The names of people, places and things sometimes change. At the beginning of the 20th century, Whistler Mountain was labelled on maps as London Mountain and, until the creation of the Resort Municipality of Whistler in 1975, this area was officially known as Alta Lake. Even Alta Lake was once called Summit Lake. Some name […][...]
With the sun hopefully returning to Whistler to stay the local lakes are once again teeming with those who prefer to cool off in the water. Looking through photos in our archive it’s easy to see that swimming has always been a popular summer pastime in Whistler, one that has changed relatively little in the past […][...]
The Whistler Museum and Archives Society looks forward to a summer full of family fun! We would like to welcome the Whistler Sailing Association, Isobel MacLaurin, and Michael Allen to the Whistler Museuma s they guide our activities and share with us their knowledge of all aspects of Whistler’s culture and history. Every craft activity […][...]