June 6th

Kain Tea and Book Launch at Windermere Valley Museum

The Windermere Valley Museum hosted a tea with a Theme cake served in honour of Conrad Kain on June 6, with guest speaker Arnor Larson sharing Kain anecdotes with upwards of 100 people curious about Kain and life in the valley during his time.

Most of the displays in the main building have been dedicated to "Kain and Mountaineering in the Valley". There are some climbing artifacts on display as well as many photos. The Display will continue until Mid-September.

Also, the special expanded Centennial Edition of Kain's autobiography, Where the Clouds Can Go, was launched at the museum (in conjunction with Dave's Book Bar) during the tea. CKCS vice chair Pat Morrow was honoured to be invited to write the new foreword to the book, and was on hand to answer questions about Kain and the book.

The Tea kicked off the opening of the Museum for the summer.

The CKCS has worked closely with the Windermere District Historical Society from our inception, and would like to thank them for their support - our monthly meetings are held in their meeting room.

Windermere Valley Museum (Windermere District Historical Society)
222 - 3rd Street
Invermere, B.C.

Phone Number: (250) 342-9769, (250) 342-6892

Days and Hours of Operation:

July-August: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30-5:30; June and September: Monday-Friday, 1:00-4:00 (September to May by appointment.)

HOLDINGS

The holdings consist of documents, maps and photographs related to the history of the Windermere Valley and include subjects such as mining, farming, forestry and tourism. The largest collections are the Columbia Valley Irrigation Fruit Lands Ltd. records and the Basil Hamilton papers.

Inclusive Dates: 1885-1995
Predominant Dates: 1900-1925