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Cape Mudge lighthouse
Located at the southern tip of Quadra Island, Cape Mudge Lighthouse marks the southern entrance to Discovery Passage. The lighthouse is equipped with an automated weather-observing system and a solar-powered light, horn and videograph fog sensor A few miles north … Continue reading
Posted in and now you know, beach, history, lighthouse, ocean, Quadra Island, Vancouver Island Images
Tagged and now you know, beach, Cape Mudge, Discovery Passage, history, lighthouse, ocean, Quadra Island, Vancouver Island
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SS Minnow
The S. S. Minnow is a fictional charter boat that ran aground on the shore of “an uncharted desert isle” (in the south Pacific Ocean), setting the stage for the 1960s television sitcom Gilligan’s Island. The S. S. Minnow used … Continue reading
Posted in and now you know, Highway 1, history, marina, ocean, ships, Vancouver Island Images
Tagged and now you know, Gilligan's Island, Ladysmith, marina, SS Minnow
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M/V Bowen Queen
The M/V Bowen Queen is one of three Powell River Class ferries built to operate on the new minor routes acquired by BC Ferries in the early 1960’s. The Bowen Queen, Mayne Queen and the Powell River Queen were built … Continue reading
Fanny Bay – MV Rhododendron
The Rhododendron was built in 1947 at Baltimore for service on the Chesapeake Bay as the The Governor Herbert R. O’Conor. The O’Conor was operated by the state owned Chesapeake Bay Ferry System on a route between Matapeake and Annapolis … Continue reading
Nanaimo – where a mill once was
In 1951 George William Dorman and his brother Fred opened their Brechin sawmill at Departure Bay near the B.C. Ferry terminal in 1951. In 1957 George started a small chipper mill on Stewart Avenue, a neighbouring property owned by one … Continue reading
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Tagged and now you know, Black Ball, Departure Bay, Dorman, foresty, history, lumber, Mv Chinook, Nanaimo, sawmill
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Nanaimo at night
Nanaimo at night – heading along the Harbour Front Walkway through Maffeo Sutton Park to Swy-a-lana Lagoon Park. Maffeo Sutton Park was named for two men – Pete Maffeo was a Nanaimo mayor and ice cream shop owner who was … Continue reading
The mystery ramps
I was had a bit of time on my hands while waiting for the ferry to Denman Island, so I walked around the Buckley Bay ferry terminal and shot a few images – including one of this old concrete ramp … Continue reading
Horse Chestnuts
Commonly known known as horse-chestnut or conker tree, Aesculus hippocastanum is a common sight across Vancouver Island, especially in the fall when the prickly seed pods begin to fall into piles on the ground. The seeds contain alkaloid saponins and … Continue reading
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Tagged and now you know, horse chestnuts, nature, trees, Vancouver Island
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Victoria – the Mosaic
Located antique row at 1061 Fort Street in Victoria’s Victoria’s Harris Green neighbourhood, the Mosaic building was designed by architect John Di Castri in 1963 as the Royal Trust Building. The building features 7000 square foot murals created by artist … Continue reading
A little frog
I think that this little guy is a Pacific Chorus Frog. If you handle one, don’t touch or rub your eyes as the frog’s skin secretions are an irritant… and now you know…