Boats at Steveston Harbour is a photograph by Shirley Sirois which was uploaded on April 18th, 2011.
Boats at Steveston Harbour
This photo was taken at Steveston Harbour in Richmond, B.C.,Canada. ... more
Title
Boats at Steveston Harbour
Artist
Shirley Sirois
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
This photo was taken at Steveston Harbour in Richmond, B.C.,Canada.
Steveston
Downtown Steveston, BC
Down on the southwestern shore of Richmond sits the historic Steveston Village, a once-boisterous frontier seaport and principal port on the Fraser River, founded in 1880 by William Herbert Steves.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Steveston was the busiest fishing port in the world, with fifteen salmon canneries, six hotels, numerous saloons and gambling dens, and up to fourteen windjammers simultaneously loading canned salmon for world markets. On a Saturday night, 10,000 people thronged the boardwalks, including Native Indians, Japanese, Chinese, European immigrants, and sailors from the seven seas.
Now over 100 years old, Steveston has evolved into a picturesque working fishing village, home to Canada's largest commercial fishing fleet, home base to more than 600 seiners, gillnetters, trawlers and other vessels that line the docks two, sometimes three, abreast.
The village, with its ambient fishing village atmosphere, comes to life each summer, with plenty for visitors to see and do. Heritage sites and parks, fresh seafood, great local restaurants and colourful gift shops and markets all await the lucky visitor.
Location: Steveston is located on the Strait of Georgia, immediately east of Richmond on the Lower Mainland of BC, 15 miles (24 km) south of Vancouver.
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April 18th, 2011
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Comments (57)
Maria Hunt
Those reflections at sunset are exquisite. F/L an Voting in the boating contest. Greetings from the HOT desert.
Shirley Sirois replied:
Thank you, Maria, for the lovely comment and I do appreciate your vote in the contest!
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