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Museum Musings: Whistler’s first tennis courts

Museum Musings: Whistler’s first tennis courts

'In the late 1960s, when Al and Nancy Raine first bought property in White Gold, there had been talk about building tennis courts in the Whistler area for many years—but none had yet materialized'
Museum Musings: Preserving a promise

Museum Musings: Preserving a promise

Long before the Whistler Museum and Archives Society was officially founded in 1987, the idea of preserving the valley’s history was already taking root
Museum Musings: The centre of attention

Museum Musings: The centre of attention

Sept. 7 marks 40 years since the official opening of the Whistler Conference Centre
Museum Musings: Whistler’s first courier

Museum Musings: Whistler’s first courier

'The Great Snow Earth Water Race was a relay race founded by Bryan Walhovd that included skiing, cycling, canoeing and running'
Museum Musings: Adventure West, the development that almost was

Museum Musings: Adventure West, the development that almost was

According to a 1972 article in The Vancouver Sun, Richard Street and Alta Lake Ltd., the company that was developing Adventures West, spent years researching the Alta Lake area and potential markets before taking seven months to select the site for the project
Museum Musings: When Wylie came to Whistler

Museum Musings: When Wylie came to Whistler

'Doug had grown up skiing in Ontario, but after skiing at Sunshine in Alberta knew he wanted to move west for the big mountains'
Museum Musings: Full moon over Whistler

Museum Musings: Full moon over Whistler

'In January 1988, Whistler Mountain announced a new event for the lift company to coincide with the full moon on Feb. 2'
Museum Musings: The inn crowd

Museum Musings: The inn crowd

'It’s not uncommon when looking through newspapers to find letters responding to stories and events in previous issues'
Museum Musings: Before Whistler Kids

Museum Musings: Before Whistler Kids

'For many kids who grew up skiing on Whistler or Blackcomb Mountains in the 1980s and ’90s, attending ski school could be an important life experience that formed unforgettable childhood memories'
Museum Musings: Whistler’s first library

Museum Musings: Whistler’s first library

'Since opening in 1986, the Whistler Public Library has moved twice and grown a lot in its collection, its programs and its usership'