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nelson BrItISh ColumBIa “Well worth the drive and stay in Nelson.” –G. Miller, North Bend, Washington nelson Nelson is called the “Queen City” of the Kootenays and wins accolades from everyone who visits. Learn why Nelson continues to be called the No. 1 small arts town in Canada and to be named in the “top five small arts towns in North America.” The community of 10,000 is the largest town on the British Columbia side of the <strong>Selkirk</strong> <strong>Loop</strong>. The downtown area is packed with fine restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, local shops, small art galleries and impromptu theatre venues. Nelson also has regular farmers markets where local artisans can be found selling a unique and diverse variety of arts, crafts and imports, as well as locally grown and organic produce. The West Kootenay region of British Columbia, where Nelson is situated, is the traditional territory of the Sinixt or Lakes First Nation. The area also has a significant Kutenai (Kutnaxa) presence. These waterways form the beginnings of a water course traveling into and becoming part of the Columbia River, eventually spilling into the ocean in Astoria, Oregon. This was the elusive waterway that early explorer David Thompson, famous Canadian cartographer and fur trader for the Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company, attempted to find in his quest to open a trade route to the Pacific Ocean. Gold and silver were found in the area in 50 www.selkirkloop.org Visit Nelson’s Lakeside Park along the West Arm of Kootenay Lake 1867. Following the discovery of silver at nearby Toad Mountain in 1886, the town boomed quickly, leading to incorporation in 1897. Two railways were built to pass through Nelson. Due to its location near transportation corridors, Nelson grew to supply the local mining activity and soon became a transportation and distribution centre for the region. The town soon matured from a false-fronted boomtown to a sophisticated city. Francis Rattenbury, a noted architect, designed chateau-style civic buildings made of granite, which FeSTIvaLS and evenTS nelSon May-Oct Cottonwood Farmers Market May Garden Festival July-September Art Walk July toad rock Motorcycle rally Canada Day Celebration, Lakeside Park Kootenay Fat Tire Festival Nelson Flight Fest August Cyswog’n Fun Triathlon Nelson Summer Song Fest September Road Kings Classic Car Show November Kootenay Artisans Christmas Market Nelson Visitor Info Centre www.discovernelson.com • (877) 663-5706
Liquor Boutique Mike’s Place Pub 43 Nostalgic Guest Rooms Spiritbar General Store Restaurant Library Lounge 422 Vernon Street Reservations: 1.877.568.0888 www.humehotel.com info@humehotel.com www.selkirkloop.org 51 Visit Vernon Street • Nelson BC
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