Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and Around the Comox Valley
Griffiths, Deborah; Dickinson, Christine; Hagen, Judy; Siba, Catherine
Language: English
Published by Harbour Pub Co, 2020
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- Title
- Step into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and Around the Comox Valley
- Author
- Griffiths, Deborah; Dickinson, Christine; Hagen, Judy; Siba, Catherine
- Publisher
- Harbour Pub Co
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1550178938
- ISBN 13
- 9781550178937
- Seller catalogs
- Canadiana
The spectacular landscapes in and surrounding the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island have long shaped the lives of the valley’s diverse inhabitants. From expansive shorelines to snowy mountain peaks, the region contains a wide variety of attractions to lure people over their thresholds for sustenance, recreation and survival, including such landmarks as Forbidden Plateau, Paradise Meadows, Comox Glacier, Mt. Washington and Miracle Beach.
Step into Wilderness features never-before-seen photos from the Courtenay and District Museum collection, showcasing the growing community’s varied interactions with the wilderness they inhabit, from early hiking and skiing expeditions to encounters with wildlife, afternoon tea in the wilderness, beach races and early outdoor activity clubs. The collection also explores the ways in which inhabitants have altered the landscape, including K’omoks Bay fish traps and stump blasting to clear fields. These unique and arresting photos are complemented by equally engaging accounts of individuals surviving and thriving in the midst of natural beauty and great devastation, including survivors of the great fire of 1922 and pioneer skiers on Forbidden Plateau during the Great Depression.
More than a collection of beautiful photos, this collection illustrates a community’s evolving relationship with the natural wonders surrounding it, as well as the emergence of outdoor exploration on Vancouver Island.
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About the Author
Deborah Griffiths is the Executive Director of the Courtenay and District Museum and has been involved in museum research and curatorial work in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island for over thirty years.
Christine Dickinson is an educator with a passion for regional history. She co-authored Atlin: The Story of British Columbia's Last Gold Rush (Atlin Historical Society, 1995), which received the Lieutenant-Governor's Award.
Judy Hagen has been writing her popular "Hunt for History" column for the Comox Valley Echo since 1992. She received an award from the Canadian Museums Association for her book Comox Valley Memories, published by the Courtenay and District Museum in 1993.
Catherine Siba is the Curator of Social History at the Courtenay and District Museum. She has led a number of historic digitization projects and has been involved with museum curatorship and research for many years.
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