THE KÜTNE READER

A list of messages sent or retrieved, by air or by water, by people in the West Kootenay, that beat the odds by being discovered.

A roundup of unusual stories, including a long-haired mail carrier, and a couple who married in their mid-80s.

Documents released by Library and Archives Canada help put names and faces to people otherwise omitted from history books.

The village has nothing to do with Rossland, BC. But how did it get its name?

Hundreds of people pass by it every day. Few know what it is.

If the greatest name in jazz history performed at the Civic Arena, how many people would turn up?

Nelson is widely acknowledged as having many heritage buildings and sites. But how many exactly? The answer is complicated.

Part of the original Kaslo Hotel is hiding in plain sight. This post explains why it has been obscured.

Several highways and streets in and around Nakusp have vexed mapmakers.

Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Wanda Jackson all performed in Trail as part of the same show in 1957.

Visitors to Valhalla Provincial Park will be familiar with Drinnan Peak, Pass and Lake. Not many know the story of the man behind the name.

Maintaining the telegraph service between Nelson and Kootenay Landing between 1898 and 1930 was not for the faint of heart.

Here are 11 buildings and one bridge that are still standing but may not be around much longer.

Here are over 65 more buildings that were demolished, burned, or otherwise lost since 2000 that I failed to photograph.

An annotated gallery of photos I’ve taken since 2000 of buildings that no longer exist.

The Trail Smoke Eaters’ famous logo has seen far more changes in the last 90 years than you think. So have their sweaters.

Four bridges have crossed the Canadian side of the Pend d’Oreille River, two of which still stand. Others were proposed.

Silverton had its own moviehouse? Yes, indeed! Here is what I have been able to scrape together about it and the man who ran it.

The Western Federation of Miners had at least 22 locals in the Kootenay-Boundary, whose ribbons are highly coveted by collectors.

Another look at East Trail’s short-lived moviehouse, its proprietor, and the disasters it faced.