Heritage Sea to Sky Weekend, Sept. 11-13

BEGINNING FRIDAY,
Sept. 11, the annual
Heritage Sea to Sky
Weekend will again offer a
variety of free guided tours,
talks and displays focusing
on the history of the North
Shore.

One tour with a difference is
the heritage harbor tour aboard
the SS Constitution, which pro-
vides a unique opportunity to view
the North Shore’s waterfront
heritage from the water. Tours
leave hourly on Sunday and are
free.

Adventureus heritage explorers

may wish to pre-register for West
Vancouver Historical Society’s old
logging sites hike. Some difficult
sections of this mountain hike re-
quire that participants come
prepared, wearing sturdy
footwear. Call 922-1211 (local
207) to register.

The North Vancouver Museum,
in addition to its heritage displays
in Presentation House, presents a
page from the Nomh Shore’s
transportation history: Streetcar
153, recently restored and housed
in the Station Museum in Mahon
Park. For information cail 987-
5618. ~

Maplewood Farm celebrates its
ninth annual farm fair this

weekend, including a mini craft
fair, cider-making, milking, but-
ter-making, live dance and
musical entertainment, and old-
style games with prizes. Regular
admission applies. -For informa-
tion call 929-5610.

For information about all the
heritage events happening this
weekend, call the District of
North Vancouver at 987-TI3E, the
District of West Vancouver at
922-1211, or the City of North
Vancouver at 983-735!.

This is the second Sea to Sky
Heritage Weekend, established last
year to promore and encourage
awareness of the history of the
North Shore municipalities.

Weekend heritage tours offered

THE HERITAGE Sea to Sky
. Weekend events include: :

@ Michael Kluckner presentation
Friday, Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. St.
Martins Anglican Church, 195
East Windsor Rd., North Van.

@ Several walking tours of North
Shore historic districts — Satur-
day, Sept. 12, 10 a.m. from the
foot of Lonsdale, Walking tour of
Histozic Lonsdale.

@ Saturday, Sept. 12, 10 a.m.
West Van. Old Logging Sites Hike
(pre-registration required).

@ Saturday, Sept. 12, 1]. p.m.
Hollybern Historical Walk at
Ambleside (this is scheduled for
Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. as
well). Meet at entrance to John
- Lawson Park.

@ Saturday, Sept. 12, 1:30 p.m.
Poets’ Corner to the Great Divide
— Lyan Valley Heritage Waiking

Tour. Meet at Walter Draycott
memorial at junction of Lynn
Valley Road and Mountain High-
way.

@ Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:30 p.m.
Deep Cove Heritage Walk. Mect
at Deep Cove Cultural Centre,
4360 Gallant.

@ Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:30 p.m.
Grand Boclevard Walking Tour.
Meet at northwest comer of 13th
and Grand Boulevard.

@ Sunday, Sept. 13, 1:30 p.m.
“‘Heritage Treasures’? — The
North Lonsdale Historic District
Walking Tour. Meet at Muncipal
Hall parking lot, 355 West
Queens.

Other events include: ©

@ Old Doliar Mill Com-
memorative Sign Unveiling
Mayor Murray Dykeman. Satur-
day, Sept. 12, 12 p.m. (noon).

Meet at east side of Cates Park at
bumer site off Lowry Lane.

@ Maplewood Ferm Fair, 405
Seymour River Pl., Sarurday and
Sunday, Sept. ae and 13, 10 a.m.

day, Sept. 13, every hour from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Free tours from
Waterfront Park pier (foot of
Chesterfield Avenuc). Tickets
available at park beginning at 9:30
a.m. Sunday.

@ Sept. I. 12 and 13, 12 p.m.
(noon) to 5 p.m. the North Van
Museum presents its mew exhib-
ition — The Ambitieas City and
Tokens 2nd Tolls.

© Street Car Display. Sept. 12
and 13, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Station Museum/Mahon Park
grandstand, 16th and Jones
Avenue, North Van.

Friday, September 11, 1992 - North Shore News -— 17

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