2100 – 2750 metres (7,000’ wherever you go in the Kootenays from sunken ships claim-jumping and murder. Since the mine’s closure locally considered the banana belt for their warmer – 9,000’) dominate the terrain. Settlements are and wooden power wheels to miner’s prospect tunnels. in 1971, recreation and retirement have become winter temperatures. The highway here provides strung along a thin band where the roads follow Riondel’s mainstays. Today it is a tidy hamlet with dramatic views of the lake and towering mountains. the lake shore and wilderness is always close at pebbly beaches, a 9-hole golf course and lakeshore The communities offer public beaches and picnic hand. A favourite local pasttime is to tell tales of campground with a spectacular view north towards areas, unique roadside attractions and art galleries. encounters with the abundant wildlife, including Mount Loki. www.riondel.ca deer, elk, bears, cougars, lynx, wild turkeys, Wynndel bald eagles, osprey and pileated woodpeckers. Just south of shallow Duck Lake, Wetlands at both ends of the lake and at Wynndel is home to a unique lumber Crawford Bay include the 7,000 hectare Creston mill, an Art Gallery and is the beginning of farm country. Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Management Area. There are over 265 species of migrating and nesting birds – even new Crawford Bay elementary British Columbia, Canada wild swans and pelicans. secondary school www.kootenaylake.bc.ca inter ishing oating otorcycling Activities Kootenay LaKe is worLd renowned Kootenay LaKe is a joy to expLore ride Canada’s #1 road. hiking trails W Ffor good fishing in pure Bby boat, whether it is a kayak, canoe, sailboat or M(Destination Highways) There are 300 corners Kootenay LaKe never freezes, moderating waters. The East Shore power boat. The shore line is dotted with beautiful between ferry and Creston with spectacular scenery. Pilot Bay trail and moistening the climate. The heavy mountain A breathtaking roller coaster on any motorcycle. No Pebble Beach trail 2 hours return or all day offers exciting fishing little bays and beaches, ideal to relax in, explore, 2-3 hours return snowpack invites winter travellers to visit. Skiers, adventures including enjoy a picnic or even stay overnight away from space for extras? Local artisans ship. This popular trail offers land access to Pilot Bay This moderately steep trail is located about 7 km snow shoe enthusiasts and snowmobile groups excellent guides. Some civilization. The wind can be strong enough for an Marine Park, with campsites, picnic tables, fire pits enjoy uncrowded scenic outings. Gain easy access north of Riondel on the forest service road. Watch and outhouses. Drive south on Pilot Bay road from of the world’s largest invigorating sail, while it is often calmer closer to iking for the wooden trail sign on the lake side. The trail to deep snow at forest roads up Akokli Creek, tHere are many opportunities for tHe the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. At 3 km watch Dolly Varden Bull trout shore. Along the lake there are many places you switchbacks down to a lovely pebbled cove, ideal for Sanca Creek, Gray Creek Pass, Crawford Creek and and Gerrard Rainbow can park close enough to the water to launch your hvigorous hiker as well as for families. Up in the for the Pilot Bay Park sign; turn left and park. In the a swim and picnic. Remember that the hike back is first ten minutes the trail climbs by granite cliffs north of Riondel. There is a track set for skiers trout live here. These craft including public and private boat launches. mountains is where you will get a real taste of all uphill. and huge scented pines, then descends through around Kokanee Springs Golf course, spectacular trout are known to exceed 29 pounds and are Kootenay wilderness and perhaps our cool forests. Take the fork to the right about five on a sunny day. Winter fishing is excellent. among the tastiest fish you can eat. The most Pilot Bay lighthouse trail For overnight winter delicious huckleberries minutes past the second wooden bridge to reach the Hot springs productive season for trout is from mid-September olFing ½ to 1 hour return- accessible for children and campsite. If you wish to continue towards the end visitors, check the as well. Kootenay Lake is to the end of May. During the summer months, the seniors of the peninsula, a full day’s hike, keep left to find a Chamber of Commerce abundance of Kokanee Salmon will delight your g part of the Hot This short trail leads to an historic lighthouse built pebbled beach with a huge south view down the lake Springs Circle website for information on fishing experience and taste buds. Kootenay Lake in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the and the lakeshore trail that leads to Tipi Camp and tour. Ainsworth accommodations that are also offers some excellent fly fishing, particularly Kootenay Bay ferry landing. At 4.5 km there’s a small beyond. Hot Springs, with available year round. in the spring. trail sign and parking area. It is an easy 10 – 15 it’s unique cave Duck Lake, a smaller and much shallower lake minute walk on a broad trail up through mossy forest lockhart creek trail is just north of located just south of Kootenay Lake produces leading to expansive views of the lake from the a short hike as far as you wish or up to 2 days Balfour. perch and bass, the latter up to 10 pounds. It is lighthouse. There is also a picnic table and outhouse return to Baker Lake also a great location for ice fishing during the for your convenience. Lockhart Provincial Park offers winter months. Power boats are not allowed on forested campsites, picnic Duck Lake. tables, a sandy beach and a trail up into the Purcell record rainbow Range. About two hours is 35 3/4 lbs, up the north side of the caught caught Kokanee Springs Golf Course is renowned for its creek brings you to a in riondel. challenging yet peaceful atmosphere abundant magnificent grove of old with wildlife, natural forest and historic fruit trees growth trees. The trail left from pioneer farms. The course has elevated continues for 15 km tees and greens, 66 sand traps and water hazards mostly through forest to challenging 12 of its 18 holes. the ridge line at 7,000 For another treat, try the Riondel feet before dropping to community golf course. This Baker Lake.

immaculate 9 hole course is great for families, tuning up your short game or for days you don’t have time for a full 18. Enthusiasts can continue the there are many more hikes outlined in “where the Locals Hike in the indulgences at nearby courses in Balfour, west Kootenay”, available locally. Nelson and Creston. east shore h istorical discover the east shore Photo: David Gluns he Ktunaxa and Sinixt people have hunted, he settlers on the east shore of Kootenay Lake crawford Bay fished and gathered in this valley for thousands were originally served by paddle wheeler. Originally homesteads with orchards and hayfields, of years. These resourceful people left few Highway 3A was completed in the 1950’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort now occupies most of the ttraces; however petroglyphs can be seen from the water tand these social centres began to blend together in green floodplain of Crawford Creek. The sandy beach in a few locations and what our local monthly paper calls The East Shore is gradual enough for small children to play safely kootenay y road, Kootenay Lake is a seven hour Mainstreet, our 80 km long community. See www. under parental supervision. Visitors love to tour the Kootenay Lake, featured in the arrowheads and other drive west of Calgary, Alberta, four hours mainstreet.eshore.ca unique Artisans. Services include a Health Care Centre, Great Canadian Lakes series, lies artifacts indicate favourite north of Spokane, Washington or 9-10 camping grounds. The The East Shore ranges from the bright lights of the the Nelson & District Credit Union and the new Bhours east of Vancouver. The city of Nelson is village of Riondel north of the ferry landing, south Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School built with in the Central Kootenay Region of Ktunaxa still live in the through small rural hamlets that occupy 20 km high environmental standards. The community park lake located across the ferry at the end of the west Creston valley and elders British Columbia at 530 metres stretches along the highway to Wynndel, just south hosts Sunday markets, regular soccer and the Starbelly arm and the town of Creston is just 20 minutes occasionally share at our from the south tip of the lake. The time literally of the main lake. Historic community halls serve the Jam Music festival in July. (1736’) above sea level. The valley school and at Tipi Camp region’s recreational and social needs. is sheltered by the Selkirk Mountain never changes so in winter we are the same as on Pilot Peninsula. gray creek Mountain Time and in the summer the same as Explorer David kootenay Bay Originally where the paddle wheeler loaded range to the west and the Purcell the Pacific Time Zone. Thompson was the first The eastern terminus of the passengers for Nelson and points west, this was the range to the east. The lake is 145 km (90 miles) long, and up to non-native to describe Kootenay Lake Ferry, this tiny only route connecting western British Columbia with 152 metres (500’) deep with an average width the valley in 1808 but it community stretches down the rest of Canada for many years. The pilings are of 4 km. (2.5 miles) The water is pure enough to wasn’t until the 1880’s Pilot Point south of the still visible at the historic Gray Creek Store. The Gray drink and provides a home for Kokanee salmon, that the area began to be Ferry Landing. Just north, Creek Historical Society booklet with self guided tour find the Yasodhara Ashram information is free at both stores. Keep an eye out for huge sturgeon and trout – including the world’s explored by Europeans and Americans – prospectors and which draws yoga enthusiasts the old wooden water wheel. This is the western end largest species of rainbow. Approximately half miners drawn by the lure of silver and gold. Enormously of the lake shore is accessible by road. Kootenay from around the world. of the summer use only Gray Creek Pass forestry road rich silver strikes brought waves of men and women to Kimberley, also a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. Lake is fed by numerous creeks and its rocky seeking fortune, and they were followed by fruit farmers. riondel shores encompass hundreds of tiny bays and The stern-wheel steamers and railways connected The village began in 1882 with the staking of the beaches, intriguing to explore by kayak or canoe. Boswell and kuskonook communities. There are signs of this frontier history famous Bluebell mining claim - an intriguing tale of Highway 3A winds through these scenic communities, Peaks ranging from 2100 – 2750 metres (7,000’ wherever you go in the Kootenays from sunken ships claim-jumping and murder. Since the mine’s closure locally considered the banana belt for their warmer – 9,000’) dominate the terrain. Settlements are and wooden power wheels to miner’s prospect tunnels. in 1971, recreation and retirement have become winter temperatures. The highway here provides strung along a thin band where the roads follow Riondel’s mainstays. Today it is a tidy hamlet with dramatic views of the lake and towering mountains. the lake shore and wilderness is always close at pebbly beaches, a 9-hole golf course and lakeshore The communities offer public beaches and picnic hand. A favourite local pasttime is to tell tales of campground with a spectacular view north towards areas, unique roadside attractions and art galleries. encounters with the abundant wildlife, including Mount Loki. www.riondel.ca deer, elk, bears, cougars, lynx, wild turkeys, Wynndel bald eagles, osprey and pileated woodpeckers. Just south of shallow Duck Lake, Wetlands at both ends of the lake and at Wynndel is home to a unique lumber Crawford Bay include the 7,000 hectare Creston mill, an Art Gallery and is the beginning of farm country. Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Management Area. There are over 265 species of migrating and nesting birds – even new Crawford Bay elementary British Columbia, Canada wild swans and pelicans. secondary school www.kootenaylake.bc.ca inter ishing oating otorcycling Activities Kootenay LaKe is worLd renowned Kootenay LaKe is a joy to expLore ride Canada’s #1 road. hiking trails W Ffor good fishing in pure Bby boat, whether it is a kayak, canoe, sailboat or M(Destination Highways) There are 300 corners Kootenay LaKe never freezes, moderating waters. The East Shore power boat. The shore line is dotted with beautiful between ferry and Creston with spectacular scenery. Pilot Bay trail and moistening the climate. The heavy mountain A breathtaking roller coaster on any motorcycle. No Pebble Beach trail 2 hours return or all day offers exciting fishing little bays and beaches, ideal to relax in, explore, 2-3 hours return snowpack invites winter travellers to visit. Skiers, adventures including enjoy a picnic or even stay overnight away from space for extras? Local artisans ship. This popular trail offers land access to Pilot Bay This moderately steep trail is located about 7 km snow shoe enthusiasts and snowmobile groups excellent guides. Some civilization. The wind can be strong enough for an Marine Park, with campsites, picnic tables, fire pits enjoy uncrowded scenic outings. Gain easy access north of Riondel on the forest service road. Watch and outhouses. Drive south on Pilot Bay road from of the world’s largest invigorating sail, while it is often calmer closer to iking for the wooden trail sign on the lake side. The trail to deep snow at forest roads up Akokli Creek, tHere are many opportunities for tHe the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. At 3 km watch Dolly Varden Bull trout shore. Along the lake there are many places you switchbacks down to a lovely pebbled cove, ideal for Sanca Creek, Gray Creek Pass, Crawford Creek and and Gerrard Rainbow can park close enough to the water to launch your hvigorous hiker as well as for families. Up in the for the Pilot Bay Park sign; turn left and park. In the a swim and picnic. Remember that the hike back is first ten minutes the trail climbs by granite cliffs north of Riondel. There is a track set for skiers trout live here. These craft including public and private boat launches. mountains is where you will get a real taste of all uphill. and huge scented pines, then descends through around Kokanee Springs Golf course, spectacular trout are known to exceed 29 pounds and are Kootenay wilderness and perhaps our cool forests. Take the fork to the right about five on a sunny day. Winter fishing is excellent. among the tastiest fish you can eat. The most Pilot Bay lighthouse trail For overnight winter delicious huckleberries minutes past the second wooden bridge to reach the Hot springs productive season for trout is from mid-September olFing ½ to 1 hour return- accessible for children and campsite. If you wish to continue towards the end visitors, check the as well. Kootenay Lake is to the end of May. During the summer months, the seniors of the peninsula, a full day’s hike, keep left to find a Chamber of Commerce abundance of Kokanee Salmon will delight your g part of the Hot This short trail leads to an historic lighthouse built pebbled beach with a huge south view down the lake Springs Circle website for information on fishing experience and taste buds. Kootenay Lake in 1904. Turn south on Pilot Bay Road from the and the lakeshore trail that leads to Tipi Camp and tour. Ainsworth accommodations that are also offers some excellent fly fishing, particularly Kootenay Bay ferry landing. At 4.5 km there’s a small beyond. Hot Springs, with available year round. in the spring. trail sign and parking area. It is an easy 10 – 15 it’s unique cave Duck Lake, a smaller and much shallower lake minute walk on a broad trail up through mossy forest lockhart creek trail is just north of located just south of Kootenay Lake produces leading to expansive views of the lake from the a short hike as far as you wish or up to 2 days Balfour. perch and bass, the latter up to 10 pounds. It is lighthouse. There is also a picnic table and outhouse return to Baker Lake also a great location for ice fishing during the for your convenience. Lockhart Provincial Park offers winter months. Power boats are not allowed on forested campsites, picnic Duck Lake. tables, a sandy beach and a trail up into the Purcell record rainbow Range. About two hours is 35 3/4 lbs, up the north side of the caught caught Kokanee Springs Golf Course is renowned for its creek brings you to a in riondel. challenging yet peaceful atmosphere abundant magnificent grove of old with wildlife, natural forest and historic fruit trees growth trees. The trail left from pioneer farms. The course has elevated continues for 15 km tees and greens, 66 sand traps and water hazards mostly through forest to challenging 12 of its 18 holes. the ridge line at 7,000 For another treat, try the Riondel feet before dropping to community golf course. This Baker Lake. immaculate 9 hole course is great for families, tuning up your short game or for days you don’t have time for a full 18. Enthusiasts can continue the there are many more hikes outlined in “where the Locals Hike in the indulgences at nearby courses in Balfour, west Kootenay”, available locally. Nelson and Creston. east shore h istorical discover the east shore Photo: David Gluns he Ktunaxa and Sinixt people have hunted, he settlers on the east shore of Kootenay Lake crawford Bay fished and gathered in this valley for thousands were originally served by paddle wheeler. Originally homesteads with orchards and hayfields, of years. These resourceful people left few Highway 3A was completed in the 1950’s Kokanee Springs Golf Resort now occupies most of the ttraces; however petroglyphs can be seen from the water tand these social centres began to blend together in green floodplain of Crawford Creek. The sandy beach in a few locations and what our local monthly paper calls The East Shore is gradual enough for small children to play safely kootenay y road, Kootenay Lake is a seven hour Mainstreet, our 80 km long community. See www. under parental supervision. Visitors love to tour the Kootenay Lake, featured in the arrowheads and other drive west of Calgary, Alberta, four hours mainstreet.eshore.ca unique Artisans. Services include a Health Care Centre, Great Canadian Lakes series, lies artifacts indicate favourite north of Spokane, Washington or 9-10 camping grounds. The The East Shore ranges from the bright lights of the the Nelson & District Credit Union and the new Bhours east of Vancouver. The city of Nelson is village of Riondel north of the ferry landing, south Crawford Bay Elementary Secondary School built with in the Central Kootenay Region of Ktunaxa still live in the through small rural hamlets that occupy 20 km high environmental standards. The community park lake located across the ferry at the end of the west Creston valley and elders British Columbia at 530 metres stretches along the highway to Wynndel, just south hosts Sunday markets, regular soccer and the Starbelly arm and the town of Creston is just 20 minutes occasionally share at our from the south tip of the lake. The time literally of the main lake. Historic community halls serve the Jam Music festival in July. (1736’) above sea level. The valley school and at Tipi Camp region’s recreational and social needs. is sheltered by the Selkirk Mountain never changes so in winter we are the same as on Pilot Peninsula. gray creek Mountain Time and in the summer the same as Explorer David kootenay Bay Originally where the paddle wheeler loaded range to the west and the Purcell the Pacific Time Zone. Thompson was the first The eastern terminus of the passengers for Nelson and points west, this was the range to the east. The lake is 145 km (90 miles) long, and up to non-native to describe Kootenay Lake Ferry, this tiny only route connecting western British Columbia with 152 metres (500’) deep with an average width the valley in 1808 but it community stretches down the rest of Canada for many years. The pilings are of 4 km. (2.5 miles) The water is pure enough to wasn’t until the 1880’s Pilot Point south of the still visible at the historic Gray Creek Store. The Gray drink and provides a home for Kokanee salmon, that the area began to be Ferry Landing. Just north, Creek Historical Society booklet with self guided tour find the Yasodhara Ashram information is free at both stores. Keep an eye out for huge sturgeon and trout – including the world’s explored by Europeans and Americans – prospectors and which draws yoga enthusiasts the old wooden water wheel. This is the western end largest species of rainbow. Approximately half miners drawn by the lure of silver and gold. Enormously of the lake shore is accessible by road. Kootenay from around the world. of the summer use only Gray Creek Pass forestry road rich silver strikes brought waves of men and women to Kimberley, also a portion of the Trans Canada Trail. Lake is fed by numerous creeks and its rocky seeking fortune, and they were followed by fruit farmers. riondel shores encompass hundreds of tiny bays and The stern-wheel steamers and railways connected The village began in 1882 with the staking of the beaches, intriguing to explore by kayak or canoe. Boswell and kuskonook communities. There are signs of this frontier history famous Bluebell mining claim - an intriguing tale of Highway 3A winds through these scenic communities, Peaks ranging from 2100 – 2750 metres (7,000’ wherever you go in the Kootenays from sunken ships claim-jumping and murder. Since the mine’s closure locally considered the banana belt for their warmer – 9,000’) dominate the terrain. Settlements are and wooden power wheels to miner’s prospect tunnels. in 1971, recreation and retirement have become winter temperatures. The highway here provides strung along a thin band where the roads follow Riondel’s mainstays. Today it is a tidy hamlet with dramatic views of the lake and towering mountains. the lake shore and wilderness is always close at pebbly beaches, a 9-hole golf course and lakeshore The communities offer public beaches and picnic hand. A favourite local pasttime is to tell tales of campground with a spectacular view north towards areas, unique roadside attractions and art galleries. encounters with the abundant wildlife, including Mount Loki. www.riondel.ca deer, elk, bears, cougars, lynx, wild turkeys, Wynndel bald eagles, osprey and pileated woodpeckers. Just south of shallow Duck Lake, Wetlands at both ends of the lake and at Wynndel is home to a unique lumber Crawford Bay include the 7,000 hectare Creston mill, an Art Gallery and is the beginning of farm country. Kootenay Lake Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Management Area. There are over 265 species of migrating and nesting birds – even new Crawford Bay elementary British Columbia, Canada wild swans and pelicans. secondary school www.kootenaylake.bc.ca part of the gray CreeK History days afternoon tea, inviting displays trans Canada expLore - the gray Creek pass forestry road to Kimberley. s P ecial events Later in July the 1912 log Gray of flowers, produce, crafts, art, Parks take a picnic. trail Crawford Bay sunday Creek Hall is packed with displays photography, baking and preserves east shore kootenay lake marKet that explore the history of our as well as interactive, educational Marine Parks This 85 km scenic gravel road, open from July to October, turns off Highway 3A at Every Sunday in July and August community from 1898 to present. booths. Lots for the children to do. Gray Creek. Take Oliver Road, 200 hundred meters north of Gray Creek Bridge. Cross the bridge there is a market in the Crawford Stop by, have a cup of tea and learn Watch for the scarecrow logo! on your right at the first junction and stay on the main road heading up hill. The Gray Creek forest Forestry Recreation Sites Bay park. Vendors offer everything about early life in a Kootenay Lake gray CreeK saiLing service road (Highway 44) begins with a left turn off a sweeping right-hand corner. It is 1.3 km from from locally grown vegetables to sternwheeler outpost. artisans of Crawford Bay the highway - look for a stop sign on the left and road advisory signs on your right. regatta Gravel Roads (summer only) baking, crafts and exotic imports. email for details: This is not a short cut to Kimberley, though the mileage is less than the Highway 3A route. The south end of Crawford Bay is nortH woven Broom Canada day [email protected] filled with colourful sails Saturday riondeL 10 In the first 15 km you will climb 1500 m to the summit at 2028 m. This route has continuous Visit our shop, watch handcrafted brooms being made. Golf Course (number of holes) corners and grades up Join us at the Crawford Bay Park riondeL daze and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, gray Creek on July 1st for family fun, children’s Join in as Riondel celebrates the the first weekend in September. 1 AccommodAtion/GuidinG Choose from thousands of brooms hanging from the rafters in the to 14 percent. Please sHadow mountain outfitters & CaBin old log barn. Open 9 to 5 seven days a week, April to Canadian Landing Strip read the warning signs. races and games and food at old August long weekend (BC day) with Creston vaLLey and Join our fishing charter and fulfill your dream of catching a world class Gerard Thanksgiving. After that call ahead for hours. There are no services fashioned prices. In the afternoon, ball games, pancake breakfasts, eastsHore artwaLK children’s events, a dance and Rainbow Trout or Dolly Varden. Nestled in a heritage apple orchard is our ttoll free 1-866-471-1117 or local 250-227-9245 Public Boat Launch on this road and it is not take in the annual flower show in A self guided tour of artists’ studios Boswell. See awesome fireworks at more. newly constructed 2 bedroom cabin overlooking Kootenay Lake. Horseback www.northwovenbroom.com recommended for low and supporting venues stretching Public Lake Access clearance vehicles. Travel Crawford Bay beach at dusk. faLL fair from the Creston Valley and along riding, great food and warm hospitality. Barefoot Handweaving studio/gaLLery ph. 250-225-3551 www.shadowmountainbedandbreakfast.com 11 prepared, take your time starBeLLy jam musical genres, treat music lovers The oldest continuous Fair in BC Kootenay Lake’s East Shore all the Try on unusual shawls while listening to the rhythm Public Washroom – and your camera! The East Shore’s eclectic family for two days plus. Add children’s celebrated it’s 100th birthday in way to Riondel. Meet established RestAuRAnt/Pub of bare feet treadling on traditional wooden hand looms. This 2 music festival takes place on entertainment, food and craft 2011. Hosted by local Food Roots artists/artisans in their studio BoB’s Bar & griLL 3A straw bale studio/gallery offers a serious colour fix and hand- the third weekend of July in the booths, and you have one of the group, this annual event takes galleries and see work by emerging Neighbourhood pub featuring displays of local artwork and weekly Jazz/ woven products from bags to blankets, plus Ted Wallace Art. Crawford Bay Park. Musicians from place at the Crawford Bay Hall in artists from mid June to Labour 1 cultural highlights of the year! Dixieland/Big Band/Blues music by local musicians. Welcoming staff, bar Open every day April – October Winter hours vary, call ahead. Crawford Bay near and far, covering many www.starbellyjam.org mid-September. Enjoy a bake sale, Day. 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Open 7 days a week, featuring 6 C Vancouver 29 okli ph. 250-227-6865 250 354 4116 www.sacredjouney.ca Golf, AccommodAtion & RestAuRAnt the big store groceries including fresh produce, meats, cheeses and organic Ak 7 431 mi./ KoKanee springs goLf Course products, all with small town flair, and topped off with a full deli, large liquor Ferry landing GAlleRY 661km. 30 26 One of Canada’s finest championship 18 hole golf resorts in a magnificent outlet and gasoline. emeraLd east CLiff gaLLery ca Cr. mountain setting. On site accommodations include the new fully serviced Big San ph. 250-227-9322 Nelson to 5 Located on Kootenay Lake this working Studio/ Gallery is ten minutes from Bend Cottages and ridge side Villas of Kokanee, as well as the original Lodges r. sanca Crawford Bay and 15 minutes from the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. The 17 seRvices Spokane To Lighthouse Midge C of Kokanee. Restaurant and Patio, Lounge, full service Pro Shop and driving eastsHore Community BranCH neLson & 146 mi./232 km. 3A Gallery is home to the artist’s original paintings, sculptures and handmade Offering a visual feast of mountain, lake, and glacier Range. Affordability and Comfort in a true resort setting. Golf Packages and Marine Park distriCt Credit union Cr. jewelry. The paintings range from abstract to representational and some are views, the voyage from Kootenay Bay to Balfour is a available from Mid April through Mid October. r Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to oulde in local settings. Sculptures are mostly Raku, Jewelry is copper brass & silver& year-round service. The MV Osprey 2000 is an 80-car r. B toll free 1-800-979-7999 www.kokaneesprings.com Cultus C some stones & beads. Open late May to mid Sept. Wed. to Sat. 11 - 5 and by 12:30pm. 24 hour Automated Banking Machine. Crawford Bay. Kuskonook ferry with a snack bar and bathrooms. During summer AccommodAtion ph. 250-227-9221 fax: 250-227-9533 www.nelsoncu.com r. request if you wish to call ahead. C months a smaller second ferry, the MV Balfour, is 8 t ex Crawford CreeK CaBins N ph. 250-227-9085 or cell 250-777-1479 [email protected] 18 AccommodAtion & cAmPinG added. Ferry schedules are available at local businesses Let country roads take you home to Crawford Creek Cabins! Located near the KoKanee CHaLets, rv parK & Campground entrance to Kokanee Springs Golf Course in Crawford Bay. New large fully BosweLL and published in the local Eastshore newspaper, “The Cozy 3 bedroom chalets, motel rooms, serviced RV sites and campsites, sirdar Mainstreet”. 35 minutes aboard the Kootenay Lake ferry equipped light housekeeping cabins, sleeping 4-8. Children under 12 free. 27 AccommodAtion Come, relax, and enjoy your stay! situated in a majestic cedar forest. Close to sandy beaches, artisans and mountain shores transports travelers to the western terminal, at Balfour. A world class golf. Amenities: hot tub, barbecues, fire pits, Laundromat. Golf salmo Creston to Calgary via ph. 250-227-6988 www.crawfordcreekcabins.ca r. Discover breathtaking fully serviced freehold acreage lots with spectacular short drive will bring you to the communities of Nelson, C k Crowsnest Pass packages available. c lake views and option of leased boat slip, now available for purchase in Phase AccommodAtion & ARtisAn The International Selkirk Du Ainsworth Hotsprings or Kaslo. 9 ph. toll free 1-800-448-9292 www.KokaneeChalets.com Trail 293 mi./469 km., via deer ridge Bed & BreaKfast and pottery Loop is a Scenic tour Banff 318 mi./510 km. 2. A rare opportunity to acquire coveted lake property in Canada’s stunning 6 wynndel 31 Located in the heart of the Artisan Community of Crawford Bay, on Hwy 19 AccommodAtion that loops south into the Kootenay/Creston area. KoKanee Home suite Homes ph. 250-223-8258 Cell: 250-427-6237 www.mountainshores.ca 3A. We have four lovely guest rooms with private baths. Whether your stay 3 Idaho and Washington. is just a day or longer, enjoy the country atmosphere and great hospitality. All season Vacation/ Rental Homes in Crawford bay and Gray Creek. All 3A 28 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt ph. 250-227-9077 www.crawfordbay.net places come with full kitchen, bath, laundry, covered deck, bbq, WiFi & sat. tv. 3 BaysHore resort Gorgeous mountain and lake views from private hot-tub. Close to beach and Kootenay lake sustainable boating society 3 32 Full service resort with great rates on Kootenay Lake. Restaurant with all amenities. We are pet-friendly. 3 www.klsb.org authentic Italian and home made Western food. Marina with fuel service. ph/fax 250-227-9583, cell 250-505-4690 Creston check website for boater forum and services Full hookup campsites. Deluxe cottages available year round. www.kokaneehome.ca 6 18 ph. 250-223-8270 or 250-354-4370 www.bayshoreresort.ca 21 Creston to 20 AccommodAtion wedgwood manor Spokane 29 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt A historic English country house on 50 park-like acres. Six enticing rooms services 147 mi./ destiny Bay resort with private baths and two self sufficient cabins. Exquisite décor, delicious Balfour Riondel Kootenay CrawfordBay BayGray CreekBoswell KuskonookSirdar Wynndel Creston 235 km. Exclusively private lakefront property with awe-inspiring panoramic lake/ daily Happenings breakfasts, afternoon tea. Lounge in our cozy library, in front of the fireplaces, mountain views from all accommodations. Unique sod-roofed cottages. Rates Public Boat Ramp l l l l l include accommodation, four-course gourmet dinner and breakfast for two. or on the porch. Close to beach, golf, hiking, and artisan shops. Box 120 Romantic, couple-oriented with private beach, sauna and many more extras. toll free 1-800-862-0022 local 250-227-9233 Post Office l l l l l l l Crawford Bay www.wedgwoodcountryinn.com ph. toll free 1-800-818-6633 www.destinybay.com l l l l l l l l British Columbia General Store AttRAction gray CreeK 30 Canada Public Beach l l l l l l l tHe gLass House RestAuRAnt “The Showplace of Kootenay Lake” in Sanca. Guided tours May until 2nd. v0B 1e0 emergenCy serviCes: 911 21 Liquor Store l l l l l l l roCKwood CafÉ Monday of October. Gift shop, snacks, hiking, fishing. nearest Hospital: Creston: (250) 428-2286 Authentic Chinese cuisine, Pad Thai, Pho, pizza & other Asian dishes. Gas l l l l l l ph./fax. 250-223-8372 [email protected] www.kootenaylake.bc.ca nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital: 250-352-3111 Sunday smorgasbord Sunday in summer months. Covered deck. Closed Diesel l l Kootenay Lake ferry information: (250) 229-4215 Mondays. Hwy 3A, Gray Creek. 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part of the gray CreeK History days afternoon tea, inviting displays trans Canada expLore - the gray Creek pass forestry road to Kimberley. s P ecial events Later in July the 1912 log Gray of flowers, produce, crafts, art, Parks take a picnic. trail Crawford Bay sunday Creek Hall is packed with displays photography, baking and preserves east shore kootenay lake marKet that explore the history of our as well as interactive, educational Marine Parks This 85 km scenic gravel road, open from July to October, turns off Highway 3A at Every Sunday in July and August community from 1898 to present. booths. Lots for the children to do. Gray Creek. Take Oliver Road, 200 hundred meters north of Gray Creek Bridge. Cross the bridge there is a market in the Crawford Stop by, have a cup of tea and learn Watch for the scarecrow logo! on your right at the first junction and stay on the main road heading up hill. The Gray Creek forest Forestry Recreation Sites Bay park. Vendors offer everything about early life in a Kootenay Lake gray CreeK saiLing service road (Highway 44) begins with a left turn off a sweeping right-hand corner. It is 1.3 km from from locally grown vegetables to sternwheeler outpost. artisans of Crawford Bay the highway - look for a stop sign on the left and road advisory signs on your right. regatta Gravel Roads (summer only) baking, crafts and exotic imports. email for details: This is not a short cut to Kimberley, though the mileage is less than the Highway 3A route. The south end of Crawford Bay is nortH woven Broom Canada day [email protected] filled with colourful sails Saturday riondeL 10 In the first 15 km you will climb 1500 m to the summit at 2028 m. This route has continuous Visit our shop, watch handcrafted brooms being made. Golf Course (number of holes) corners and grades up Join us at the Crawford Bay Park riondeL daze and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, gray Creek on July 1st for family fun, children’s Join in as Riondel celebrates the the first weekend in September. 1 AccommodAtion/GuidinG Choose from thousands of brooms hanging from the rafters in the to 14 percent. Please sHadow mountain outfitters & CaBin old log barn. Open 9 to 5 seven days a week, April to Canadian Landing Strip read the warning signs. races and games and food at old August long weekend (BC day) with Creston vaLLey and Join our fishing charter and fulfill your dream of catching a world class Gerard Thanksgiving. After that call ahead for hours. There are no services fashioned prices. In the afternoon, ball games, pancake breakfasts, eastsHore artwaLK children’s events, a dance and Rainbow Trout or Dolly Varden. 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Restaurant and Patio, Lounge, full service Pro Shop and driving eastsHore Community BranCH neLson & 146 mi./232 km. 3A Gallery is home to the artist’s original paintings, sculptures and handmade Offering a visual feast of mountain, lake, and glacier Range. Affordability and Comfort in a true resort setting. Golf Packages and Marine Park distriCt Credit union Cr. jewelry. The paintings range from abstract to representational and some are views, the voyage from Kootenay Bay to Balfour is a available from Mid April through Mid October. r Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to oulde in local settings. Sculptures are mostly Raku, Jewelry is copper brass & silver& year-round service. The MV Osprey 2000 is an 80-car r. B toll free 1-800-979-7999 www.kokaneesprings.com Cultus C some stones & beads. Open late May to mid Sept. Wed. to Sat. 11 - 5 and by 12:30pm. 24 hour Automated Banking Machine. Crawford Bay. Kuskonook ferry with a snack bar and bathrooms. During summer AccommodAtion ph. 250-227-9221 fax: 250-227-9533 www.nelsoncu.com r. request if you wish to call ahead. C months a smaller second ferry, the MV Balfour, is 8 t ex Crawford CreeK CaBins N ph. 250-227-9085 or cell 250-777-1479 [email protected] 18 AccommodAtion & cAmPinG added. Ferry schedules are available at local businesses Let country roads take you home to Crawford Creek Cabins! Located near the KoKanee CHaLets, rv parK & Campground entrance to Kokanee Springs Golf Course in Crawford Bay. New large fully BosweLL and published in the local Eastshore newspaper, “The Cozy 3 bedroom chalets, motel rooms, serviced RV sites and campsites, sirdar Mainstreet”. 35 minutes aboard the Kootenay Lake ferry equipped light housekeeping cabins, sleeping 4-8. Children under 12 free. 27 AccommodAtion Come, relax, and enjoy your stay! situated in a majestic cedar forest. Close to sandy beaches, artisans and mountain shores transports travelers to the western terminal, at Balfour. A world class golf. Amenities: hot tub, barbecues, fire pits, Laundromat. Golf salmo Creston to Calgary via ph. 250-227-6988 www.crawfordcreekcabins.ca r. Discover breathtaking fully serviced freehold acreage lots with spectacular short drive will bring you to the communities of Nelson, C k Crowsnest Pass packages available. c lake views and option of leased boat slip, now available for purchase in Phase AccommodAtion & ARtisAn The International Selkirk Du Ainsworth Hotsprings or Kaslo. 9 ph. toll free 1-800-448-9292 www.KokaneeChalets.com Trail 293 mi./469 km., via deer ridge Bed & BreaKfast and pottery Loop is a Scenic tour Banff 318 mi./510 km. 2. A rare opportunity to acquire coveted lake property in Canada’s stunning 6 wynndel 31 Located in the heart of the Artisan Community of Crawford Bay, on Hwy 19 AccommodAtion that loops south into the Kootenay/Creston area. KoKanee Home suite Homes ph. 250-223-8258 Cell: 250-427-6237 www.mountainshores.ca 3A. We have four lovely guest rooms with private baths. Whether your stay 3 Idaho and Washington. is just a day or longer, enjoy the country atmosphere and great hospitality. All season Vacation/ Rental Homes in Crawford bay and Gray Creek. All 3A 28 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt ph. 250-227-9077 www.crawfordbay.net places come with full kitchen, bath, laundry, covered deck, bbq, WiFi & sat. tv. 3 BaysHore resort Gorgeous mountain and lake views from private hot-tub. Close to beach and Kootenay lake sustainable boating society 3 32 Full service resort with great rates on Kootenay Lake. Restaurant with all amenities. We are pet-friendly. 3 www.klsb.org authentic Italian and home made Western food. Marina with fuel service. ph/fax 250-227-9583, cell 250-505-4690 Creston check website for boater forum and services Full hookup campsites. Deluxe cottages available year round. www.kokaneehome.ca 6 18 ph. 250-223-8270 or 250-354-4370 www.bayshoreresort.ca 21 Creston to 20 AccommodAtion wedgwood manor Spokane 29 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt A historic English country house on 50 park-like acres. Six enticing rooms services 147 mi./ destiny Bay resort with private baths and two self sufficient cabins. Exquisite décor, delicious Balfour Riondel Kootenay CrawfordBay BayGray CreekBoswell KuskonookSirdar Wynndel Creston 235 km. Exclusively private lakefront property with awe-inspiring panoramic lake/ daily Happenings breakfasts, afternoon tea. Lounge in our cozy library, in front of the fireplaces, mountain views from all accommodations. Unique sod-roofed cottages. Rates Public Boat Ramp l l l l l include accommodation, four-course gourmet dinner and breakfast for two. or on the porch. Close to beach, golf, hiking, and artisan shops. Box 120 Romantic, couple-oriented with private beach, sauna and many more extras. toll free 1-800-862-0022 local 250-227-9233 Post Office l l l l l l l Crawford Bay www.wedgwoodcountryinn.com ph. toll free 1-800-818-6633 www.destinybay.com l l l l l l l l British Columbia General Store AttRAction gray CreeK 30 Canada Public Beach l l l l l l l tHe gLass House RestAuRAnt “The Showplace of Kootenay Lake” in Sanca. Guided tours May until 2nd. v0B 1e0 emergenCy serviCes: 911 21 Liquor Store l l l l l l l roCKwood CafÉ Monday of October. Gift shop, snacks, hiking, fishing. nearest Hospital: Creston: (250) 428-2286 Authentic Chinese cuisine, Pad Thai, Pho, pizza & other Asian dishes. Gas l l l l l l ph./fax. 250-223-8372 [email protected] www.kootenaylake.bc.ca nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital: 250-352-3111 Sunday smorgasbord Sunday in summer months. Covered deck. Closed Diesel l l Kootenay Lake ferry information: (250) 229-4215 Mondays. Hwy 3A, Gray Creek. 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Vendors offer everything about early life in a Kootenay Lake gray CreeK saiLing service road (Highway 44) begins with a left turn off a sweeping right-hand corner. It is 1.3 km from from locally grown vegetables to sternwheeler outpost. artisans of Crawford Bay the highway - look for a stop sign on the left and road advisory signs on your right. regatta Gravel Roads (summer only) baking, crafts and exotic imports. email for details: This is not a short cut to Kimberley, though the mileage is less than the Highway 3A route. The south end of Crawford Bay is nortH woven Broom Canada day [email protected] filled with colourful sails Saturday riondeL 10 In the first 15 km you will climb 1500 m to the summit at 2028 m. This route has continuous Visit our shop, watch handcrafted brooms being made. Golf Course (number of holes) corners and grades up Join us at the Crawford Bay Park riondeL daze and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, gray Creek on July 1st for family fun, children’s Join in as Riondel celebrates the the first weekend in September. 1 AccommodAtion/GuidinG Choose from thousands of brooms hanging from the rafters in the to 14 percent. Please sHadow mountain outfitters & CaBin old log barn. Open 9 to 5 seven days a week, April to Canadian Landing Strip read the warning signs. races and games and food at old August long weekend (BC day) with Creston vaLLey and Join our fishing charter and fulfill your dream of catching a world class Gerard Thanksgiving. After that call ahead for hours. There are no services fashioned prices. In the afternoon, ball games, pancake breakfasts, eastsHore artwaLK children’s events, a dance and Rainbow Trout or Dolly Varden. Nestled in a heritage apple orchard is our ttoll free 1-866-471-1117 or local 250-227-9245 Public Boat Launch on this road and it is not take in the annual flower show in A self guided tour of artists’ studios Boswell. See awesome fireworks at more. newly constructed 2 bedroom cabin overlooking Kootenay Lake. Horseback www.northwovenbroom.com recommended for low and supporting venues stretching Public Lake Access clearance vehicles. Travel Crawford Bay beach at dusk. faLL fair from the Creston Valley and along riding, great food and warm hospitality. Barefoot Handweaving studio/gaLLery ph. 250-225-3551 www.shadowmountainbedandbreakfast.com 11 prepared, take your time starBeLLy jam musical genres, treat music lovers The oldest continuous Fair in BC Kootenay Lake’s East Shore all the Try on unusual shawls while listening to the rhythm Public Washroom – and your camera! The East Shore’s eclectic family for two days plus. Add children’s celebrated it’s 100th birthday in way to Riondel. Meet established RestAuRAnt/Pub of bare feet treadling on traditional wooden hand looms. This 2 music festival takes place on entertainment, food and craft 2011. Hosted by local Food Roots artists/artisans in their studio BoB’s Bar & griLL 3A straw bale studio/gallery offers a serious colour fix and hand- the third weekend of July in the booths, and you have one of the group, this annual event takes galleries and see work by emerging Neighbourhood pub featuring displays of local artwork and weekly Jazz/ woven products from bags to blankets, plus Ted Wallace Art. Crawford Bay Park. Musicians from place at the Crawford Bay Hall in artists from mid June to Labour 1 cultural highlights of the year! Dixieland/Big Band/Blues music by local musicians. Welcoming staff, bar Open every day April – October Winter hours vary, call ahead. Crawford Bay near and far, covering many www.starbellyjam.org mid-September. Enjoy a bake sale, Day. Sponsored by Artlink. cuisine plus fabulous homemade pizzas, pastas, soups and daily specials. The toll free 1-866-931-8464 or local 250-227-9655 www. riondel 31 comfortable atmosphere and the friendly locals make it a perfect place for barefoothandweaving.com wynndeL everlasting memories. 8 GeneRAl stoRe BreatHLess gLass 22 GAlleRY ph: 250-225-3511 [email protected] 12 Kaslo tHe HistoriC gray CreeK generaL store 31 Working with molten glass using traditional centuries’ old gaLvanized art gaLLery 31A Riondel Park If you want to step back in time, enjoy history, need info about the Gray 6 Lose yourself in a unique world of sensory indulgence. This labyrinthine Kootenay Bay techniques to create forms destined to be used for your pleasure 7 18 Creek Pass or the area, come to Kootenay Lake’s oldest general store on is what we do. Functional art: drinking vessels, vases, jewelry... 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13 16 Lake Kootenay out… W ph. 1-800-661-8711 www.yasodhara.org Watch our blacksmiths forge hot iron! See our beautifully o Cr. y ph. 250-227-9315 www.graycreekstore.com 13 odbury Fire Hall a ph. 250-866-5728 [email protected] crafted ironwork in our gallery, along with FireWorks Copper and 17 19 RestAuRAnt/AccommodAtion n 2 cAmPinG www.galvanizedartgallery.com 4 Glass enameled creations. Mid April to mid October, 7 days a week. e 23 BoCCaLino restaurant, moteL & CaBins t 9 18 9 Cedar grove Campground Sunny motel rooms with satellite TV, wireless internet, fridge, coffee maker Winter hours vary, please call ahead. o riondel A peaceful park-like setting beside the soothing sound of Gray Creek, offers toll free 877-461-9466 Local 250-227-9467 3A o Creston and hair dryer. Swiss-Italian fine dining, wood-fired oven pizza, homemade ainsworth K everything from full service to tenting. Beautiful treed sites serve as excellent desserts and ice cream. Fully furnished cabins. www.kootenayforge.com Hot springs Wildlife inteRPRetAtion centRe bases for day trips to many local attractions. RVs available for on-site rental. 32 Cr. awford Creston vaLLey wiLdLife management area ph. 250-227-6906 www.boccalino.ca C Cr Community Beach. Clean Washrooms. WiFi. offe 3 Craw ford Bay e Cr. “Close to 400 species of wildlife call these wetlands home” Stop in at the AccommodAtion, cAmPinG & mARinA - ARt 18 ph. 250-227-9492 www.cedargrovecampground.com 5 RestAuRAnt/Pub Kootenay Bay Wildlife Interpretation Centre located 11 kms west of Creston off Hwy 3. piLot Bay resort & CHarter serviCes 14 Crawford Bay GRoceRY, cAmPinG, mARinA & AccommodAtion junCtion CreeK HuB 31 24 Naturalists are available to offer guided canoe tours and special programs Stay on the lake in one of two self-contained modern chalets, the rustic cabin The Junction Creek Hub is a Coffee shop and meeting space; providing Queens Bay tHe LaKeview and events. Check out the gallery of exhibits, science lab, gift shop, covered or serviced waterfront RV site. Amenities: sandy swim beach, separate dog coffee, espresso, baked goods and an increasing variety of Hub-made food, 21 Community grocer with local products, liquor agency and gas. Enjoy fresh picnic area and much more. Explore many kms of flat top dyke trails and 2 beach, moorage, coin laundry, sani-dump, fire pits, flush toilets and free Balfour r. sandwiches at our lake view picnic tables! including pizza. The Hub is also a lounge by night; providing games, DVD 18 ray C viewing towers. Open May and June (Tues – Sat); July and August (7 days a \ gray Creek G showers. Store: fishing charters, tackle and artwork. Open April to October. rentals and quality live entertainment. 22 Lakeshore suites. RV, tenting and marina. Motorcycle friendly. week); September – Thanksgiving weekend (Tues – Sat); 9 am to 4 pm 3A procter ph./fax 250-227-9441 www.pilotbayresort.com ph. 250-227-9339 [email protected] 23 toll free 1-877-227-9311 local 250-227-9367 ph. 250-402-6908 or 250-402-6900 www.crestonwildlife.ca s t A r m Harrop www.kootenaylakeview.com W e 24

r. RestAuRAnt 25 nce C eXotic sHoPPinG eXPeRience Crawford Bay 15 Fra La 25 BLaCK saLt CafÉ Kootenay Bay 26 saCred journey gaLLery and spa 6 inteRnet In the midst of all the artisan activity, this restaurant offers eclectic dinner east sHore internet soCiety Visit us for unique and relaxed shopping. Located on one of the East shore’s and lunch menus, a finely tuned wine and beer list, a luscious and lavish most beautiful heritage estates, Sacred Journey is a treasure trove of home kootenay lake Ferry We are Central Kootenay Lake’s not-for-profit community Internet Service Loc khart C dessert selection (all day), and the best espresso drinks around. Great patio, r. Provider. We deliver no-contract non-line-of-sight wireless high speed Internet nelson e k a L y a n e t o o K 27 and garden furnishings, water fountains, hand carved statues, original Kootenay friendly. ph. 250-227-9596 www.blacksaltcafe.net access to virtually all locations from Woodbury to Sanca. artworks, exclusive clothing, crystals, jewelry and more. Book a relaxing GRoceRY 3A 16 28 treatment at our Spa .Check our website for hours, events, workshops and Serving residents and seasonal visitors for over five years. Crawford Bay marKet 4 ph. 250-505-4089 www.theeastshore.net Nelson to Boswell exhibits. Enjoy our Nelson location also at 441 Baker St. 6 r. A friendly country store with a difference. Open 7 days a week, featuring 6 C Vancouver 29 okli ph. 250-227-6865 250 354 4116 www.sacredjouney.ca Golf, AccommodAtion & RestAuRAnt the big store groceries including fresh produce, meats, cheeses and organic Ak 7 431 mi./ KoKanee springs goLf Course products, all with small town flair, and topped off with a full deli, large liquor Ferry landing GAlleRY 661km. 30 26 One of Canada’s finest championship 18 hole golf resorts in a magnificent outlet and gasoline. emeraLd east CLiff gaLLery ca Cr. mountain setting. On site accommodations include the new fully serviced Big San ph. 250-227-9322 Nelson to 5 Located on Kootenay Lake this working Studio/ Gallery is ten minutes from Bend Cottages and ridge side Villas of Kokanee, as well as the original Lodges r. sanca Crawford Bay and 15 minutes from the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. The 17 seRvices Spokane To Lighthouse Midge C of Kokanee. Restaurant and Patio, Lounge, full service Pro Shop and driving eastsHore Community BranCH neLson & 146 mi./232 km. 3A Gallery is home to the artist’s original paintings, sculptures and handmade Offering a visual feast of mountain, lake, and glacier Range. Affordability and Comfort in a true resort setting. Golf Packages and Marine Park distriCt Credit union Cr. jewelry. The paintings range from abstract to representational and some are views, the voyage from Kootenay Bay to Balfour is a available from Mid April through Mid October. r Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to oulde in local settings. Sculptures are mostly Raku, Jewelry is copper brass & silver& year-round service. The MV Osprey 2000 is an 80-car r. B toll free 1-800-979-7999 www.kokaneesprings.com Cultus C some stones & beads. Open late May to mid Sept. Wed. to Sat. 11 - 5 and by 12:30pm. 24 hour Automated Banking Machine. Crawford Bay. Kuskonook ferry with a snack bar and bathrooms. During summer AccommodAtion ph. 250-227-9221 fax: 250-227-9533 www.nelsoncu.com r. request if you wish to call ahead. C months a smaller second ferry, the MV Balfour, is 8 t ex Crawford CreeK CaBins N ph. 250-227-9085 or cell 250-777-1479 [email protected] 18 AccommodAtion & cAmPinG added. Ferry schedules are available at local businesses Let country roads take you home to Crawford Creek Cabins! Located near the KoKanee CHaLets, rv parK & Campground entrance to Kokanee Springs Golf Course in Crawford Bay. New large fully BosweLL and published in the local Eastshore newspaper, “The Cozy 3 bedroom chalets, motel rooms, serviced RV sites and campsites, sirdar Mainstreet”. 35 minutes aboard the Kootenay Lake ferry equipped light housekeeping cabins, sleeping 4-8. Children under 12 free. 27 AccommodAtion Come, relax, and enjoy your stay! situated in a majestic cedar forest. Close to sandy beaches, artisans and mountain shores transports travelers to the western terminal, at Balfour. A world class golf. Amenities: hot tub, barbecues, fire pits, Laundromat. Golf salmo Creston to Calgary via ph. 250-227-6988 www.crawfordcreekcabins.ca r. Discover breathtaking fully serviced freehold acreage lots with spectacular short drive will bring you to the communities of Nelson, C k Crowsnest Pass packages available. c lake views and option of leased boat slip, now available for purchase in Phase AccommodAtion & ARtisAn The International Selkirk Du Ainsworth Hotsprings or Kaslo. 9 ph. toll free 1-800-448-9292 www.KokaneeChalets.com Trail 293 mi./469 km., via deer ridge Bed & BreaKfast and pottery Loop is a Scenic tour Banff 318 mi./510 km. 2. A rare opportunity to acquire coveted lake property in Canada’s stunning 6 wynndel 31 Located in the heart of the Artisan Community of Crawford Bay, on Hwy 19 AccommodAtion that loops south into the Kootenay/Creston area. KoKanee Home suite Homes ph. 250-223-8258 Cell: 250-427-6237 www.mountainshores.ca 3A. We have four lovely guest rooms with private baths. Whether your stay 3 Idaho and Washington. is just a day or longer, enjoy the country atmosphere and great hospitality. All season Vacation/ Rental Homes in Crawford bay and Gray Creek. All 3A 28 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt ph. 250-227-9077 www.crawfordbay.net places come with full kitchen, bath, laundry, covered deck, bbq, WiFi & sat. tv. 3 BaysHore resort Gorgeous mountain and lake views from private hot-tub. Close to beach and Kootenay lake sustainable boating society 3 32 Full service resort with great rates on Kootenay Lake. Restaurant with all amenities. We are pet-friendly. 3 www.klsb.org authentic Italian and home made Western food. Marina with fuel service. ph/fax 250-227-9583, cell 250-505-4690 Creston check website for boater forum and services Full hookup campsites. Deluxe cottages available year round. www.kokaneehome.ca 6 18 ph. 250-223-8270 or 250-354-4370 www.bayshoreresort.ca 21 Creston to 20 AccommodAtion wedgwood manor Spokane 29 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt A historic English country house on 50 park-like acres. Six enticing rooms services 147 mi./ destiny Bay resort with private baths and two self sufficient cabins. Exquisite décor, delicious Balfour Riondel Kootenay CrawfordBay BayGray CreekBoswell KuskonookSirdar Wynndel Creston 235 km. Exclusively private lakefront property with awe-inspiring panoramic lake/ daily Happenings breakfasts, afternoon tea. Lounge in our cozy library, in front of the fireplaces, mountain views from all accommodations. Unique sod-roofed cottages. Rates Public Boat Ramp l l l l l include accommodation, four-course gourmet dinner and breakfast for two. or on the porch. Close to beach, golf, hiking, and artisan shops. Box 120 Romantic, couple-oriented with private beach, sauna and many more extras. toll free 1-800-862-0022 local 250-227-9233 Post Office l l l l l l l Crawford Bay www.wedgwoodcountryinn.com ph. toll free 1-800-818-6633 www.destinybay.com l l l l l l l l British Columbia General Store AttRAction gray CreeK 30 Canada Public Beach l l l l l l l tHe gLass House RestAuRAnt “The Showplace of Kootenay Lake” in Sanca. Guided tours May until 2nd. v0B 1e0 emergenCy serviCes: 911 21 Liquor Store l l l l l l l roCKwood CafÉ Monday of October. Gift shop, snacks, hiking, fishing. nearest Hospital: Creston: (250) 428-2286 Authentic Chinese cuisine, Pad Thai, Pho, pizza & other Asian dishes. Gas l l l l l l ph./fax. 250-223-8372 [email protected] www.kootenaylake.bc.ca nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital: 250-352-3111 Sunday smorgasbord Sunday in summer months. Covered deck. Closed Diesel l l Kootenay Lake ferry information: (250) 229-4215 Mondays. Hwy 3A, Gray Creek. 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Vendors offer everything about early life in a Kootenay Lake gray CreeK saiLing service road (Highway 44) begins with a left turn off a sweeping right-hand corner. It is 1.3 km from from locally grown vegetables to sternwheeler outpost. artisans of Crawford Bay the highway - look for a stop sign on the left and road advisory signs on your right. regatta Gravel Roads (summer only) baking, crafts and exotic imports. email for details: This is not a short cut to Kimberley, though the mileage is less than the Highway 3A route. The south end of Crawford Bay is nortH woven Broom Canada day [email protected] filled with colourful sails Saturday riondeL 10 In the first 15 km you will climb 1500 m to the summit at 2028 m. This route has continuous Visit our shop, watch handcrafted brooms being made. 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We deliver no-contract non-line-of-sight wireless high speed Internet nelson e k a L y a n e t o o K 27 and garden furnishings, water fountains, hand carved statues, original Kootenay friendly. ph. 250-227-9596 www.blacksaltcafe.net access to virtually all locations from Woodbury to Sanca. artworks, exclusive clothing, crystals, jewelry and more. Book a relaxing GRoceRY 3A 16 28 treatment at our Spa .Check our website for hours, events, workshops and Serving residents and seasonal visitors for over five years. Crawford Bay marKet 4 ph. 250-505-4089 www.theeastshore.net Nelson to Boswell exhibits. Enjoy our Nelson location also at 441 Baker St. 6 r. A friendly country store with a difference. Open 7 days a week, featuring 6 C Vancouver 29 okli ph. 250-227-6865 250 354 4116 www.sacredjouney.ca Golf, AccommodAtion & RestAuRAnt the big store groceries including fresh produce, meats, cheeses and organic Ak 7 431 mi./ KoKanee springs goLf Course products, all with small town flair, and topped off with a full deli, large liquor Ferry landing GAlleRY 661km. 30 26 One of Canada’s finest championship 18 hole golf resorts in a magnificent outlet and gasoline. emeraLd east CLiff gaLLery ca Cr. mountain setting. On site accommodations include the new fully serviced Big San ph. 250-227-9322 Nelson to 5 Located on Kootenay Lake this working Studio/ Gallery is ten minutes from Bend Cottages and ridge side Villas of Kokanee, as well as the original Lodges r. sanca Crawford Bay and 15 minutes from the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. The 17 seRvices Spokane To Lighthouse Midge C of Kokanee. Restaurant and Patio, Lounge, full service Pro Shop and driving eastsHore Community BranCH neLson & 146 mi./232 km. 3A Gallery is home to the artist’s original paintings, sculptures and handmade Offering a visual feast of mountain, lake, and glacier Range. Affordability and Comfort in a true resort setting. Golf Packages and Marine Park distriCt Credit union Cr. jewelry. The paintings range from abstract to representational and some are views, the voyage from Kootenay Bay to Balfour is a available from Mid April through Mid October. r Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to oulde in local settings. Sculptures are mostly Raku, Jewelry is copper brass & silver& year-round service. The MV Osprey 2000 is an 80-car r. B toll free 1-800-979-7999 www.kokaneesprings.com Cultus C some stones & beads. Open late May to mid Sept. Wed. to Sat. 11 - 5 and by 12:30pm. 24 hour Automated Banking Machine. Crawford Bay. Kuskonook ferry with a snack bar and bathrooms. During summer AccommodAtion ph. 250-227-9221 fax: 250-227-9533 www.nelsoncu.com r. request if you wish to call ahead. C months a smaller second ferry, the MV Balfour, is 8 t ex Crawford CreeK CaBins N ph. 250-227-9085 or cell 250-777-1479 [email protected] 18 AccommodAtion & cAmPinG added. Ferry schedules are available at local businesses Let country roads take you home to Crawford Creek Cabins! Located near the KoKanee CHaLets, rv parK & Campground entrance to Kokanee Springs Golf Course in Crawford Bay. New large fully BosweLL and published in the local Eastshore newspaper, “The Cozy 3 bedroom chalets, motel rooms, serviced RV sites and campsites, sirdar Mainstreet”. 35 minutes aboard the Kootenay Lake ferry equipped light housekeeping cabins, sleeping 4-8. Children under 12 free. 27 AccommodAtion Come, relax, and enjoy your stay! situated in a majestic cedar forest. Close to sandy beaches, artisans and mountain shores transports travelers to the western terminal, at Balfour. A world class golf. Amenities: hot tub, barbecues, fire pits, Laundromat. Golf salmo Creston to Calgary via ph. 250-227-6988 www.crawfordcreekcabins.ca r. Discover breathtaking fully serviced freehold acreage lots with spectacular short drive will bring you to the communities of Nelson, C k Crowsnest Pass packages available. c lake views and option of leased boat slip, now available for purchase in Phase AccommodAtion & ARtisAn The International Selkirk Du Ainsworth Hotsprings or Kaslo. 9 ph. toll free 1-800-448-9292 www.KokaneeChalets.com Trail 293 mi./469 km., via deer ridge Bed & BreaKfast and pottery Loop is a Scenic tour Banff 318 mi./510 km. 2. A rare opportunity to acquire coveted lake property in Canada’s stunning 6 wynndel 31 Located in the heart of the Artisan Community of Crawford Bay, on Hwy 19 AccommodAtion that loops south into the Kootenay/Creston area. KoKanee Home suite Homes ph. 250-223-8258 Cell: 250-427-6237 www.mountainshores.ca 3A. We have four lovely guest rooms with private baths. Whether your stay 3 Idaho and Washington. is just a day or longer, enjoy the country atmosphere and great hospitality. All season Vacation/ Rental Homes in Crawford bay and Gray Creek. All 3A 28 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt ph. 250-227-9077 www.crawfordbay.net places come with full kitchen, bath, laundry, covered deck, bbq, WiFi & sat. tv. 3 BaysHore resort Gorgeous mountain and lake views from private hot-tub. Close to beach and Kootenay lake sustainable boating society 3 32 Full service resort with great rates on Kootenay Lake. Restaurant with all amenities. We are pet-friendly. 3 www.klsb.org authentic Italian and home made Western food. Marina with fuel service. ph/fax 250-227-9583, cell 250-505-4690 Creston check website for boater forum and services Full hookup campsites. Deluxe cottages available year round. www.kokaneehome.ca 6 18 ph. 250-223-8270 or 250-354-4370 www.bayshoreresort.ca 21 Creston to 20 AccommodAtion wedgwood manor Spokane 29 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt A historic English country house on 50 park-like acres. Six enticing rooms services 147 mi./ destiny Bay resort with private baths and two self sufficient cabins. Exquisite décor, delicious Balfour Riondel Kootenay CrawfordBay BayGray CreekBoswell KuskonookSirdar Wynndel Creston 235 km. Exclusively private lakefront property with awe-inspiring panoramic lake/ daily Happenings breakfasts, afternoon tea. Lounge in our cozy library, in front of the fireplaces, mountain views from all accommodations. Unique sod-roofed cottages. Rates Public Boat Ramp l l l l l include accommodation, four-course gourmet dinner and breakfast for two. or on the porch. Close to beach, golf, hiking, and artisan shops. Box 120 Romantic, couple-oriented with private beach, sauna and many more extras. toll free 1-800-862-0022 local 250-227-9233 Post Office l l l l l l l Crawford Bay www.wedgwoodcountryinn.com ph. toll free 1-800-818-6633 www.destinybay.com l l l l l l l l British Columbia General Store AttRAction gray CreeK 30 Canada Public Beach l l l l l l l tHe gLass House RestAuRAnt “The Showplace of Kootenay Lake” in Sanca. Guided tours May until 2nd. v0B 1e0 emergenCy serviCes: 911 21 Liquor Store l l l l l l l roCKwood CafÉ Monday of October. Gift shop, snacks, hiking, fishing. nearest Hospital: Creston: (250) 428-2286 Authentic Chinese cuisine, Pad Thai, Pho, pizza & other Asian dishes. Gas l l l l l l ph./fax. 250-223-8372 [email protected] www.kootenaylake.bc.ca nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital: 250-352-3111 Sunday smorgasbord Sunday in summer months. Covered deck. Closed Diesel l l Kootenay Lake ferry information: (250) 229-4215 Mondays. Hwy 3A, Gray Creek. [email protected] Highway information: 1-800-550-4997 ph. 250-227-6840 Marine Gas l l l l forest fire reporting: 1-800-663-5555 Ferry webcam available on our website part of the gray CreeK History days afternoon tea, inviting displays trans Canada expLore - the gray Creek pass forestry road to Kimberley. s P ecial events Later in July the 1912 log Gray of flowers, produce, crafts, art, Parks take a picnic. trail Crawford Bay sunday Creek Hall is packed with displays photography, baking and preserves east shore kootenay lake marKet that explore the history of our as well as interactive, educational Marine Parks This 85 km scenic gravel road, open from July to October, turns off Highway 3A at Every Sunday in July and August community from 1898 to present. booths. Lots for the children to do. Gray Creek. Take Oliver Road, 200 hundred meters north of Gray Creek Bridge. Cross the bridge there is a market in the Crawford Stop by, have a cup of tea and learn Watch for the scarecrow logo! on your right at the first junction and stay on the main road heading up hill. The Gray Creek forest Forestry Recreation Sites Bay park. Vendors offer everything about early life in a Kootenay Lake gray CreeK saiLing service road (Highway 44) begins with a left turn off a sweeping right-hand corner. It is 1.3 km from from locally grown vegetables to sternwheeler outpost. artisans of Crawford Bay the highway - look for a stop sign on the left and road advisory signs on your right. regatta Gravel Roads (summer only) baking, crafts and exotic imports. email for details: This is not a short cut to Kimberley, though the mileage is less than the Highway 3A route. The south end of Crawford Bay is nortH woven Broom Canada day [email protected] filled with colourful sails Saturday riondeL 10 In the first 15 km you will climb 1500 m to the summit at 2028 m. This route has continuous Visit our shop, watch handcrafted brooms being made. Golf Course (number of holes) corners and grades up Join us at the Crawford Bay Park riondeL daze and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, gray Creek on July 1st for family fun, children’s Join in as Riondel celebrates the the first weekend in September. 1 AccommodAtion/GuidinG Choose from thousands of brooms hanging from the rafters in the to 14 percent. Please sHadow mountain outfitters & CaBin old log barn. Open 9 to 5 seven days a week, April to Canadian Landing Strip read the warning signs. races and games and food at old August long weekend (BC day) with Creston vaLLey and Join our fishing charter and fulfill your dream of catching a world class Gerard Thanksgiving. After that call ahead for hours. There are no services fashioned prices. In the afternoon, ball games, pancake breakfasts, eastsHore artwaLK children’s events, a dance and Rainbow Trout or Dolly Varden. Nestled in a heritage apple orchard is our ttoll free 1-866-471-1117 or local 250-227-9245 Public Boat Launch on this road and it is not take in the annual flower show in A self guided tour of artists’ studios Boswell. See awesome fireworks at more. newly constructed 2 bedroom cabin overlooking Kootenay Lake. Horseback www.northwovenbroom.com recommended for low and supporting venues stretching Public Lake Access clearance vehicles. Travel Crawford Bay beach at dusk. faLL fair from the Creston Valley and along riding, great food and warm hospitality. Barefoot Handweaving studio/gaLLery ph. 250-225-3551 www.shadowmountainbedandbreakfast.com 11 prepared, take your time starBeLLy jam musical genres, treat music lovers The oldest continuous Fair in BC Kootenay Lake’s East Shore all the Try on unusual shawls while listening to the rhythm Public Washroom – and your camera! The East Shore’s eclectic family for two days plus. Add children’s celebrated it’s 100th birthday in way to Riondel. Meet established RestAuRAnt/Pub of bare feet treadling on traditional wooden hand looms. This 2 music festival takes place on entertainment, food and craft 2011. Hosted by local Food Roots artists/artisans in their studio BoB’s Bar & griLL 3A straw bale studio/gallery offers a serious colour fix and hand- the third weekend of July in the booths, and you have one of the group, this annual event takes galleries and see work by emerging Neighbourhood pub featuring displays of local artwork and weekly Jazz/ woven products from bags to blankets, plus Ted Wallace Art. Crawford Bay Park. Musicians from place at the Crawford Bay Hall in artists from mid June to Labour 1 cultural highlights of the year! Dixieland/Big Band/Blues music by local musicians. Welcoming staff, bar Open every day April – October Winter hours vary, call ahead. Crawford Bay near and far, covering many www.starbellyjam.org mid-September. Enjoy a bake sale, Day. Sponsored by Artlink. cuisine plus fabulous homemade pizzas, pastas, soups and daily specials. The toll free 1-866-931-8464 or local 250-227-9655 www. riondel 31 comfortable atmosphere and the friendly locals make it a perfect place for barefoothandweaving.com wynndeL everlasting memories. 8 GeneRAl stoRe BreatHLess gLass 22 GAlleRY ph: 250-225-3511 [email protected] 12 Kaslo tHe HistoriC gray CreeK generaL store 31 Working with molten glass using traditional centuries’ old gaLvanized art gaLLery 31A Riondel Park If you want to step back in time, enjoy history, need info about the Gray 6 Lose yourself in a unique world of sensory indulgence. This labyrinthine Kootenay Bay techniques to create forms destined to be used for your pleasure 7 18 Creek Pass or the area, come to Kootenay Lake’s oldest general store on is what we do. Functional art: drinking vessels, vases, jewelry... 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Fully furnished cabins. www.kootenayforge.com Hot springs Wildlife inteRPRetAtion centRe bases for day trips to many local attractions. RVs available for on-site rental. 32 Cr. awford Creston vaLLey wiLdLife management area ph. 250-227-6906 www.boccalino.ca C Cr Community Beach. Clean Washrooms. WiFi. offe 3 Craw ford Bay e Cr. “Close to 400 species of wildlife call these wetlands home” Stop in at the AccommodAtion, cAmPinG & mARinA - ARt 18 ph. 250-227-9492 www.cedargrovecampground.com 5 RestAuRAnt/Pub Kootenay Bay Wildlife Interpretation Centre located 11 kms west of Creston off Hwy 3. piLot Bay resort & CHarter serviCes 14 Crawford Bay GRoceRY, cAmPinG, mARinA & AccommodAtion junCtion CreeK HuB 31 24 Naturalists are available to offer guided canoe tours and special programs Stay on the lake in one of two self-contained modern chalets, the rustic cabin The Junction Creek Hub is a Coffee shop and meeting space; providing Queens Bay tHe LaKeview and events. Check out the gallery of exhibits, science lab, gift shop, covered or serviced waterfront RV site. Amenities: sandy swim beach, separate dog coffee, espresso, baked goods and an increasing variety of Hub-made food, 21 Community grocer with local products, liquor agency and gas. Enjoy fresh picnic area and much more. Explore many kms of flat top dyke trails and 2 beach, moorage, coin laundry, sani-dump, fire pits, flush toilets and free Balfour r. sandwiches at our lake view picnic tables! including pizza. The Hub is also a lounge by night; providing games, DVD 18 ray C viewing towers. Open May and June (Tues – Sat); July and August (7 days a \ gray Creek G showers. Store: fishing charters, tackle and artwork. Open April to October. rentals and quality live entertainment. 22 Lakeshore suites. RV, tenting and marina. 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Open 7 days a week, featuring 6 C Vancouver 29 okli ph. 250-227-6865 250 354 4116 www.sacredjouney.ca Golf, AccommodAtion & RestAuRAnt the big store groceries including fresh produce, meats, cheeses and organic Ak 7 431 mi./ KoKanee springs goLf Course products, all with small town flair, and topped off with a full deli, large liquor Ferry landing GAlleRY 661km. 30 26 One of Canada’s finest championship 18 hole golf resorts in a magnificent outlet and gasoline. emeraLd east CLiff gaLLery ca Cr. mountain setting. On site accommodations include the new fully serviced Big San ph. 250-227-9322 Nelson to 5 Located on Kootenay Lake this working Studio/ Gallery is ten minutes from Bend Cottages and ridge side Villas of Kokanee, as well as the original Lodges r. sanca Crawford Bay and 15 minutes from the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. The 17 seRvices Spokane To Lighthouse Midge C of Kokanee. Restaurant and Patio, Lounge, full service Pro Shop and driving eastsHore Community BranCH neLson & 146 mi./232 km. 3A Gallery is home to the artist’s original paintings, sculptures and handmade Offering a visual feast of mountain, lake, and glacier Range. Affordability and Comfort in a true resort setting. Golf Packages and Marine Park distriCt Credit union Cr. jewelry. The paintings range from abstract to representational and some are views, the voyage from Kootenay Bay to Balfour is a available from Mid April through Mid October. r Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to oulde in local settings. Sculptures are mostly Raku, Jewelry is copper brass & silver& year-round service. The MV Osprey 2000 is an 80-car r. B toll free 1-800-979-7999 www.kokaneesprings.com Cultus C some stones & beads. Open late May to mid Sept. Wed. to Sat. 11 - 5 and by 12:30pm. 24 hour Automated Banking Machine. Crawford Bay. Kuskonook ferry with a snack bar and bathrooms. During summer AccommodAtion ph. 250-227-9221 fax: 250-227-9533 www.nelsoncu.com r. request if you wish to call ahead. C months a smaller second ferry, the MV Balfour, is 8 t ex Crawford CreeK CaBins N ph. 250-227-9085 or cell 250-777-1479 [email protected] 18 AccommodAtion & cAmPinG added. Ferry schedules are available at local businesses Let country roads take you home to Crawford Creek Cabins! Located near the KoKanee CHaLets, rv parK & Campground entrance to Kokanee Springs Golf Course in Crawford Bay. New large fully BosweLL and published in the local Eastshore newspaper, “The Cozy 3 bedroom chalets, motel rooms, serviced RV sites and campsites, sirdar Mainstreet”. 35 minutes aboard the Kootenay Lake ferry equipped light housekeeping cabins, sleeping 4-8. Children under 12 free. 27 AccommodAtion Come, relax, and enjoy your stay! situated in a majestic cedar forest. Close to sandy beaches, artisans and mountain shores transports travelers to the western terminal, at Balfour. A world class golf. Amenities: hot tub, barbecues, fire pits, Laundromat. Golf salmo Creston to Calgary via ph. 250-227-6988 www.crawfordcreekcabins.ca r. Discover breathtaking fully serviced freehold acreage lots with spectacular short drive will bring you to the communities of Nelson, C k Crowsnest Pass packages available. c lake views and option of leased boat slip, now available for purchase in Phase AccommodAtion & ARtisAn The International Selkirk Du Ainsworth Hotsprings or Kaslo. 9 ph. toll free 1-800-448-9292 www.KokaneeChalets.com Trail 293 mi./469 km., via deer ridge Bed & BreaKfast and pottery Loop is a Scenic tour Banff 318 mi./510 km. 2. A rare opportunity to acquire coveted lake property in Canada’s stunning 6 wynndel 31 Located in the heart of the Artisan Community of Crawford Bay, on Hwy 19 AccommodAtion that loops south into the Kootenay/Creston area. KoKanee Home suite Homes ph. 250-223-8258 Cell: 250-427-6237 www.mountainshores.ca 3A. We have four lovely guest rooms with private baths. Whether your stay 3 Idaho and Washington. is just a day or longer, enjoy the country atmosphere and great hospitality. All season Vacation/ Rental Homes in Crawford bay and Gray Creek. All 3A 28 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt ph. 250-227-9077 www.crawfordbay.net places come with full kitchen, bath, laundry, covered deck, bbq, WiFi & sat. tv. 3 BaysHore resort Gorgeous mountain and lake views from private hot-tub. Close to beach and Kootenay lake sustainable boating society 3 32 Full service resort with great rates on Kootenay Lake. Restaurant with all amenities. We are pet-friendly. 3 www.klsb.org authentic Italian and home made Western food. Marina with fuel service. ph/fax 250-227-9583, cell 250-505-4690 Creston check website for boater forum and services Full hookup campsites. Deluxe cottages available year round. www.kokaneehome.ca 6 18 ph. 250-223-8270 or 250-354-4370 www.bayshoreresort.ca 21 Creston to 20 AccommodAtion wedgwood manor Spokane 29 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt A historic English country house on 50 park-like acres. Six enticing rooms services 147 mi./ destiny Bay resort with private baths and two self sufficient cabins. Exquisite décor, delicious Balfour Riondel Kootenay CrawfordBay BayGray CreekBoswell KuskonookSirdar Wynndel Creston 235 km. Exclusively private lakefront property with awe-inspiring panoramic lake/ daily Happenings breakfasts, afternoon tea. Lounge in our cozy library, in front of the fireplaces, mountain views from all accommodations. Unique sod-roofed cottages. Rates Public Boat Ramp l l l l l include accommodation, four-course gourmet dinner and breakfast for two. or on the porch. Close to beach, golf, hiking, and artisan shops. Box 120 Romantic, couple-oriented with private beach, sauna and many more extras. toll free 1-800-862-0022 local 250-227-9233 Post Office l l l l l l l Crawford Bay www.wedgwoodcountryinn.com ph. toll free 1-800-818-6633 www.destinybay.com l l l l l l l l British Columbia General Store AttRAction gray CreeK 30 Canada Public Beach l l l l l l l tHe gLass House RestAuRAnt “The Showplace of Kootenay Lake” in Sanca. Guided tours May until 2nd. v0B 1e0 emergenCy serviCes: 911 21 Liquor Store l l l l l l l roCKwood CafÉ Monday of October. Gift shop, snacks, hiking, fishing. nearest Hospital: Creston: (250) 428-2286 Authentic Chinese cuisine, Pad Thai, Pho, pizza & other Asian dishes. Gas l l l l l l ph./fax. 250-223-8372 [email protected] www.kootenaylake.bc.ca nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital: 250-352-3111 Sunday smorgasbord Sunday in summer months. Covered deck. Closed Diesel l l Kootenay Lake ferry information: (250) 229-4215 Mondays. Hwy 3A, Gray Creek. [email protected] Highway information: 1-800-550-4997 ph. 250-227-6840 Marine Gas l l l l forest fire reporting: 1-800-663-5555 Ferry webcam available on our website part of the gray CreeK History days afternoon tea, inviting displays trans Canada expLore - the gray Creek pass forestry road to Kimberley. s P ecial events Later in July the 1912 log Gray of flowers, produce, crafts, art, Parks take a picnic. trail Crawford Bay sunday Creek Hall is packed with displays photography, baking and preserves east shore kootenay lake marKet that explore the history of our as well as interactive, educational Marine Parks This 85 km scenic gravel road, open from July to October, turns off Highway 3A at Every Sunday in July and August community from 1898 to present. booths. Lots for the children to do. Gray Creek. Take Oliver Road, 200 hundred meters north of Gray Creek Bridge. Cross the bridge there is a market in the Crawford Stop by, have a cup of tea and learn Watch for the scarecrow logo! on your right at the first junction and stay on the main road heading up hill. The Gray Creek forest Forestry Recreation Sites Bay park. Vendors offer everything about early life in a Kootenay Lake gray CreeK saiLing service road (Highway 44) begins with a left turn off a sweeping right-hand corner. It is 1.3 km from from locally grown vegetables to sternwheeler outpost. artisans of Crawford Bay the highway - look for a stop sign on the left and road advisory signs on your right. regatta Gravel Roads (summer only) baking, crafts and exotic imports. email for details: This is not a short cut to Kimberley, though the mileage is less than the Highway 3A route. The south end of Crawford Bay is nortH woven Broom Canada day [email protected] filled with colourful sails Saturday riondeL 10 In the first 15 km you will climb 1500 m to the summit at 2028 m. This route has continuous Visit our shop, watch handcrafted brooms being made. Golf Course (number of holes) corners and grades up Join us at the Crawford Bay Park riondeL daze and Sunday of Labor Day weekend, gray Creek on July 1st for family fun, children’s Join in as Riondel celebrates the the first weekend in September. 1 AccommodAtion/GuidinG Choose from thousands of brooms hanging from the rafters in the to 14 percent. Please sHadow mountain outfitters & CaBin old log barn. Open 9 to 5 seven days a week, April to Canadian Landing Strip read the warning signs. races and games and food at old August long weekend (BC day) with Creston vaLLey and Join our fishing charter and fulfill your dream of catching a world class Gerard Thanksgiving. After that call ahead for hours. There are no services fashioned prices. In the afternoon, ball games, pancake breakfasts, eastsHore artwaLK children’s events, a dance and Rainbow Trout or Dolly Varden. Nestled in a heritage apple orchard is our ttoll free 1-866-471-1117 or local 250-227-9245 Public Boat Launch on this road and it is not take in the annual flower show in A self guided tour of artists’ studios Boswell. See awesome fireworks at more. newly constructed 2 bedroom cabin overlooking Kootenay Lake. Horseback www.northwovenbroom.com recommended for low and supporting venues stretching Public Lake Access clearance vehicles. Travel Crawford Bay beach at dusk. faLL fair from the Creston Valley and along riding, great food and warm hospitality. Barefoot Handweaving studio/gaLLery ph. 250-225-3551 www.shadowmountainbedandbreakfast.com 11 prepared, take your time starBeLLy jam musical genres, treat music lovers The oldest continuous Fair in BC Kootenay Lake’s East Shore all the Try on unusual shawls while listening to the rhythm Public Washroom – and your camera! The East Shore’s eclectic family for two days plus. Add children’s celebrated it’s 100th birthday in way to Riondel. Meet established RestAuRAnt/Pub of bare feet treadling on traditional wooden hand looms. This 2 music festival takes place on entertainment, food and craft 2011. Hosted by local Food Roots artists/artisans in their studio BoB’s Bar & griLL 3A straw bale studio/gallery offers a serious colour fix and hand- the third weekend of July in the booths, and you have one of the group, this annual event takes galleries and see work by emerging Neighbourhood pub featuring displays of local artwork and weekly Jazz/ woven products from bags to blankets, plus Ted Wallace Art. Crawford Bay Park. Musicians from place at the Crawford Bay Hall in artists from mid June to Labour 1 cultural highlights of the year! Dixieland/Big Band/Blues music by local musicians. Welcoming staff, bar Open every day April – October Winter hours vary, call ahead. Crawford Bay near and far, covering many www.starbellyjam.org mid-September. Enjoy a bake sale, Day. Sponsored by Artlink. cuisine plus fabulous homemade pizzas, pastas, soups and daily specials. The toll free 1-866-931-8464 or local 250-227-9655 www. riondel 31 comfortable atmosphere and the friendly locals make it a perfect place for barefoothandweaving.com wynndeL everlasting memories. 8 GeneRAl stoRe BreatHLess gLass 22 GAlleRY ph: 250-225-3511 [email protected] 12 Kaslo tHe HistoriC gray CreeK generaL store 31 Working with molten glass using traditional centuries’ old gaLvanized art gaLLery 31A Riondel Park If you want to step back in time, enjoy history, need info about the Gray 6 Lose yourself in a unique world of sensory indulgence. This labyrinthine Kootenay Bay techniques to create forms destined to be used for your pleasure 7 18 Creek Pass or the area, come to Kootenay Lake’s oldest general store on is what we do. Functional art: drinking vessels, vases, jewelry... Community display of unfettered originality offers explorers countless new angles YoGA & RetReAt 3A Chainsaw Avenue. Est. in 1913. A fine selection of Fireplaces and Wood 10 C Bernard Cr. Centre 3 fashioned hot right there in downtown Crawford Bay. r from which to view the seemingly familiar. Stop for a quick peak… and yasodHara asHram yoga retreat and study Centre a F w le Stoves, books, magazines, hardware, house wares, electrical, paint, plumbing, tcher C 9 f r. ph. 250-227-9598 o find yourself unwilling to leave any discovery uncharted, any treasure

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13 16 Lake Kootenay out… W ph. 1-800-661-8711 www.yasodhara.org Watch our blacksmiths forge hot iron! See our beautifully o Cr. y ph. 250-227-9315 www.graycreekstore.com 13 odbury Fire Hall a ph. 250-866-5728 [email protected] crafted ironwork in our gallery, along with FireWorks Copper and 17 19 RestAuRAnt/AccommodAtion n 2 cAmPinG www.galvanizedartgallery.com 4 Glass enameled creations. Mid April to mid October, 7 days a week. e 23 BoCCaLino restaurant, moteL & CaBins t 9 18 9 Cedar grove Campground Sunny motel rooms with satellite TV, wireless internet, fridge, coffee maker Winter hours vary, please call ahead. o riondel A peaceful park-like setting beside the soothing sound of Gray Creek, offers toll free 877-461-9466 Local 250-227-9467 3A o Creston and hair dryer. Swiss-Italian fine dining, wood-fired oven pizza, homemade ainsworth K everything from full service to tenting. Beautiful treed sites serve as excellent desserts and ice cream. Fully furnished cabins. www.kootenayforge.com Hot springs Wildlife inteRPRetAtion centRe bases for day trips to many local attractions. RVs available for on-site rental. 32 Cr. awford Creston vaLLey wiLdLife management area ph. 250-227-6906 www.boccalino.ca C Cr Community Beach. Clean Washrooms. WiFi. offe 3 Craw ford Bay e Cr. “Close to 400 species of wildlife call these wetlands home” Stop in at the AccommodAtion, cAmPinG & mARinA - ARt 18 ph. 250-227-9492 www.cedargrovecampground.com 5 RestAuRAnt/Pub Kootenay Bay Wildlife Interpretation Centre located 11 kms west of Creston off Hwy 3. piLot Bay resort & CHarter serviCes 14 Crawford Bay GRoceRY, cAmPinG, mARinA & AccommodAtion junCtion CreeK HuB 31 24 Naturalists are available to offer guided canoe tours and special programs Stay on the lake in one of two self-contained modern chalets, the rustic cabin The Junction Creek Hub is a Coffee shop and meeting space; providing Queens Bay tHe LaKeview and events. Check out the gallery of exhibits, science lab, gift shop, covered or serviced waterfront RV site. Amenities: sandy swim beach, separate dog coffee, espresso, baked goods and an increasing variety of Hub-made food, 21 Community grocer with local products, liquor agency and gas. Enjoy fresh picnic area and much more. Explore many kms of flat top dyke trails and 2 beach, moorage, coin laundry, sani-dump, fire pits, flush toilets and free Balfour r. sandwiches at our lake view picnic tables! including pizza. The Hub is also a lounge by night; providing games, DVD 18 ray C viewing towers. Open May and June (Tues – Sat); July and August (7 days a \ gray Creek G showers. Store: fishing charters, tackle and artwork. Open April to October. rentals and quality live entertainment. 22 Lakeshore suites. RV, tenting and marina. Motorcycle friendly. week); September – Thanksgiving weekend (Tues – Sat); 9 am to 4 pm 3A procter ph./fax 250-227-9441 www.pilotbayresort.com ph. 250-227-9339 [email protected] 23 toll free 1-877-227-9311 local 250-227-9367 ph. 250-402-6908 or 250-402-6900 www.crestonwildlife.ca s t A r m Harrop www.kootenaylakeview.com W e 24 r. RestAuRAnt 25 nce C eXotic sHoPPinG eXPeRience Crawford Bay 15 Fra La 25 BLaCK saLt CafÉ Kootenay Bay 26 saCred journey gaLLery and spa 6 inteRnet In the midst of all the artisan activity, this restaurant offers eclectic dinner east sHore internet soCiety Visit us for unique and relaxed shopping. Located on one of the East shore’s and lunch menus, a finely tuned wine and beer list, a luscious and lavish most beautiful heritage estates, Sacred Journey is a treasure trove of home kootenay lake Ferry We are Central Kootenay Lake’s not-for-profit community Internet Service Loc khart C dessert selection (all day), and the best espresso drinks around. Great patio, r. Provider. We deliver no-contract non-line-of-sight wireless high speed Internet nelson e k a L y a n e t o o K 27 and garden furnishings, water fountains, hand carved statues, original Kootenay friendly. ph. 250-227-9596 www.blacksaltcafe.net access to virtually all locations from Woodbury to Sanca. artworks, exclusive clothing, crystals, jewelry and more. Book a relaxing GRoceRY 3A 16 28 treatment at our Spa .Check our website for hours, events, workshops and Serving residents and seasonal visitors for over five years. Crawford Bay marKet 4 ph. 250-505-4089 www.theeastshore.net Nelson to Boswell exhibits. Enjoy our Nelson location also at 441 Baker St. 6 r. A friendly country store with a difference. Open 7 days a week, featuring 6 C Vancouver 29 okli ph. 250-227-6865 250 354 4116 www.sacredjouney.ca Golf, AccommodAtion & RestAuRAnt the big store groceries including fresh produce, meats, cheeses and organic Ak 7 431 mi./ KoKanee springs goLf Course products, all with small town flair, and topped off with a full deli, large liquor Ferry landing GAlleRY 661km. 30 26 One of Canada’s finest championship 18 hole golf resorts in a magnificent outlet and gasoline. emeraLd east CLiff gaLLery ca Cr. mountain setting. On site accommodations include the new fully serviced Big San ph. 250-227-9322 Nelson to 5 Located on Kootenay Lake this working Studio/ Gallery is ten minutes from Bend Cottages and ridge side Villas of Kokanee, as well as the original Lodges r. sanca Crawford Bay and 15 minutes from the ferry landing at Kootenay Bay. The 17 seRvices Spokane To Lighthouse Midge C of Kokanee. Restaurant and Patio, Lounge, full service Pro Shop and driving eastsHore Community BranCH neLson & 146 mi./232 km. 3A Gallery is home to the artist’s original paintings, sculptures and handmade Offering a visual feast of mountain, lake, and glacier Range. Affordability and Comfort in a true resort setting. Golf Packages and Marine Park distriCt Credit union Cr. jewelry. The paintings range from abstract to representational and some are views, the voyage from Kootenay Bay to Balfour is a available from Mid April through Mid October. r Office hours: Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 4:30pm, Saturday 9am to oulde in local settings. Sculptures are mostly Raku, Jewelry is copper brass & silver& year-round service. The MV Osprey 2000 is an 80-car r. B toll free 1-800-979-7999 www.kokaneesprings.com Cultus C some stones & beads. Open late May to mid Sept. Wed. to Sat. 11 - 5 and by 12:30pm. 24 hour Automated Banking Machine. Crawford Bay. Kuskonook ferry with a snack bar and bathrooms. During summer AccommodAtion ph. 250-227-9221 fax: 250-227-9533 www.nelsoncu.com r. request if you wish to call ahead. C months a smaller second ferry, the MV Balfour, is 8 t ex Crawford CreeK CaBins N ph. 250-227-9085 or cell 250-777-1479 [email protected] 18 AccommodAtion & cAmPinG added. Ferry schedules are available at local businesses Let country roads take you home to Crawford Creek Cabins! Located near the KoKanee CHaLets, rv parK & Campground entrance to Kokanee Springs Golf Course in Crawford Bay. New large fully BosweLL and published in the local Eastshore newspaper, “The Cozy 3 bedroom chalets, motel rooms, serviced RV sites and campsites, sirdar Mainstreet”. 35 minutes aboard the Kootenay Lake ferry equipped light housekeeping cabins, sleeping 4-8. Children under 12 free. 27 AccommodAtion Come, relax, and enjoy your stay! situated in a majestic cedar forest. Close to sandy beaches, artisans and mountain shores transports travelers to the western terminal, at Balfour. A world class golf. Amenities: hot tub, barbecues, fire pits, Laundromat. Golf salmo Creston to Calgary via ph. 250-227-6988 www.crawfordcreekcabins.ca r. Discover breathtaking fully serviced freehold acreage lots with spectacular short drive will bring you to the communities of Nelson, C k Crowsnest Pass packages available. c lake views and option of leased boat slip, now available for purchase in Phase AccommodAtion & ARtisAn The International Selkirk Du Ainsworth Hotsprings or Kaslo. 9 ph. toll free 1-800-448-9292 www.KokaneeChalets.com Trail 293 mi./469 km., via deer ridge Bed & BreaKfast and pottery Loop is a Scenic tour Banff 318 mi./510 km. 2. A rare opportunity to acquire coveted lake property in Canada’s stunning 6 wynndel 31 Located in the heart of the Artisan Community of Crawford Bay, on Hwy 19 AccommodAtion that loops south into the Kootenay/Creston area. KoKanee Home suite Homes ph. 250-223-8258 Cell: 250-427-6237 www.mountainshores.ca 3A. We have four lovely guest rooms with private baths. Whether your stay 3 Idaho and Washington. is just a day or longer, enjoy the country atmosphere and great hospitality. All season Vacation/ Rental Homes in Crawford bay and Gray Creek. All 3A 28 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt ph. 250-227-9077 www.crawfordbay.net places come with full kitchen, bath, laundry, covered deck, bbq, WiFi & sat. tv. 3 BaysHore resort Gorgeous mountain and lake views from private hot-tub. Close to beach and Kootenay lake sustainable boating society 3 32 Full service resort with great rates on Kootenay Lake. Restaurant with all amenities. We are pet-friendly. 3 www.klsb.org authentic Italian and home made Western food. Marina with fuel service. ph/fax 250-227-9583, cell 250-505-4690 Creston check website for boater forum and services Full hookup campsites. Deluxe cottages available year round. www.kokaneehome.ca 6 18 ph. 250-223-8270 or 250-354-4370 www.bayshoreresort.ca 21 Creston to 20 AccommodAtion wedgwood manor Spokane 29 AccommodAtion, mARinA & RestAuRAnt A historic English country house on 50 park-like acres. Six enticing rooms services 147 mi./ destiny Bay resort with private baths and two self sufficient cabins. Exquisite décor, delicious Balfour Riondel Kootenay CrawfordBay BayGray CreekBoswell KuskonookSirdar Wynndel Creston 235 km. Exclusively private lakefront property with awe-inspiring panoramic lake/ daily Happenings breakfasts, afternoon tea. Lounge in our cozy library, in front of the fireplaces, mountain views from all accommodations. Unique sod-roofed cottages. Rates Public Boat Ramp l l l l l include accommodation, four-course gourmet dinner and breakfast for two. or on the porch. Close to beach, golf, hiking, and artisan shops. Box 120 Romantic, couple-oriented with private beach, sauna and many more extras. toll free 1-800-862-0022 local 250-227-9233 Post Office l l l l l l l Crawford Bay www.wedgwoodcountryinn.com ph. toll free 1-800-818-6633 www.destinybay.com l l l l l l l l British Columbia General Store AttRAction gray CreeK 30 Canada Public Beach l l l l l l l tHe gLass House RestAuRAnt “The Showplace of Kootenay Lake” in Sanca. Guided tours May until 2nd. v0B 1e0 emergenCy serviCes: 911 21 Liquor Store l l l l l l l roCKwood CafÉ Monday of October. Gift shop, snacks, hiking, fishing. nearest Hospital: Creston: (250) 428-2286 Authentic Chinese cuisine, Pad Thai, Pho, pizza & other Asian dishes. Gas l l l l l l ph./fax. 250-223-8372 [email protected] www.kootenaylake.bc.ca nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital: 250-352-3111 Sunday smorgasbord Sunday in summer months. Covered deck. Closed Diesel l l Kootenay Lake ferry information: (250) 229-4215 Mondays. Hwy 3A, Gray Creek. [email protected] Highway information: 1-800-550-4997 ph. 250-227-6840 Marine Gas l l l l forest fire reporting: 1-800-663-5555 Ferry webcam available on our website