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Below: The bear signifies that it is not uncommon to see a bear fishing at a creek in Smithers or scratching his back on a tree. However, the two RV Gypsies did not see any bears in Smithers. |
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Below: Woman Holding Railroad Tie: The mother-like woman holding the railroad tie symbolizes all the pioneer women who worked building the Grand Trunk Railroad, a 4,800 km system whose main line ran from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Women played an important role in the blossoming of Smithers. Their husbands and sons labored on the railroad, prospecting, surveying and laying down track. |
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Below: Fisherman: Every year fishermen from around the world come to Smithers to indulge in the rivers and lakes. The rivers turn red as wave after wave of salmon return to their place of birth to spawn and spark a new generation. |
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Below: Outside of the Smithers Visitor Center, there was a statue of a cougar and a plant holder with a red ant riding a bicycle. |
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Alpenhorn Man - Alpine Man: The statue's original home was a small BC town called Rock Creek. Here the statue served as a center piece for the Edelweiss Motel which was destroyed in a fire in 1973. The Alpine man statue was in a pool in front of the motel, so it remained untouched. The Smithers Lions Club purchased the Alpine man for the town of Smithers and it became a fixture on Smithers main intersection - Main Street & Highway 16. |
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Below: The photo of the Pack Horse
was taken by Karen Duquette in 2009. The two RV Gypsies could not find
this statue in 2015, although Karen was sure of the exact spot where
it was located in 2009. Lee Duquette did not even remember seeing it
in 2009 and thought Karen was thinking about the small bear statue shown
above. Later, Karen found the photos shown below on her computer and
posted it here. Her memory was correct.
Then Karen Duquette found a description of The Pack Horse
statue listed in a brochure at the Visitor Center in 2015. "Prospecting
and mining are an important part of Smithers' past and present economy
and packhorses were essential to the many surveyors and prospectors
who opened this beautiful valley. The horses carried large loads of
supplies and tools and were the only companion for many lonely prospectors." |
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The two RV Gypsies stopped at the KFC in
Smithers. They asked if they had pot pies and the working dude said,
"No, you must be from The States." Lee Duquette ordered
the two piece chicken and it was not very good. They forgot to give
him the fries that came with it, and Lee did not go back up and complain.
Luckily, all they wanted was a quick snack anyway. |
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There is more Smithers in
the British Columbia menu linked below. |
Visit sites in the order they happened and continue on to 
