Nicola Lake to Kamloops
From the grasslands of Nicola Lake, the men of the various brigades reached Kamloops by crossing the highlands between the Nicola valley and the Kamloops Lake valley. It’s a beautiful…
Read moreThe Brigade Trails, Kamloops to Okanogan House
I am continuing the outgoing express journals on their way south from the Thompson River post at Kamloops, through the Okanagan to Okanogan House. You will notice the two different…
Read moreNorway House to Hudson Bay via York Factory Express
The river route from Norway House to York Factory, on Hudson Bay, was packed with historical landmarks and points of interest, but most fur traders did not bother to keep…
Read moreGeorge McDougall
In my research for my next book, I stumbled on a very interesting man whose name was familiar, but about whom I knew little. His name is George McDougall, and…
Read moreAlexis Bellanger
This is a British Columbia story that many have heard — a story of multiple deaths and murders. The first murder (that of Alexis Bellanger) happened on the Fraser River…
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