The Sunshine Coast
Yesterday, I composed this image from a typical inlet on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada.
Located on the southern coast of British Columbia, Canada, the Sunshine Coast extends 180 kilometres between Howe Sound in the southeast and the entrance to Desolation Sound in the northwest. The rugged mountains bordering these inlets cut the Sunshine Coast off from direct road connection to the rest of the province, so even though it’s part of the British Columbian mainland, you can only get to the Sunshine Coast by ferry, private boat, or plane. The Sunshine Coast is deeply forested and sparsely populated.
Settlement of this area by Europeans and other non-Indigenous peoples began in the 1880s. Fishing and logging were the main occupations of the settlers, along with small-scale farming, mainly for their subsistence. The establishment of logging camps in the Powell River area in the 1880s was a precursor to more significant economic developments.
The naming of “The Sunshine Coast” originated with a pioneer family: the Roberts of Roberts Creek. In 1914, Harry Roberts painted “The Sunshine Belt” name on the side of the freight house on the first wharf built in Roberts Creek, and the name was used to promote Roberts Creek as a summer resort destination. When Black Ball Ferries started a car ferry service to the coast in 1951, they started using the term “Sunshine Coast” to promote the whole area, and the name quickly caught on.
The Sunshine Coast
Yesterday, I composed this image from a typical inlet on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada.
Located on the southern coast of British Columbia, Canada, the Sunshine Coast extends 180 kilometres between Howe Sound in the southeast and the entrance to Desolation Sound in the northwest. The rugged mountains bordering these inlets cut the Sunshine Coast off from direct road connection to the rest of the province, so even though it’s part of the British Columbian mainland, you can only get to the Sunshine Coast by ferry, private boat, or plane. The Sunshine Coast is deeply forested and sparsely populated.
Settlement of this area by Europeans and other non-Indigenous peoples began in the 1880s. Fishing and logging were the main occupations of the settlers, along with small-scale farming, mainly for their subsistence. The establishment of logging camps in the Powell River area in the 1880s was a precursor to more significant economic developments.
The naming of “The Sunshine Coast” originated with a pioneer family: the Roberts of Roberts Creek. In 1914, Harry Roberts painted “The Sunshine Belt” name on the side of the freight house on the first wharf built in Roberts Creek, and the name was used to promote Roberts Creek as a summer resort destination. When Black Ball Ferries started a car ferry service to the coast in 1951, they started using the term “Sunshine Coast” to promote the whole area, and the name quickly caught on.