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The annual Alta Lake ‘Regretta’The annual Alta Lake ‘Regretta’

September 6, 2022 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

For many people, the Labour Day long weekend marks the end of the summer; school holidays are over and the days are getting noticeably colder and shorter. Knowing the warm days are coming to an end may bring a sense of sadness to some. This feeling was even more palpable in the community of Alta […][...]

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Adeline the Alta Lake DonkeyAdeline the Alta Lake Donkey

December 14, 2021 Whistler Museum 0 Comments

The cover of the February 1969 edition of Garibaldi’s Whistler News featured a photo of Tex Rodgers guiding cars through the parking lot for Whistler Mountain on horseback. Over the years that Tex worked for the lift company, it was not uncommon for skiers to see him astride his horse directing traffic, but his was […][...]