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The City of Grand Forks is located
just north of the British Columbia & Washington border on the
Crow's Nest Highway. This Sunshine Valley town is named for
the convergence of the Kettle and Granby Rivers that flow through
the center of town. Observation Mountain can be seen to the
north and the appropriately named Rattlesnake Mountain is to
the east. Kootenai Indians had settled in the Grand Forks Valley
and Christina Lake area long before the Europeans and pictographs
can still be seen on the cliffs surrounding parts of Christina
Lake.
Incorporated as the city of Grand Forks in 1897, rich strikes of copper were being discovered at nearby Phoenix and Deadwood. The Granby Smelter, which opened in the year 1900, was the largest non-ferrous copper smelter in the British Empire. Grand Forks was an important railway centre with 5 railways, including two continental lines. Discovery of gold and silver in the North Fork Valley contributed to the wealth of the area, and the Union Mine came into being. Eventually the decline of the copper market in 1919 forced the closure of the Phoenix Mines and the dismantling of the smelter. New industries such as seed growing, logging and sawmill operations all combined to return prosperity to the community. The abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway was turned into the Trans Canada Trail in 2000 and Grand Forks is proudly a Gateway Community to TrailsBC and the Trans Canada Trail, a haven for Mountain-Biking, Horse Back riding, and hiking.
Grand Forks is the
home of descendants of many of British Columbia's Doukhobors,
a pacifist group of political refugee emigrants from Russia.
They emigrated to Canada in 1899 and settled in the Grand Forks
Valley in 1909.
The pride and rich culture of the Doukhobors is prevalent throughout
the valley.
Grand Forks is famous for its Doukhobor cuisine.
Look for vereniki, pyrahi tarts, galooptsi and borscht soup
on the menus.
Interesting local attractions include the Mountain View Doukhobor
Museum, the Grand Forks Art Gallery, and Doukhobor Homesteads.
Nearby Christina Lake is the warmest tree lined lake in
Canada, and provides for limitless sun, sand and water activities
throughout the summer months.
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Incorporated as the city of Grand Forks in 1897, rich strikes of copper were being discovered at nearby Phoenix and Deadwood. The Granby Smelter, which opened in the year 1900, was the largest non-ferrous copper smelter in the British Empire. Grand Forks was an important railway centre with 5 railways, including two continental lines. Discovery of gold and silver in the North Fork Valley contributed to the wealth of the area, and the Union Mine came into being. Eventually the decline of the copper market in 1919 forced the closure of the Phoenix Mines and the dismantling of the smelter. New industries such as seed growing, logging and sawmill operations all combined to return prosperity to the community. The abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway was turned into the Trans Canada Trail in 2000 and Grand Forks is proudly a Gateway Community to TrailsBC and the Trans Canada Trail, a haven for Mountain-Biking, Horse Back riding, and hiking.
