Try
our Russian CUISINE
Available at almost all of our restaurants!! We
are known for Sunshine and Borscht and this hearty
soup is available fresh or frozen so you can take
it with you.
ECO-HERITAGE
CAMPGROUND...
Here you will find the main buildings of a traditional
village still standing; a great photo opportunity.
Located to the right of Highway #33 as you approach
Grand Forks from the west.
FARRON
A former summit station on the rail bed just east
of Christina Lake, this is close to the monument
marking the 1924 bombing of a passenger train that
killed 9 people including the (then) Doukhobor leader,
Peter Verigin.
FRUCTOVA
HERITAGE CENTER...
Built as a schoolhouse, the building now houses
a peace library and on the grounds are the bread
oven & fruit drying facility that were built
and used by this self-sufficient society.
GILPIN...
Look to your right as you drive the highway to Christina
Lake and you will notice two things; the Trans Canada
Trail pathway, and beyond it, across the river,
the old houses of the Gilpin Freedomites settlement.
HISTORICAL
SITES...
Polonicoff s store is one of 9 sites profiled in
a brochure available at the Boundary Museum. A short
driving tour will take you past the mall.
Grand
Forks MILLING CO-OPERATIVE...
Arrange a tour of this still-working flour mill,
and view the old stone-ground press on the premises.
Ph 442-8685.
PIONEER
GARDEN...
While away the afternoon in the charming backyard
of a Doukhobor couple who applied their cultural
slogan: Toil and Peaceful Life to their garden many
years ago, with wonderful results.
SOUVENIRS...
Matrioshka (colorful Russian wooden nesting dolls)
& wooden spoons can be found at local businesses,
and Russian cookbooks are available at the Museum
& USCC office.
USCC...
The acronym means: United Spiritual Communities
of Christ, and is the religious and community organization
of the Doukhobors. Visit the USCC Community Center
for more information about the Doukhobors.
Contact
the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Grand Forks
for more info: gfchambe@sunshinecable.com 1 866
442 2833
Websites to visit:
www.grandforkschamber.com
- www.city.grandforks.bc.ca
- www.boundarycf.com
- www.boundary.bc.ca
