History on the Water Boat Tours
Each summer, the Museum at Campbell River and Campbell River Whale Watching and Adventure Tours partner to offer boat tours exploring the history of the ...
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Annual Train Show at the Museum
January 31 to February 1: Grab your conductor’s hat and get ready for an exciting weekend filled with trains, tracks, and terrific memories! The Annual ...
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Threads of Care
Threads of Care: How Quilting Connects a Community in Campbell River “May this quilt keep you safe from harmMay it be your good luck charmI ...
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Turning the garden: Clam Gardens as Ancient Mariculture
Exploring the enduring role of loxiwe in Indigenous coastal food systems Written by the Museum at Campbell River. This article first appeared in the LOOKING ...
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Job Posting: Executive Assistant
Who we are: Located on the traditional lands of the Liǧʷiɫdax̌ʷ First Nation the Museum at Campbell River is an award-winning, regional history museum sharing ...
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History on the Water Boat Tours
Each summer, the Museum at Campbell River and Campbell River Whale Watching and Adventure Tours partner to offer boat tours exploring the history of the ...
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Looking Back: What ancient times bring
The Museum’s Curator, Amy Vandal, examines some of the amazing rock and fossil specimens on loan from the Ripple Rock Gem and Mineral Club and ...
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Fish On! 100 Years of the Tyee Club
For 100 years, anglers have been gathering from July to September off the shores of Campbell River in the hopes of catching a Tyee, a ...
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Extraordinary Quilts that Bridged Nations in World War II
If objects could talk, this quilt would have an extraordinary tale, traveling thousands of kilometers to bring warmth to families in need. Our part of ...
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How Does Your Garden Grow
The earliest written accounts of life on the coast, from the late 1700s, often refer to this area as being an “untamed wilderness.” The coast ...
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1916 Empire Steam Donkey at the Museum
It’s an interesting story of how the Empire Steam Donkey came to the Museum. Manufactured in Vancouver in 1916, it was originally owned by P.B. ...
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April 5, 1958 – Ripple Rock Explosion
"Old Rip" had menaced shipping for centuries claiming hundreds of lives...on April 5, 1958, the world's largest non-nuclear peacetime explosion pulled Ripple Rock's teeth forever.
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