June 10, 2025

Last Friday morning we woke up and realized we had absolutely nothing to do for the next 3+ days. Sooooo we bussed ourselves into Prince Rupert and rented a car! And we were off on a Bonus Adventure into the unknown.

Our destination was the town of Terrace BC about 145 km inland from Prince Rupert or about an hour and a half drive. Several locals said it was worth a visit. We’d also heard it’s a beautiful drive along the Skeena River.

Around mid-day we check in to the Best Western. Very clean and a short walk to town. Here’s the view from our window. There are mountains like this all around us.

It was very beautiful everywhere. It was also very hot – in the 70’s.

After lunch we decided to check out the Heritage Park Museum – a 2.5 km hike up hill. Here’s the view of Terrace from the top of the hill.

Here there were eight historic and authentic log buildings built between 1910 and 1930. These included: Belway Mining Cabin (1910); Fred Hampton Barn (1912); Homesteader Cabin (1914); Lineman’s Cabin (1919); Kalum Lake Hotel (1920); Bruce Johnstone Cabin (1921); Dix’s Dance Hall (1925); Trapper’s Cabin (1930)

In the center of these buildings was a small heritage garden valued because it supports a variety of plants that came from homesteads in the region. There are several ornamental plants and fruit trees scattered throughout the 1.73 acres which were donated by families that arrived in Terrace during its early years.

Dinner was take out sushi at a nearby Japanese restaurant. Very good.