Katherine Bickford

The shoreline at Wolf Lake

There is a bit of history here:

June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”.

4:20 PM on Tuesday, July 5, Bloedel, Stewart & Welch logging company fire patrol discovered a fire along Track 21C in Block B of Lot 145. The fire would eventually threaten Campbell River and come within 3 miles of Courtenay. The fire swept through large parts of Forbidden Plateau, and Constitution Hill.

After 43 days, the fire was finally declared extinguished on Wednesday, August 17.

There is also a bit more history but of a personal nature. I learned the art and science of photography shooting black and white film, developing it, and then printing in a darkroom. Pilings, wharves, and other aging wood structures were waiting for me to photograph…

The shoreline at Wolf Lake

There is a bit of history here:

June of 1938 was the driest June since weather records were first collected in 1874 – it set the stage for what would be called the “Bloedel Fire”.

4:20 PM on  Tuesday July 5,  Bloedel, Stewart & Welch logging company fire patrol discovered a fire along Track 21C in Block B of Lot 145. The fire would eventually threaten Campbell River, and come within 3 miles of Courtenay. The fire swept through large parts of Forbidden Plateau, and Constitution Hill.

After 43 days, the fire was finally declared extinguished on Wednesday August 17.

There is also a bit more history, of a personal nature, as I learned the art and science of photography shooting black and white film, developing it, and then printing in a darkroom. Pilings, wharfs, and other aging wood structures were waiting for me to photograph…