Museum Musings

In Alta Lake's early days, there were no grocery stores or farmers' markets. Shipping fresh food up from Vancouver was expensive and unreliable, so Alta Lake residents procured as much food locally as possible.

Historically, in the month of March, Whistler would be hosting a World Cup Downhill event. Up to 500 weasel workers would be working 12-hour days preparing the racecourse, installing safety nets and removing and moving snow throughout the course.

In September 1988 an article written by Joanna MacDonald about a performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) appeared in The Vancouver Sun .

You might not have heard of it, but this Monday, March 19 is a holiday unique to Whistler. On March 10, 1986 the council of the day voted to declare March 19 "Myrtle Philip Day" in honour of Myrtle Philip's 95th birthday.

Walking through Olympic Plaza in the winter, chances are you'll see some people out skating on the ice. Plans for an ice rink in Whistler Village date back to the 1980s, though the original plans looked a lot different than the rink you see today.

Discover Nature tent allows visitors to find out about Whistler creatures, even the wily wolverine

Key organizers share their stories of the Whistler 2010 Olympics at museum talk

In May 1970, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) gathered in Amsterdam to choose the winning bid for the 1976 Winter Olympics.

It took forty years for Whistler's dream of hosting an Olympics to come true

In February of 1968 entertainment options for locals and visitors were limited. Alta Lake, as the area was still called, had a very small, full-time population and comparatively little infrastructure.