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History and Photos of the Granite Creek, B. New book available on Granite Creek and Coalmont. This website will give you a glimpse of life at Granite Creek when it was a boom town in the late 1800s, its second life after the fire of 1907, and what little remains today. There is a sister website devoted to Coalmont. As time permits, there will be a website for Blakeburn, and others for exploring the Princeton - Merritt.
Michael Kluckner is a Vancouver-based artist and writer.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011. As we headed up the Blakeburn. Road, recalling so many discoveries in these hills the last few years, still utterly amazed at each new hidden relic we find. We quickly made our way off of the Loadstone FSR.
Postal Code V0X1G0 - Elevation 745m - Plant Hardiness Zone 3. Located on a Tulameen river floodplain, Coalmont Road, and Kettle Valley Railroad portion of the Trans Canada Trail. The only public utilities are landline phones and electricity. There are no stores and only one stop sign. Current population is around 100. Coalmontians enjoy the elbow-room, and a rural, independent lifestyle. Popular pastimes are hunting, fishing, placer mining, and auto repair.
In summer people stop by after a day of exploring the back country or working their claim. Yes, people still pan for gold here, just like they did 100 years ago. In winter there are snowmobiles parked outside. Free pop for designated drivers.
8230;from the author of COAL MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY. Polish miner dies in Czech coal mine.