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Museum Musings: It’s a small world

Museum Musings: It’s a small world

'Last month we shared a story about Whistler residents encountering each other while travelling when, in 1984, Inge and Jens Nielsen discovered Chuck Blaylock was piloting their flight back from Europe...'
Museum Musings: Lounging in Whistler

Museum Musings: Lounging in Whistler

'In its first year, JB’s Dining Lounge featured some familiar faces in the area, as well as some new ones'
Museum Musings: Mail on the move

Museum Musings: Mail on the move

'In February 1981, Whistler Mayor Pat Carleton was informed the post office would be moving into the (still-under-construction) Whistler Village'
Museum Musings: What’s in a (restaurant) name?

Museum Musings: What’s in a (restaurant) name?

'There have been many restaurants in Whistler over the years named for individuals...'
Museum Musings: Searching for answers

Museum Musings: Searching for answers

'The very first “Whistler’s Answers” was published on Nov. 5, 1981, and the Question would continue to publish these answers for more than 30 years'
Museum Musings: The greatest job in the world

Museum Musings: The greatest job in the world

Whistler Mountain’s Mountain Hostesses 'specialized in fun'
Museum Musings: Familiar faces

Museum Musings: Familiar faces

'It is not uncommon to head off on a trip and find yourself running into people you know from home, no matter how far you’ve gone or how small your community is'
Museum Musings: Fine lines

Museum Musings: Fine lines

'When Glen Creelman arrived in the Whistler area in 1960, it wasn’t for the skiing or fishing'
Museum Musings: Valleau Logging—a family business

Museum Musings: Valleau Logging—a family business

'Not all summer residents of Alta Lake came to the area for the fishing or a mountain holiday'
Museum Musings: When Whistler's pipes burst...

Museum Musings: When Whistler's pipes burst...

Dozens of houses were left without water in 1985 after Whistler's Scotia Creek line froze over, eventually leading to the construction of a new community water supply