topic:"tourism" found 21 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Around the world in a dugout canoe : the untold story of Captain John Voss and the Tilikum

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2019

Author: MacFarlane, John; Salmon, Lynn J.

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing

Call Number: 02.1 M11a

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Author: MacFarlane, John; Salmon, Lynn J.

Responsibility: John M, MacFarlane; Lynn J. Salmon

Publisher: Madeira Park, BC : Harbour Publishing

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 268 p.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Travel; Tourism; Luxton, Norman; Voss, John Claus; Canoeing; Sailing

Abstract: "For three years Voss and the Tilikum, aided by a rotating cast of characters, visited Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and finally England, weathering heavy gales at sea and attracting large crowds of spectators on shore. The austere on-board conditions and simple navigational equipment Voss used throughout the voyage are a testimony to his skill and to the solid construction of the Nuu-Chah-Nulth vessel. Both Voss and his original mate, newspaperman N.K. Luxton, later wrote about their journey in accounts compromised by poor memories, brazen egos and outright lies. Stories of murder, cannibalism and high-seas terror have been repeated elsewhere without any regard to the truth. Now, over a century later, a full and fair account of the voyage--and the magnitude of Voss’s accomplishment--is at last fully detailed. In this groundbreaking work, marine historians John MacFarlane and Lynn Salmon sift fact from fiction, critically examining the claims of Voss’s and Luxton’s manuscripts against research from libraries, archives, museums and primary sources around the world. Including unpublished photographs, letters and ephemera from the voyage, Around the World in a Dugout Canoe tells the real story of a little-understood character and his cedar canoe. It is an enduring story of courage, adventure, sheer luck and at times tragedy."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents: John Claus Voss -- Treasure Hunting in the Xora -- Norman Kenny Luxton -- “Out-Slocuming” Joshua Slocum -- Preparing to Voyage -- Across the Pacific -- Penrhyn Island and Beyond -- The Mate Walter Louis Begent -- Australia -- New Zealand -- South Africa -- Brazil and up the Atlantic to England -- Repatriation to Victoria -- The Sea Queen, the Tilikum II and Voss’s Last Years.

Notes: Contains materials from the Luxton family fonds from the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Archives & Library; Signed by John MacFarlane

ISBN: 9781550178791

Accession Number: 2019.106

Call Number: 02.1 M11a

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Link to publication on publisher's website

Websites

http://www.harbourpublishing.com/title/TheUntoldStoryofCaptainJohnVossandtheTilikum

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Banff : a history of the park and town

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2015

Author: Hart, E. J

Publisher: Banff : Summerthought

Call Number: 08.3 H25b Reference copy; 08.3 H25b c.1; 08.3 H25b c.2

Author: Hart, E. J

Responsibility: E. J. (Ted) Hart

Publisher: Banff : Summerthought

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 283 p. : ill., map, ports

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Canada. Department of Interior; Canadian Pacific Railway; Depression; Douglas, Howard; First Nations; Highways; National parks; Recreation; Ski areas; Stewart, George; Tourism; Town of Banff; World War II

Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index

ISBN: 978-1-92698312-7

Accession Number: P2015-06-12 Limited edition - #140/1000; summerthought limited edition - #1/1000 and #2/1000

Call Number: 08.3 H25b Reference copy; 08.3 H25b c.1; 08.3 H25b c.2

Collection: Archives Library

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Banff : a park for the people?

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Medium: Library - Periodical

Published Date: 2012

Author: Norman, Carlyle

Call Number: P

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Author: Norman, Carlyle

Responsibility: Carlyle Norman

Published Date: 2012

Medium: Library - Periodical

Subjects: Banff; Banff (residents); Banff (townsite); Banff - Townsite development; Banff National Park; National parks; Politics; Wildlife; Tourism

Abstract: Pertians to Banff National Park and changes in use and policy

Notes: In Highline Magazine, Vol.4, Iss.1, Winter 2012, p.42-43

Call Number: P

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Highline website

Websites

http://highlineonline.ca/

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Castle in the wilderness : the story of the Banff Springs Hotel

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2019

Author: Robinson, Bart

Publisher: Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing

Edition: 1st Edition

Call Number: 08.5 R55c

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Author: Robinson, Bart

Responsibility: Bart Robinson

Edition: 1st Edition

Publisher: Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing

Published Date: 2019

Physical Description: 160 p.; illus.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Hotels; History; Travel; Tourism; Banff Springs Hotel; Canadian Pacific Railway; Canadian Pacific Railway Company; Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels

Abstract: A Castle in the Wilderness: The Story of the Banff Springs Hotel is the definitive historical record of one of the world’s most famous mountain resorts. The story navigates the hotel’s early history from its construction by the Canadian Pacific Railway to the glittering era of the 1920s through to the changes of modern times. Local author and historian Bart Robinson has been exploring and writing about the Banff Springs Hotel since the 1970s. In A Castle in the Wilderness he combines a complete hotel history with rich anecdotes and snippets of the past that have enriched Banff and indeed Canada, from the hotel’s links to the construction of the transcontinental rail line to the visits of maharajahs and movie stars.How did such a gracious hotel come to be in the wilds of the Canadian Rockies? How much did it cost to build? Who designed it? Who selected its furnishings? Which famous visitors has it hosted? And why is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs? These and many more questions are answered in the Castle in the Wilderness. (from publisher's website)

Contents: Introduction; Origins of a Hotel; Grand Designs; Vistas and Vendettas; Growing Pains; Towers and Troubles; Princes and Politicians; Out of the Fire; A Brief But Golden Moment; Tribulations and Triumph; A Second Century; Into the New Millenium; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; Credits; Acknowledgements; About the Author

ISBN: 9781926983356

Accession Number: 2019.89

Call Number: 08.5 R55c

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Link to publishers website where publication can been purchased

Websites

https://summerthought.com/banff.springs.htm

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The Cave and Basin : Banff's hot springs and the birth of Canada's national parks

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2017

Author: Hart, E.J. (Ted)

Publisher: Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing

Call Number: 08.3 H11c

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Author: Hart, E.J. (Ted)

Responsibility: Ted (E.J.) Hart

Publisher: Banff, AB : Summerthought Publishing

Published Date: 2017

Physical Description: 91 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Cave and Basin; History; History of Alberta; History-Canada; National parks; Tourism

Abstract: THE CAVE AND BASIN by Ted Hart is the story of mineral springs in Banff National Park that were instrumental to the growth of Banff and formed the nucleus of Canada’s national park system. Authored by renowned historian E.J. (Ted) Hart, Cave and Basin offers background on what is now protected as a national historic site, exploring the story of its discovery and the lives of those involved in its development as a world-famous attraction. It describes these unique and fascinating hot springs and how they became the catalyst for important developments in Canadian history and culture. The book details the story of the springs’ first discovery, their critical place in a government decision to create a reserve to protect them for public use and their development into a tourist location where generations of Canadians and those from around the world came to enjoy their soothing balm. In the process, the springs, and the Cave and Basin particularly, became the epicentre for both the creation and the commemoration of Canada’s national parks. (From publisher's website)

Contents: Introduction; Chapter 1 - Sacred waters of the mountains; Chapter 2 - Like some fantastic dream; Chapter 3 - The hot springs investigation; Chapter 4 - Recuperate the patients and recoup the treasury; Chapter 5 - As near perfetion as it is possible to make; Chapter 6 - Walter Painter's wonder; Chapter 7 - Different guises; Chapter 8 - Recent times; Index; Photo credits; About the author

ISBN: 9781926983271

Accession Number: P2020.07

Call Number: 08.3 H11c

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: Publisher's website

Websites

https://summerthought.com/cave-basin

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Climbing the pinnacle of art : learning vacations and the Banff School of fine arts, 1933-1954

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2011

Author: Reichwein, PearlAnn

Publisher: Toronto : The University of Toronto Press

Call Number: 06 R27c Pam

Author: Reichwein, PearlAnn

Responsibility: PearlAnn Reichwein and Karen Wall

Publisher: Toronto : The University of Toronto Press

Published Date: 2011

Physical Description: pages 69-100

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Arts; Banff National Park; Banff School of Fine Arts; Tourism

Notes: In The Canadian Historical Review 92 (1 March 2011); Copied manuscript of the article; Summary: "The article concerns the history of visual arts education, art instruction, and the productions of tourism in Banff National Park"