The Coffee Creek coffeehouse
What happened to the coffeehouse and resort that existed at Coffee Creek in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 306 min read
Then & Now: Ainsworth community hall
A rare photo shows us one of the West Kootenay’s oldest buildings when it was brand new.
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 29, 20232 min read
Ainsworth’s helpful ghost
A ghost story from 1911 that has never been reprinted: how a phantom helped a prospector discover a valuable nugget.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 7, 20239 min read
Ruins of Ainsworth
What is the origin of a concrete ruin at Ainsworth Hot Springs across from the Fletcher store?
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Greg Nesteroff
Aug 4, 20216 min read
Ainsworth, 1915-16
A terrific, rare postcard of Ainsworth sold last month on eBay. Here’s a closer look at some of the buildings depicted.
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Ainsworth resort in vintage ads, postcards, and brochures
A look at the development of Ainsworth Hot Springs resort from the 1930s to the '60s as seen through ephemera.
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 28, 20193 min read
First mention of the Cody Caves
Prospector Henry Cody (1861?-1921) is said to have stumbled across the cave system near Ainsworth that bears his name in the late 1880s....
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Greg Nesteroff
Jan 10, 20192 min read
Ainsworth becomes Ainsworth Hot Springs
Fifty-five years ago today, the Ainsworth post office ceased to exist. The following day, it was reborn as Ainsworth Hot Springs. The...
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Greg Nesteroff
Nov 15, 20182 min read
Ainsworth cave revealed fossils
The Cody Caves (naturally occurring) and hot springs caves (mostly or entirely human-created) aren’t the only caves in and around...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 27, 20182 min read
Lost buildings: Silver Ledge Hotel
Although I’m rarely on the cutting edge of technology, I was the first person I knew to own a digital camera, purchased directly from...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 15, 20186 min read
New findings about Ainsworth’s oldest grave
In 2008, I wrote a story for Route 3 magazine about the Thomas (or Tomas) Higstrim grave at Ainsworth Hot Springs, which dates to 1891...
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Greg Nesteroff
Feb 14, 20183 min read
Ainsworth’s visit to Ainsworth
Several places in West Kootenay were named after people who never actually visited their eponymous locales. Lt.-Gov. Hugh Nelson was...
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