Recently, the Pemberton Museum uploaded this footage of Lil'wat Charlie Mack steaming a cedar canoe. (A copy of the video was donated to the Museum by Wellness Almanac contributor, Lil'wat Cultural Technician Johnny Jones.) The footage was shot in 1975 by anthropologists Randy Bouchard and Dorothy Kennedy, whose book, The Lil'wat World of Charlie Mack, we reviewed earlier … Continue reading Anthropologist Dorothy Kennedy Recalls the Filming of Charlie Mack’s Lil’wat Canoe [Video]
This annual event hosted by the Pemberton Women's Institute celebrates its 10th birthday on Sunday September 8. The event runs from 11am-3pm. Admission is by donation at the gate of the Pemberton Museum. The Country Fair showcases the agricultural heart and community of "Spud Valley" and celebrates the harvest season. Come for local produce, entertainment … Continue reading Event: Pemberton Country Fair, Sept 8
Hugh Naylor spent over a year researching and interviewing locals and wildlife officers to put together this account of Winston, the legendary bear. Sometime in the mid 1970s, our story grizzly was born somewhere in the Upper Lillooet River watershed. He probably had a healthy upbringing because he became a large powerful dominant bear. He … Continue reading Sighted: A Grizzly Bear
Tea & Tales is a weekly event that runs at the Pemberton Museum every Tuesday starting July 9th, 2013 through until August 20th, 2013 from 2pm to 4 pm. Visitors can enjoy tea, coffee, or juice and homebaked treats for $2. Each week tea-goers are invited to listen to a local tale presented by a … Continue reading Event: Tea and Tales at the Museum, Tuesday July 23, 2-4pm
Pemberton celebrity farmer and newspaper columnist Anna Helmer will be the guest speaker this Tuesday at the Museum's summer Tea and Tales. taking time out from shepherding fields of potatoes into life to chat about modern farming. Tea & Tales runs every Tuesday from July 10th, 2012 through until August 21st, 2012 from 2pm to … Continue reading Event: Anna Helmer features at Museum’s Tea and Tales
The (typically) purple flowers of the Lupinus arcticus cluster in long spikes. The bright green leaves are long and arranged like spokes on a wheel. Drops of moisture collect at the base of the leaves to provide extra moisture to the plant. Lupine is one of the hardiest plants - it even grows in windswept … Continue reading Sighted: Lupins
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