Category Archives: history

Two decades ago, North–Shore resident, Ron Welwood, created a tour of the Nelson cemetery (a place officially known as the Nelson Memorial Park Cemetery). Distributed as a brochure to locals and tourists, the tour presented a delightful, sepulchral romp though some … Continue reading →

This last August, I visited the site of the Pilot Bay Smelter for the first time. It is curious that it took me so long to wander through this local bit of industrial history, despite the fact that it is … Continue reading →

During the summer of 2010, locals have been given a demonstration of road construction through some rock bluffs between Nelson and Taghum. The exercise involved large earth–carving and earth–moving equipment. All construction workers wore safety equipment. I thought that it … Continue reading →

While walking along the Nelson waterfront yesterday, I met a train buff. We talked of the steam trains that plied the railway along the lakeshore prior to their replacement by diesel trains in 1953. In June 2008, we had each … Continue reading →