Windermere Townsite, Windermere District, Windermere Lake
“Windermere [was] a magnet for land speculation by government officials.”
Windermere (1)
1
Tag Archives: Frederick Whitworth Aylmer
Firlands
Firlands Ranch, East Firlands (train station, 1914-1933), Firland Close (Radium Hot Springs)
The name “Firlands” first appears in print in early June 1899.51 The reason for choosing the name is unknown.
Johnston (1)
Johnston Creek (flowing into Windermere Lake)
“Put a winged helmet and ring-mail harness on Ed Johnston and he would be a veritable viking; put him in trimmed beaver and jack-boots, and he could ruffle it with the boldest buccaneer that ever walked deck.”57
Horsethief
Horsethief Creek (flows into Columbia River just below Invermere), Horsethief Falls
Other Names: No 1 Creek, Horse Thief Creek
“Jim considered the proposal with drunken gravity and when I mentioned that there was still a bottle of whiskey… he handed Kelly over on my promise that I would lock him up. I had to keep my hands on him until inside the government buildings and then the old brute abused me like a pickpocket. I’ll never forget the figure of fun he made, sitting behind his desk with a muzzle-loading Colt revolver in each hand.”
Athalmer (Kwataqnuk)
Athalmer (Community), Athalmer Road
Other Names: Athalmere, Athelmar, Athelmer, Kwataq̓nuk, Salmon Beds
‘I like Athalmer. It has the air of a city, it carries itself well, with an assurance that sits well on it. … The town is planned on a generous scale, with wide streets and plenty of breathing space. … Who knows but some day the Canadian navy will ride at anchor in Lake Windermere.’
(The Columbia Valley Times, 7 December 1912)
In The Windermere 