This cache is part of the “GF125 Geocoin Challenge!” Find all 18 caches, fill in the code words on your “passport” and turn it in to the Grand Forks Visitor Centre for a trackable geocoin! Passports are available at the Grand Forks Visitor Centre, or here: https://discovergrandforks.ca/geocoin2022/
Visitor Centre Hours:
Tues to Fri 10 to 4
Sat 10 to 3
Closed all Stats
All caches placed with permission where required.
As always when out in the forests (as some caches will be placed on trails) please watch for wild animals such as Bears, Snakes, and Cougars.
Have fun, and enjoy all the Grand Forks area has to offer! ☺️
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𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲
"In 1912, Peter V. Verigin for the Doukhobor Society purchased the 320-acre Capsey Ranch (DL 334) at the junction of the Kettle and Granby River valleys, one mile west of Grand Forks. There, at the foot of Hardy Mountain, the Doukhobors constructed a village comprised of a large two-story brick dom (dwelling), a large horse barn, and numerous outbuildings. Originally known as 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘕𝘰. 3, it communally housed the Makortoff, Zarchukoff, Lazareff and later Zibin families of Doukhobors. After 1938, it became colloquially known as the 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘝𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘦 for the predominant family grouping living there". ( *© Jonathan J. Kalmakoff. )
"The Hardy Mountain Doukhobor Historic Village Site is a 16.9 acre property containing what remains of the historic Makortoff Doukhobor Village and overlooks the Kettle River and Granby River valleys.
The village was acquired by TLC in 2000 from the previous owner who operated the heritage building as a museum and tourist attraction. The property is significant culturally as it represents the only remaining Doukhobor “great house” in B.C. on its original site and has been designed as a heritage service by the RDKB as well as a historic site by the National Trust for Canada.
The site is largely intact and the communal house is still in an exceptionally good state of repair. This acreage was also the site of many other village buildings, of which five are still standing. They too are full of historic implements and tools that were used by the Doukhobor pioneers to farm the land.
The Hardy Mountain Doukhobor Village Historic Site is now in the hands of the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary (RDKB)." (* Della Mallette- Grand Forks Gazette- Aug.4,2015 )