The Alberni Valley Heritage Network in
Port Alberni
Port Alberni () is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The city lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. It is the location of the head offices o ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
consists of the
Alberni Valley Museum Alberni may refer to:
*Port Alberni, a city of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
*Alberni (electoral district), a defunct electoral district of British Columbia, Canada
*Alberni Inlet, an inlet of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada ...
(First Nations culture, local and industrial history and folk art), the
McLean Mill National Historic Site
McLean Mill National Historic Site is a steam-operated sawmill on Vancouver Island, officially open to tourists since July 1, 2000. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1989.
History
The mill originally ran as a family opera ...
(a historic
steam-operated sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...
), the
Alberni Pacific Railway
The Alberni Pacific Railway is a heritage railway originating in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Due to budget and equipment concerns, the railway did not operate in the 2020 season.
Rolling stock
The railway is powered by locomotive No. 7 - a ...
(a
steam-powered
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be tra ...
heritage railway
A heritage railway or heritage railroad (US usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past. Heritage railways are often old railway lines preserved in a state depicting a period (or periods) i ...
), and the
Maritime Discovery Centre.
External links
Alberni Valley Museum
Alberni heritage
Culture of British Columbia
Port Alberni
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