The Patrick family and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association had links to two infamous ships.

Three almost simultaneous events made March 1911 an auspicious month for the Patrick family generally and Lester Patrick specifically.

Members of the Patrick family and their various enterprises appeared on postcards, many of which command high prices today.

Joe Patrick moved to BC in 1907 to establish a sawmill, whose sale would ultimately help establish the PCHA. But he had been there before.

A charming anecdote about Lester Patrick in West Kootenay relates how his hockey reputation did not always precede him.

You can visit a half dozen sites related to the Patricks in Nelson and the Slocan Valley, including homes, a church, and sawmill ruins.

Did the sawmill and timber limits that belonged to the Patricks go for $340,000, $350,000, $440,000, or $1 million?

In 2017, the BC government installed a stop of interest sign at the Crescent Valley Beach, where the Patrick Lumber Co. sawmill once stood.