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John Linn and his Promised Land!

Lynn Valley. From Lynn Peak to Lynn Creek, it’s made up of Lynns. There is Lynn Valley Road, Lynn Valley Centre, Lynn Valley Library, Lynn Canyon Park, Lynn Valley Suspension Bridge, Lynn Valley Ecology Centre, Lynn Headwaters, Lynnmouth, Lynmour, Lynn Avenue. And there is Lynn Creek where it all started with John Linn and his promised land.

North Shore Farm to Table Tradition

Farm to table daily fare is rooted in the history of the North Shore’s early settlers and their farms when to “eat local” was what locals did!

The Bent House has a Story to Tell!

Built in 1911, Bent House at 138 East Windsor Road in North Lonsdale is an example of the Arts and Crafts building style popular at the time. Behind its walls hides a story of religious reformation and ecclesiastical artistry.

Grouse Mountain Chair Lift Adventure

The theme for heritage week this year is Always in All Ways. What a wonderfully wide-open theme! While we at North Shore Heritage tend to focus on built heritage, we also recognize the connection of built heritage to both cultural and landscape heritage. In the blog today, I’m going to start with a photo that represents a piece of my personal heritage but after a little research on my part, I realized that this photo also tells a pretty interesting story related to the history of Grouse Mountain and North Shore tourism. Let’s start with the photo…