Sandon B.C.

BC Heritage week this week (15th -21st) - we enjoy the heritage of BC, especially Sandon and love to share this heritage with all of YOU!!! Starting this evening (and each evening until the 21st) we will be sharing a part of Sandon's history from the 1890s to present day. Stay tuned for this evenings heritage story. ... https://heritagebc.ca/events-activities/heritage-week/ See more

Sandon rebuild after the 1900 fire looking south east from the K&S RR 1901 - DTUC Archives NOTE there are four buildings remaining in this photo. Can you spot them? (not including the replica buildings)

Thank you SHS crew for getting the majority of the heavy snow off those buildings. When is the front half of the museum scheduled to get shovelled? We are happy to help.

This is the original flume (still the same location as the pipe) for the Silversmith/Slocan Star Mill and generating station. c1897 Maine Historical Society

So much snow and loving it!!!! Yesterday and today Hal & I snowshoed in and around Sandon to take gps coordinates and mapping sections that were affected by the May 31, 2020 flood for the engineer. Fingers crossed we will be able to start working on the remaining repairs this spring (before freshet) and throughout the summer. These are just some of the photos captured snowshoeing off the beaten path.... We highly recommend those who enjoy snow and snowshoeing to go off the beaten path and explore in and around Sandon still so much to see that many do not take the time to

Despite -21c....it is way too beautiful to be inside. So crisp and bright.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful start to their day (and 2021). We would like to give a shout out to the Sandon Historical Society for shoveling the snow off the beautiful and historic Mercantile Brick Building (aka museum) this past week....WTG!!!! We, from experience, know how much work it is to maintain these historic buildings during the winter months and it is a lot of work shoveling snow. When done on a regular basis the work load is easier each time - staying on to...p of the snow shoveling is constant here in Sandon. Please SHS keep protecting this beautiful and historic building.

Happy 2021 everyone!!! We are looking forward to the new year and the upcoming season. Hope you all had a safe, fun and uneventful New Years Eve and your start to 2021 has started on a positive!!!... Over 6 inches of fresh snow (and still snowing) - it is truly a winter wonderland in Sandon. if you have yet to come and enjoy the snow in Sandon; do take the time to come play. Photo credit - James Kamps 2020

PLAY IN SANDON Snowmobilers, snowshoeers, skiers, sightseeers!!! Sandon is magnificent right now. Lots of snow for EVERYONE!!!... We have plowed out lots of parking (on the south side of the creek ~ across the bridge) - lots of room for turning around trailers. You are welcome to park on our land. All we ask is that you are respectful of others. Hal made a great bobsled run down the bottom part of Idaho FSR that will be fun for toboggans, gt’s, snowboards, etc. Come out and enjoy Sandon in the winter.

The middle building was the Livery Stables and it was saved due to discretion from the fire department and council as a necessity. This building eventually became the famous Reco Hotel. There is are two photos (looking west from above and ground) at the Kootenay Lake Archives #990-12-95 and #990-12-97 you can see these photos in the Silver, Lead & Hell ~ Story of Sandon by Veronika Pellowski. Only 3 downtown buildings survived and the outskirt buildings.... Major buildings that survived were Harris’s Sandon Generating Station, Livery Stable & Crawford & McMillans Carpentry shop with Masons lodge upstairs. Each of the buildings had a fire hydrant nearby as these buildings were situated on the major corner streets along Main Street. It is a very cool historic photo.

It is a winter wonderland with an expected 13+ inches of snowfall tonight and tomorrow just adds more beauty to Sandon. We enjoy recording the winter conditions here and to date (since October 12, 2020) 64.75 inches snow has fallen (keep in mind some of this snow has melted at the beginning) October 2020 - 9 inches... November 2020 - 25.75 inches December 1 - 20, 2020 - 30 inches If you have yet to enjoy the snow here in Sandon make sure this is on your bucket list. It is gorgeous with so much activity from snowshoeing, snowmobiling, cross country & back country skiing and sledding and easy to social distance!!!

Seriously cannot get enough of the white stuff....another 7.5 inches of snow since yesterday afternoon. TOTAL 11.5 inches in 2 days.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy." ~ Anton Chekhov 4.25 inches and still falling . Winter in Sandon is gorgeous and a beautiful place to live, camp, play or visit for a day. You can sled, ski & snowshoe pretty much everywhere. ... If you love snow and Sandon as much as we do; you will for love Sandon in the winter.

It is a snowglobe today. 3.5 inches fresh snow and more to come.

What a cool photo. Hal thinks this photo was taken winter 53/54 due the fact the Miner’s Union Block was demolished prior to the 1955 washout. This photo is looking west down the Main Street & Reco Ave - along Reco Ave opposite of the Sandon Generating Station.