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Mount Stephen House

Courtesy Parks Canada

Marker detail: Mount Stephen House circa 1887
Mount Stephen House vers 1887

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1 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Mount Stephen House: The Early Years/Les premières années — Discovering the Canadian Alps / À la découverte des Alpes canadiennes —

[English] Take a look across the river. A century ago, an elegant hotel dominated this view. Now just a memory, Mount Stephen House was the first in a series of “Grand Hotels” built by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The CPR . . . — — Map (db m203580) HM

2 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Mount Stephen House: The Heyday/Les beaux jours — A Worthy Stop on the Transcontinental/Un arrêt qui en vaut la peine le long de la Transcontinentale —

[English] In 1901, Mount Stephen Reserve was enlarged and became Yoho Park Reserve. The following year, Mount Stephen House was also expanded and now featured a rotunda, a huge dining room, a theatre and 60 rooms. Word got out . . . — — Map (db m203581) HM

3 ► British Columbia, Columbia-Shuswap, Field — Mount Stephen House: The Later Years/Les dernières années — A Gathering Place for Mountain Lovers / Un lieu de rencontre pour les amoureux de la montagne —

[English] It was not my intention to have passed any great time at Field, yet I was detained there by the force of its attraction… the views from Field are fine and the excursions that can be made in the neighbourhood are . . . — — Map (db m203582) HM

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