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THE SOUTH OKANAGAN HERITAGE ALLIANCE (SOHA) The Summerland Museum is proud to be a member of SOHA and help promote all the wonderful history that abounds in the South Okanagan and Similkameen. “History loves company” so visit us soon and experience the Pioneer Spirit of our Communities.
Kettle Valley Steam Railway Enjoy a two hour journey on one of British Columbia's few remaining fully operational steam railways! Built between 1910 and 1915, the line once stretched from Midway to Hope but now just ten miles (16 kilometres) of this historic rail line remain. Striking vistas, rock cuts and natural landscapes are found along the route and then the train travels onto the Trout Creek Bridge 238 ft (73 metres) above the canyon floor. Powered by a restored 1912 locomotive, the 3716 or a 1924 Shay, take in the sights and be entertained in a 1950's passenger coach or an open-air car.
En'owkin Centre The En’owkin Centre provides an exciting opportunity to visit Canada’s only National Aboriginal Arts Training Centre as well as Theytus Books, Canada’s oldest Aboriginal publishing house. The uniquely designed building reflecting an Okanagan traditional dwelling is also the starting point for guided group tours to ECOmunity Place, home to a large diversity of rare and endangered species and a Cotton wood riparian restoration project.
Penticton R.N. Atkinson Museum Experience the tumultuous lives of the gold seekers and railway men and envision the sternwheelers that ran up and down the waterways of the Okanagan. Explore our fine displays of pioneer life, natural history, military artifacts and First Nations collections. The extensive archives are available for researchers of local and regional history. 
Bassett House & Okanagan Falls Museum The Basset family had a stagecoach and freight hauling business in the South Okanagan at the turn of the century and brought in the prefabricated house possibly from Winnipeg in 1906. It was shipped by rail, then by paddlewheel steamer down the lake to Okanagan Falls, then by horse-drawn wagons. It was originally assembled not far from where it is now located, at the Museum and Heritage site in Okanagan Falls.
Oliver Museum & Archives A history rich in orcharding, ranching, lumbering, and gold prospecting is portrayed through a series of galleries at the Oliver and District Museum. Oliver’s place in a unique ecosystem, which gave rise to the irrigation canal which was once considered the largest active system in the world, is shown. Discover what caused the transformation of the arid valley into the flourishing vineyards of the “Wine Capital of Canada.”
Head west to Hedley for a vertical adventure! The Mascot Gold Mine is perched on a cliff face overlooking the Similkameen Valley. The original mine buildings, the 589 stairs and a mine tunnel convey the lives of hard rock gold miners at the turn of the 20th century.
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