Tag Archives: history

Nanoose – the bricks on the beach

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Katherine

I like to know what the history of things that I’m looking at so I did some research into the Clayburn, and Kilgard bricks that are scattered on the shore of Nanoose Bay at the site where the Red Gap … Continue reading →

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E&N Railway locks…

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Katherine

The train don’t run here anymore, but things are still locked up. The Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway once operated freight service between Courtenay, Port Alberni, and Victoria, as well as the Dayliner passenger  service between Courtenay and Victoria. The only … Continue reading →

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E&N Railway locks…

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Katherine

The train don’t run here anymore, but things are still locked up.

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The train don’t run here anymore…

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Katherine

No trains going but lots of plants growing…

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Nanoose Bay – Red Gap

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Katherine

Red Gap was the location of small settlement and a lumber mill on the shore of Nanoose Bay. Rotting pilings and bricks are all that remain.

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Craig Heritage Park

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Katherine

  Craig Heritage Park – Parksville

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Abandoned

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Katherine

An abandoned house – or is it just empty not likely to be filled again?

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Petroglyph Provincial Park

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Katherine

Petroglyph Provincial Park – south of Nanaimo Petroglyph Provincial Park was established in 1948 to protect the petroglyphs that were created over 1,000 years ago by First Nations peoples. The traditional carvings in the sandstone bluffs depict everything from mystical … Continue reading →

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Abandoned house

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Katherine

An abandoned house – devoid of occupants but full of memories

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Comox Lake – the old water tank

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Katherine

The old wood stave water tank above the Comox Lake Campground

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