Golden

Golden was once the loading point for Upper Columbia sternwheelers. Completion of the C.P.R. in 1886 heralded the steamboat era when colourful little craft like the 'Duchess' freighted to the Columbia Lake and waypoints. Smelters built in 1904-05 were never 'blown-in'. Camps, steamers and smelters have gone, but Golden thrives because of its strategic location on the nation's major travel routes.

From BC's Stops of Interest