An Old Fashioned Christmas In Barkerville
By 250 News
Sunday, December 11, 2005 07:00 AM
The Historic Town of Barkerville was bustling on day one of its Christmas openings
As has been the case for more than 20-years now, Barkerville was open for business yesterday...
Manager Robin Sharpe says Barkerville opens for two weekends prior to Christmas to give visitors a sense of what the holiday season was like for pioneers and gold minors in the 1880's and 1890's.
Yesterday's mild weather meant for a good turn-out. Those venturing into Barkerville found Christmas carollers on-site and a number of the businesses open, with unique 'period' gifts.
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The Cameron and Ames Blacksmith Shop was in operation.
And visitors could wander through both the Gold Mining Museum and the Chinese Museum.
A horse-drawn sleigh ride was the main attraction for many in attendance. As were the numerous jars of candy in Mason & Daly's General Store.The site is open today until 4pm and will have a similar schedule of activities next weekend from 11am until 4pm next weekend.
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