Tag: Nita Lake

Profiles
Tales from Alta Lake

The Mysterious Harry HorstmanThe Mysterious Harry Horstman

March 3, 2012 Whistler Museum 7 Comments

One of the most mysterious Whistler characters is Henry ‘Harry” Horstman. The details are pretty slim. We know that he moved to Alta Lake sometime around 1913 from Kansas. He pre-empted two pieces of land – one between Nita and Alpha Lakes and another at the end of Alpha Lake. He came to the area […][...]

Environment & Biodiversity
Tales from Alta Lake

Changing Seasons – Harvest TimeChanging Seasons – Harvest Time

September 24, 2011 Whistler Museum 3 Comments

Wow. And just like that, it’s Autumn. In a matter of days everyone went from lounging at the beach to excitedly gossiping about snow at the Roundhouse, ski-movie premieres and the upcoming La Nina redux. For our valley’s pioneer-era residents the end of summer was an equally momentous event, but for completely different reasons. In […][...]