Museum Musings

Harry Horstman's name is all over Whistler, but who was he, exactly? 

By the early 1970s, various developments had begun to appear in the Whistler area spurred on by the growing success of Whistler Mountain.

In 1981 there were plenty of ways for those interested to get involved in the sport, from novices to international competitors.

Farming, forestry, and fun characterized early days in Whistler... before it was Whistler

The Christiana hosted fashion shows, dances, public meetings, après ski entertainment, and films, and even offered a free bus service for guests in the ski season

The first source of news published in Alta Lake came from the Alta Lake School in 1939

Mount Whistler Lodge also became popular among Whistler area residents in the 1970s

In 1965, the provincial government granted the VOC permission to use land for club cabins