July 25, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
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Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park, or Anhluut'ukwsim Laxmihl Angwinga'asanskwhl Nisga'a Provincial Park, is fascinating from a historical, geological, and tragic point of view. This is the site of British Columbia's most recent volcano. About 250 years ago, the lava flow buried two villages and killed 2000 Nisga'a people.
My husband and I, our daughter, and two grandsons visited this site last summer and all of us found the visit interesting. The boys were surprised to see that they could look through a hollow tube in the lava where a tree had been covered and then burned out, leaving the lava that surrounded it. There is lichen on most of the lava.
We didn't take the tour to the volcano itself, but wandered among the trails which included lakes, rivers waterfalls and old growth forest. For a different destination, we recommend that you include this park. Easily accessible, and a visitor's centre, it is north of Terrace, BC, east of New Aiyansh. Tours can be arranged at the visitors centre in the park.
July 20, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
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If you're interested in historic buildings, the Usk Pioneer Chapel, just outside of Terrace B.C. on Highway 16, is one to stop at. I've lived in Terrace most of my life, but I never took the opportunity to visit the small church until just last week. It was a blast!
Even though it's such a small church, it is full of rich history. The church originally was in use at Usk during the early 1900's but was replicated and moved in the 1960's to be east of Terrace on Highway 16. The church contains four small pews and a table full of small bibles and a guest book, signed by hundreds of people from all over the world. There is also a picture on the wall explaining the story behind The Untouched Bible, a bible that survived the 1936 flood that destroyed the Usk village.
It's an unique, worthwhile stop for a brief glimpse into the history of the pioneers of the Terrace area.
July 07, 2010 | Tips from Travellers >
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Last year I was very fortunate to participate in a tour of the Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Park volcano cone tour. This was a very interesting and worth while tour to take part in with very knowledgable guides who are familiar with the surrounding area of the Nass Valley.
You will hike through well maintained trails and see lots of beautiful sites. The guides will show you many things along the way that was beneficial to the history of the Nisga'a people and when you get to the cone viewpoint you will hear the story of the historical eruption that took place a couple hundred years ago!