The Blue Stream Motel
On August 27, 2024, the Blue Stream Motel on Vernon’s Highway 97 was severely damaged…
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The Vernon Industrial Exposition
In the late 1940s, it was deemed the “most important Spring event in the Interior…
A Tiara with a Story
Today is the last day of this year’s Vernon Winter Carnival and it is therefore…
Chinese New Year 1922
This Tuesday, February 1, marks Chinese New Year. 2022 is a Year of the Tiger,…
The Crowning of Queen Silver Star I
One thing you can be sure about with the Vernon Winter Carnival is that each…
Tillicum Valley’s New Winterside
It may have only operated for a few years, but Vernon’s Tillicum Valley Ski Hill…
The Launch of the S.S. Okanagan
One of Vernon’s hidden gems is the Okanagan Landing Stationhouse Museum, located in Paddlewheel Park.…
Silver Star’s Pioneers
A series of year-round exhibits by the Silver Star Mountain Museum located throughout the resort’s…
Non-Indigenous Hunting in the Okanagan
Vernon is described as “A Sportsman’s Paradise” in a promotional booklet from 1891. “Big game…
Skyway Drive-in
The North Okanagan’s recent mild weather has been accompanied by a secondary treat: it has…
The First Winter Carnival
The 61st Vernon Winter Carnival has official kicked off! Businesses around town are decorated with…
Winter Carnival Ice Park & Palaces
The 61st Vernon Winter Carnival – Western Canada’s largest winter carnival – is about to…
Historic Kalamalka Hotel
The Vernon Winter Carnival is beginning in just over two weeks, and for those of…