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1. Cranbrook (City) / Jim Smith Lake / Norbury Lakes / Perry Creek / St. Eugene Mission / St. Mary River / Wild Horse River (Cranbrook, 15km)
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The area around Cranbrook was formerly known as Joseph's Prairie, and here the Kootenay Indian village of A'Qkis ga'ktlect (meaning 'two streams going along together') once stood. |
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2. Fort Steele / Mount Fisher / Mather Creek (Cranbrook, 15km)
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Mount Fisher - After Jack Fisher, who discovered gold on Wild Horse Creek in 1863. The mining camp that sprang up here after this discovery was named Fisherville. |
3. Jimsmith Lake Park (Cranbrook, 15km)
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4. Lumberton (Cranbrook, 15km)
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5. Mayook (Cranbrook, 15km)
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Mayook - In 1906 the local postmaster, R.B. Benedict, wrote to Ottawa that the settlement was named after a local Kootenay Indian family of some means. He added, 'They are respectable and speak English fairly well.' |
6. Moyie Lake Park (Cranbrook, 15km)
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7. North Star (Cranbrook, 15km)
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8. Old Town (Cranbrook, 15km)
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9. Saint Mary's 1A (Cranbrook, 15km)
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10. St. Eugene Mission (Cranbrook, 15km)
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11. St. Mary's 1 (Cranbrook, 15km)
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12. Wanklyn (Cranbrook, 15km)
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13. Wycliffe (Cranbrook, 15km)
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Wycliffe - After John Wycliffe (1330?-84), English church reformer and translator of the Bible. He has been described as 'the morning star of the Reformation.' |
14. Bummers Flat 6 (Wasa, 20km)
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15. Premier Lake (Wasa, 20km)
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16. Skookumchuck (Wasa, 20km)
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Skookumchuck - In the Chinook jargon, skookumchuck means 'turbulent water' or 'rapid torrent' (skookum = 'strong'; chuck = 'water'). Also SKOOKUMCVIUCK NARROWS, Sechelt Inlet. |
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17. Ta Ta Creek / Hahas Lake (Wasa, 20km)
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Hahas Lake - From the Kootenay Indian word meaning 'skunk.' |
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18. Wasa (Wasa, 20km)
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Wasa - Named by Nils Hanson after Vasa, a coastal town in his native Finland. Nearby Wasa Lake was formerly Hanson Lake. |
19. Wasa Lake Park (Wasa, 20km)
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