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HISTORY
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A Few 'Milestones' in the history of Cathedral Lakes Lodge 1934 - a young man's dream Herb Clark of Keremeos, a widely known pioneer of this area now deceased fell in love with the land as a young man of 19. He then went to work for 3 dollars a day in the mines to save money to purchase his dream. In 1934 with about $500 saved, he purchased two parcels of land from the British Columbia government - 40 acres located on Quiniscoe Lake and 40 acres between Glacier and Pyramid Lakes. Then he established and offered to the public a guiding service on horseback and two log cabins were built on Quiniscoe Lake to accommodate guests. 1964/65 - company formed & jeep road built In 1964 a company under the name of Cathedral Lakes Resort Ltd. was formed. An easement was granted by the provincial government to connect the company's properties located on the Ashnola River with the properties on the lake. Work on a private road started the same year and was completed in 1965. 1968 - cathedral provincial park established 1977 - C.P. "Chess " Lyons revisits
"Many years ago, before the coming
of the white men, the Indians who lived along the Silmilkameen
and Ashnola Rivers knew of these high mountain lakes. They
came here in summer to trap or shoot hoary marmots. From these
hoary marmots, they made very valuable blankets. Today you
may find flint chips around the lodge testifying to the old
Indian encampments. |
In
1968 the provincial government declared this area as Cathedral
Provincial Park which is classified as a Class "A"
wilderness area of 82,000 acres. Trails are well marked so
that even a novice hiker can reach the places of interest
without any danger. There are 3 interesting half-day hikes
and five one-day-hikes, which will give you a chance to enjoy
the majestic mountain scenery of the Cathedrals. 
Quote from Chess Lyons, naturalist, world traveller, television
producer, author of many books: