Tour de Somewhere Out West!

Day 7, Saturday Lemon Creek to Nelson (61 km / 38 mi) We continue our ride through the "Silvery Slocan", as the area became known. During the 1890s, prospectors discovered the largest silver-lead deposits in British Columbia. Mines around Slocan, New Denver, Silverton, Sandon and all along our route created a booming economy until early in the 20th Century. During the past three decades, the Slocan and Kooteany valleys have seen a different kind of boom, becoming the refuge of painters, weavers, writers and other artists. If Nelson seems familiar, it might be because the 1987 movie Roxanne, starring comedian Steve Martin as a modern-day Cyrano de Bergerak, was filmed here. The city of 9,150 sits on the slopes of the Slekirk Mountains overlooking the West Arm of Kootenay Lake. More information on: Kootenay, Arrow & Slocan Lakes City of Nelson Nelson Virtual panorama of Nelson Discover Nelson (great photos!) Kaslo New Denver Capitol Theatre (live theatre in restored historic building) Nelson Museum Nelson Observer (news) Artwalk, Streetfest, David Thompson Cultural Society, Kootenay School of the Arts, West Kootenay Regional Arts Council History of Nelson Gunpowder Gertie, Pirate Queen of the Kootenays Sternwheelers on Kootenay Lake, West Kootenay Power (download their very nice screensaver of Kootenay and Okanagan scenes) Back to Day 6 On to Day 8 Return to Tour main page

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