This Week in Photos: May 17This Week in Photos: May 17
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Summer Adventures of Mollie StephensonSummer Adventures of Mollie Stephenson
It’s a story everyone in Whistler has heard – young person comes to the valley to work for a season, but ends up staying a few years longer than expected. What makes the story of Mollie Stephenson unique, however, is that she first came to the Whistler valley in the summer of 1926. In 1924, […][...]
A Hobby of a Different BreedA Hobby of a Different Breed
It has long been known that Rainbow Lodge (Whistler’s first resort lodge) was a tourist destination based around fishing. What many people don’t know is that fishing wasn’t proprietor of Rainbow Lodge Myrtle Philip’s only hobby. She also enjoyed spending much of her leisure time with some tall, dark, and four-legged creatures. Alex and Myrtle Philip first […][...]
A Bear, a Cougar and a Boisterous Myrtle PhilipA Bear, a Cougar and a Boisterous Myrtle Philip
Every now and then a long term and frequent visitor of Whistler will grace us with their stories of this valley’s past. Gordon Cameron is one such character. As a young man, Gordon (also known as G.D.) would spend summers at Alta Lake with his family. A few years ago, Gordon wrote two letters to […][...]