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Kootenay Bay

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A good Crawford Bay–Kootenay Bay trail was constructed in 1908, improving the steep trail over the ridge separating the two places. The ridge trail upgraded to a wagon road in 1912. Arriving that year, the Fraser family became significant landowners, starting the first commercial and agricultural
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Formerly called Lynchville, John Lynch built a house on the lakeshore in the early 1900s. When fire destroyed the property, Lynch left, and the bay and shore location became Kootenay Bay. However, the name change did not become official until 1908. An 1897 reference to the Pilot Bay Smelting
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relocated from Gray Creek. The next year, the K'niksu Lodge was built, but this two-storey log building burned to the ground in 1962.
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development in the 1920s. The population of about 25 permanent residents at the time were largely ranchers and fruit growers.
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With a population of about 100, the location is a base for hiking trails to nearby Pilot Bay Lighthouse (1907) and
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company's plant at Kootenay Bay appears a misprint. During this era, the landing was a
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British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
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is an unincorporated community on the east shore of
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Kootenay Bay is located in British Columbia
British Columbia
49°40′59″N 116°52′03″W / 49.68306°N 116.86750°W / 49.68306; -116.86750
Canada
Province
British Columbia
Region
West Kootenay
Regional district
Central Kootenay
Area codes
250
778, 236, & 672
Highways
Highway 3A
Kootenay Lake
West Kootenay
British Columbia
BC Highway 3A
Creston
Crawford Bay
flag stop
sternwheelers
British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Kootenay Lake Ferry
Pilot Bay Provincial Park
"Kootenay Bay (community)"
BC Geographical Names
"Kootenay Bay (bay)"
BC Geographical Names

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