Step back in time and see the history of Boundary County in this local museum – Kootenai People, David Thompson and the area’s early settlers. See original artifacts, period rooms, exhibits, and displays designed to present the history of North Idaho and the indigenous Kootenai people.

Situated along the lakefront, in beautiful, Nelson, BC lies a historical marvel.  Streetcar #23 is a fully functional streetcar that was used here in Nelson in the first half of the 20th century. Once the backup streetcar for the defunct Nelson Street Railway, it has had a colourful history. The Nelson Electric Tramway Society, along …

The Kootenay Lake Historical Society is the custodian of the SS Moyie, the oldest passenger sternwheeler in the world that plied Kootenay Lake for 59 years. The Society operates the Archives which is a collection of information and original photographs of the history of Kaslo, BC and Kootenay Lake sternwheelers. Now permanently berthed in Kaslo, …