Longbeach, on Kootenay Lake’s West Arm, was formerly called 13 Mile and Halletts Landing.
Kuskonook (or Kuskanook) at the south end of Kootenay Lake sounds remarkably similar to Kuskanax, a creek at Nakusp.
I came across an amazing old photo the other day: it shows the hotel at Porto Rico Siding in 1898.
Last week we began looking at the origin of Kuskonook, formerly known as Kalama, Armstrong’s Landing, and Goat River Landing.
The naming of Kuskonook (or Kuskanook) is intriguing on so many levels that we’ll devote a few installments to it.
Kootenay Bay is the eastern terminal of the Kootenay Lake ferry (not Crawford Bay, as many people inexplicably believe).
Greg Nesteroff is on the trail again of Yahei Hoshi, who ran the Nelson Cafe in 1898-99.
Aya Higashi, the last remaining Kaslo resident interned there during the Second World War, has died.
In politics, a bellwether riding is one that perpetually elects a member of government. We must be an anti-bellwether riding.
While today most people consider Koch Siding part of Slocan Park, for a short while it was a distinct place.
In addition to being a fish and a popular beer, kokanee is the name of 14 geographic features in BC.
The fire stands at 530 hectares and is 50 per cent contained as a specialist management team turns command back to local crews.
Among the many lost landings on Kootenay Lake is Kitto (or Kitto’s, or Kittos), where Kokanee Creek Provincial Park is today.
Firefighters working the Sitkum/Duhamel fire enjoyed cooler temperatures but little rain over the weekend.
How far do you have to go back to find the warmest temperature in the city’s history?
A 380-hectare fire burning on the North Shore of Kootenay Lake is about one-fifth contained, a public meeting heard Wednesday night.
Meet railway brakeman Frank Kinert. New information suggests he may be Kinnaird’s namesake.
While the origin of Castlegar’s name has been definitively established, the jury’s still out on its former twin town of Kinnaird.
Kristiansen served as Kootenay West MP for eight years in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Boundary is named after Boundary Creek, but why isn’t it named instead after the Kettle River?
