Working at the Whistler Museum we sometimes forget that not everyone has heard of the story of Rainbow Lodge and its owners Alex and Myrtle Philip. Every so often we’ll be reminded, sometimes by a student on a field trip fascinated to learn that their school was named after a real person or a visitor […][...]
If you’ve been at Family Après in Olympic Plaza over the past couple months, you might have recognized a tent from the Discover Nature summer program at Lost Lake. In July and August the Discover Nature team shared its knowledge of Whistler’s natural history through touch tables, activities and nature walks around Lost Lake. Discover […][...]
Train Wreck – the site of several abandoned box cars just south of Function Junction – has always been a little bit of a mystery to visitors. We had always known that it had been there since the 1950s, but apart from that we knew very little about it. In 2013, our “Museum Musings” column […][...]
On Friday June 13th the Multicultural Festival will be held in the Florence Petersen Park between the Whistler Library and the Whistler Museum. This event is a delightful way to learn about the many corners of the world the people of Whistler have originated. The festival is free and open to the public. There will be performances, food, […][...]