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Museum Musings: Whistler’s early accommodation providers

Museum Musings: Whistler’s early accommodation providers

'When planning a visit to Whistler, one is offered a variety of accommodation options, from a tent at a campground to a hotel suite in Whistler Village'
Museum Musings: Seeing green in Whistler

Museum Musings: Seeing green in Whistler

When it comes to green practices in Whistler, we have come a long way from bear-attracting open dumps.
Museum Musings: Whistler’s earliest connections

Museum Musings: Whistler’s earliest connections

'Placing a phone call in Whistler hasn’t always been as simple as picking up the nearest phone and punching in a number or selecting a contact'
Museum Musings: ‘Someone is going to get killed there’

Museum Musings: ‘Someone is going to get killed there’

This too shall pass
Museum Musings: Room at the inn

Museum Musings: Room at the inn

'When the Christiana Inn was opened by Sandy and Puddy Martin in 1967, it included lodging, a heated outdoor swimming pool, a beauty salon, gift shop, lounge area, and dining room'
Museum Musings: Whistler’s fuzzy muse

Museum Musings: Whistler’s fuzzy muse

The hoary marmot still holds a special place in the heart of locals and visitors
Museum Musings: Lake fun in Whistler

Museum Musings: Lake fun in Whistler

'Whistler’s lakes have seen it all!'
Museum Musings: ‘Hang on to your hat—we’re gonna build a town’

Museum Musings: ‘Hang on to your hat—we’re gonna build a town’

'When the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW) was formed in 1975, the organization was small enough its employees numbered in the single digits for the first couple of years.'
Museum Musings: Whistler’s first council

Museum Musings: Whistler’s first council

Whistler’s first municipal council was faced with the daunting task of building a resort in the ski area
Museum Musings: Skiing with Al Raine

Museum Musings: Skiing with Al Raine

Catch Raine in discussion with Drew Meredith on June 12