Fort Point (unofficial name), Fort Point Close (Invermere)
It was a small step to take the idea of commemorating David Thompson and blend it with Invermere’s desire to stand out as a tourist destination.
It was a small step to take the idea of commemorating David Thompson and blend it with Invermere’s desire to stand out as a tourist destination.
Giant Mine, Silver Giant Mine, Giant Mascot Mine
The first hardrock mining claim staked in the East Kootenay… and the second hardrock location in all of the Kootenays.
Settlers would arrive with expectations of a rural British utopia, and so Edgewater was created in the image of an idealized English country village.