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One of Vernon’s most well-known ghost stories is that of little Lonnie Mohr. Lonnie was…

What was happening in Vernon 100 years ago, in the autumn of 1921? The Vernon…

An unassuming plot of land off of Alexis Park Drive is all that remains of…

Content Warning: This article contains mentions of alcohol and alcohol consumption. The Vernon Hotel bar…

One of Vernon’s hidden gems is the Okanagan Landing Stationhouse Museum, located in Paddlewheel Park.…

“No more appalling disaster has ever been recorded in the annals of this province than…

A series of year-round exhibits by the Silver Star Mountain Museum located throughout the resort’s…

This week’s Heritage Field Trip was to be to the Fintry Estate & Manor. Located…

In March of 2020, Vernon’s Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery received a gold medal for their…

Cornelius O’Keefe arrived at the head of Okanagan Lake in 1867, with his partners Thomas…

In 1940, Hugh and Grace Mackie purchased a house at 7804 Kidston Road and turned…

The Allan Brooks Nature Centre, perched on a grassy knoll overlooking Vernon, memorializes a conservationist…

Near the entrance to the Vernon Recreation Centre, a humble plaque in the shade of…

Picture the Okanagan without its expansive fruit orchards. No juicy peaches and sweet cherries in…

With Earth Day fast approaching, the Vernon Museum has taken the opportunity to research how…

The arrival of Russian Doukhobors in Vernon and the Okanagan Valley is a story flush…

Perhaps he was trying to take some of the attention away from his Marchioness sister,…

Every four to six weeks, the Vernon Museum will feature an individual or family who…