Nelson - Castlegar, BC Canada

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Festivals in Nelson, BC

• Nelson Queen City Cruise.The Show of Vintage Cars stretches almost the full- length of historic Baker Street in downtown Nelson. With over 200 autos from out of town including many from Washington, Idaho, and Alberta. Each year on the second weekend of September.
• Nelson Streetfest The Nelson International Street Performers and Arts Festival (a.k.a. StreetFest) takes place outdoors in mid July - thus the term 'street performers.' Baker Street (Nelson's historic main drag) is closed off to cars and opened up to all manner of performers - jugglers, acrobats, contortionists, comedians, magicians, artists, people on stilts, puppeteerss - crafters (dozens of the region's best artisans doing demonstrations and selling their wares) - musicians, and of course, you, the public!
• Heritage Days , (Sept 15-16), a nostalgic tribute to the past, in which shop owners and Nelsonites dress in period costume. Nelson celebrates its rich past.
• Nelson Artwalk, July, August and September mark three months of exhibitions throughout the downtown core. Each month has a separate grand opening which includes refreshments, musicians and lots of wonderful artwork for locals and visitors to enjoy as they stroll through beautiful downtown Nelson

Castlegar

Located in the Central Kootenay Region, Castlegar sits at the confluence of the Columbia and the Kootenay Rivers. The Arrow Lakes, the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers flow in from the north. From Castlegar, the Columbia River flows south to the USA. Castlegar is the focus of no less than 9 dams controlling the water flow and generating electricity for all North Americans.
That the name originated in County Galway, Ireland where in the Parish of Castlegar there is a tiny village of the same name. Adjacent to the village is 'Castlegar Castle', now a ruin. The name 'Castlegar' comes from the Celtic Irish 'An Caeslean Gearr', or the short castle, since, as legend has it, no guest stayed for more than one night.

There is another Castelgar (not "Castlegar" in Argentina)

Castlegar is located in the border area between the Kutenai and the Interior Sailish Indian bands. Experts cannot agree where the Kutenai range ended, and where the Interior Salish began. There was much overlapping of cultural and territorial activity between the two Indian bands.

Approximately 7,300 people reside within the City of Castlegar. Some 15,450+ residents in the Greater Castlegar area (including Blueberry Creek, Brilliant, Genelle, Ootischenia, Pass Creek, Robson, Shoreacres, Tarrys and Thrums)

Zuckerberg Island

Long ago the Columbia River carved through the Selkirk Mountains forming a major valley. The ice age buried the river and mountain tops with glaciers. As the ice melted into the valley the Columbia River had, at times, many river channels. Zuckerberg Island may have been formed as a lag deposit within this channeling.

The island formation and unveiling after the ice age invited rich and diverse vegetation and wildlife communities. The relatively wet and mild climate supported this rich environment which attracted native inhabitants who prospered by the local bounty. These Indians settled on the island during the winter using their stored food reserves of salmon. Even as explorer David Thompson surveyed this area of the Columbia River in 1811, the Indians were still inhabiting the island during spring fishing and winter camp.

The attraction of the island drew Alexander Zuckerberg to establish his special island home. And even today, as a unique river front park, Zuckerberg Island remains not only a place of beauty but also a legacy to its historical past.

Aleexander Feodorovitch Zuckerberg born in Estonia from German parents was trained as a civil engineer. He taught mathematics in a Russian high school until the Revolution of 1917, then immigrated to Canada in 1921 with his wife, Alicia and son and daughter, Gilbert and Asta. In 1931 he came to Castlegar at the request of Peter Verigin II to teach the Doukhobor children. Shortly afterwards, he settled on the island and began building the Chapel House. He was a Tolstoyan and his lifestyle reflected his admiration for the great Russian writer, humanitarian, and pacifist.

Zuckerberg was as unique as his work, and is greatly admired to this day by many people, particularly the Doukhobors of the region.

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