The Gulf of Georgia Cannery c. 1894, is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Steveston village in Richmond, British Columbia

The cannery was once the largest building of its kind and the leading producer of canned salmon in British Columbia

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery c. 1894, is a National Historic Site of Canada located in Steveston village in Richmond, British Columbia

The cannery was once the largest building of its kind and the leading producer of canned salmon in British Columbia

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

A cloud over the harbour appears to project coloured light upwards looking much like a wall sconce.

**This image was captured minutes later (slightly darker) than a previous image of the same scene.

Vessels moored at Steveston Docks:

Ku'ulakai - Miki Tugboat 1944, said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.

Belima - is a Fishing Vessel built in 1951 and currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Alaska Queen ll - Fishing Vessel that was built in 1943, currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

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Romancing Light Steveston Harbour

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

Life goes so fast....take the time to Glow Slow

Sun falling below the horizon producing that deep last light of the day glow.

Steveston Docks,

Richmond BC

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen

A cloud over the harbour appears to project coloured light upwards looking much like a wall sconce.

Vessels moored at Steveston Docks:

Ku'ulakai - Miki Tugboat 1944, said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.

Belima - is a Fishing Vessel built in 1951 and currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Alaska Queen ll - Fishing Vessel that was built in 1943, currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen

Steveston Harbour Sunset

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

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Commercial fishing vessels moored at Steveston Docks:

Western Investor

Western Shore

Shani Lynne No2

British Columbia

Canada

WESTERN INVESTOR: Fishing vessel

Built : 1980

Builder: ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS in VANCOUVER, BC CANADA

Gross Tonnage: 119 Tons

Length: 24m

Breadth: 7m

Currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.

Happy Clicks,

Christie (happiest) by the River

~ Nautical me

No copies or reproductions - Thank-you

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Fishing Village Sunset

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Moored Fishing Commercial Fishing Vessels:

Western Investor

Shani Lynne No 2

Western Shore

Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.

Happy Clicks,

Christie (happiest) by the River

~ Nautical me

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Pacific Navigator Pilot Boat on return to Steveston Harbour

A pilot boat is used to transport maritime pilots between land and the inbound or outbound ships that they are piloting.

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

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Fisherman's Friends - Two commercial fish boats entering Steveston Harbour

Alaska Queen ll - Fishing Vessel

(IMO: 5232907) is a Fishing Vessel that was built in 1943 (78 years ago) . Her length overall (LOA) is 22.34 meters and her width is 6.53 meters.

Currently sailing under the flag of Canada. Formerly also known as MERMAID II. It's gross tonnage is 106 tons.

* Please note, This Information has been taken from online sources and has not been verified to be accurate.

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

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Steveston Fishing Village on the Fraser River @ Sundown

Richmond

BC

Canada

Kissed by light are some of the Fishing vessels moored at Steveston Docks.

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay healthy

Happy Clicks,

~Nautical me

**Best experienced in full screen

Steveston Fishing Village

British Columbia,

Canada

As the sun was setting the sky broke open for the grand finale.

Commercial Fishing Vessels moored overnight

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Featuring: KU'ULAKAI Tugboat c. 1944 - Presented in her 'Golden Years'

(Ku'ulakai meaning: Hawaiian Fishing God of Fisherman)

Her history: as per online sources: (Unverified)

Built:1944

Length: 111.9

Gross Tonnage: 301

Used as a Tugboat all along the West Coast of BC

Ku'ulakai is said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.

Builder: Northeast Shipbuilding, Quincy Massachusetts, USA

According to onlines sources, this tug was built as a wooden Miki US Army Tug - LT465, and used by the U.S. navy during the Second World War to tow damaged ships from the Pacific back for repair.

Online information also reports that later on in life, she was used by drug runners in the South Pacific and that in 1988 was seized by the Canadian Coast Guard for smuggling drugs out of China.

She was originally named: Lloyd B. Gore, decommissioned & sold 1946.

Please note* All information has been taken from online sources and has not been verified to be accurate.

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen

Steveston Fishing Village * Twilight

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.

Happy Clicks,

Christie ( happiest ) by the River

**Images best experienced in full screen

Moored and catching low in the sky, warm coloured light ....

Commercial Fishing Vessels:

MV OCEAN PHOENIX - Fishing Vessel

MV BELINA - Fishing Vessel

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen ❤

Mighty Fraser River catching the last light of the day

Garry Point Park

Steveston, British Columbia

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

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MV Belima - is a Fishing Vessel built in 1951 and currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

VIKING CAVALIER is a Fishing vessel built in 1978 by ALLIED SHIPBUILDERS - VANCOUVER, CANADA. Currently sailing under the flag of Canada. Formerly also known as OCEAN CAVALIER. It's gross tonnage is 124 tons.

Deadweight142 tons

Length23 m

Breadth7 m

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

Close of Day

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

Steveston Fishing Village * Twilight

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.

Happy Clicks,

Christie ( happiest ) by the River

**Images best experienced in full screen

Commercial Fishing Vessels Moored:

Pacific Lion

Miss Trimar

Northern Shore?

Steveston Fishing Village

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour - Sundown

Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.

Happy Clicks,

~Christie by the river

Steveston Harbour Sunset

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Moored peacefully in Steveston Village

Fisherman's Wharf

Richmond. British Columbia

Canada

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

I 💖 Steveston

I appreciate your kind words of support and would like to thank-you all, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen

This Steveston Harbour docks sets the stage for this idyllic harbour scene.

Moored is the regular cast ....

Ku'ulakai - Miki Tugboat (1944) 💖 I love this tug

NAFCO - Fishing Vessel

Calvada - Fishing Vessel

....and various other Steveston Harbour boats

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen ❤

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Gulf of Georgia Cannery

Built in 1894, the cannery echoes the days when it was the leading producer of canned salmon in British Columbia. Today it is a museum with interactive exhibits, film, and tours that demonstrate the Cannery's important role in the history of Canada's West Coast fishing industry.

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

Thank-you so much for your overwhelming support. Always enjoy your visits and comments

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

>>>Best experienced in full screen<<<

Commercial Fishing Vessel possibly winterized, as per the wood shielded front windshield and the tarp 'tied' snuggly over her bow.

Catching some low on the horizon rays

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

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The Canadian Lifeboat Institution has been in operation since 1981. During that time members have actively participated in over 4000 incidents, working in close cooperation with other search and rescue organizations.

The Canadian Lifeboat Institution is a not-for-profit, nationally registered charitable marine search and rescue organization dedicated to saving lives and property at sea.

(Information according to their website )

Volunteers

Steveson Harbour, Richmond

BC

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

**Best experienced in full screen

The sky was so beautiful to witness, as the clouds lit up in gorgeous pink hues.

Note** The colours were so vivid, that even the steel wheel treads on the dock ramp picked up and reflected the warm tones from the sky.

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

Ramping down to the main dock / Ramping up the array of colours in the sun setting sky,

Capturing my own perspective, behind a ramp leading down to some of Steveston docks.

A variety of moored vessels include, commercial fish boats, schooners, tugboats and more.

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

** Best experienced in full screen

Steveston Fishing Village

British Columbia,

Canada

Commercial Fishing Vessels moored overnight

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen

Influenced by Nike? 'Just Do It' - Take that Picture

Sunset spectator appears to be possibly holding a Nike paper bag?

Could it have been the slogan that influenced me to snap this picture? :-)

Vessels moored at Steveston Docks:

Ku'ulakai - Miki Tugboat 1944, said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.

Belima - is a Fishing Vessel built in 1951 and currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Alaska Queen ll - Fishing Vessel that was built in 1943, currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Captain Cook - is a Tug boat built in 1966 by RIVTOW INDUSTRIES - VANCOUVER, CANADA. Currently sailing under the flag of Canada.

Lloyd B. Gore

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen

A congested marina that appeared to be crammed full of commercial fishing boats ( of all sizes ) and other vessels.

'Tangle of Nets'

Vessels moored in Richmond, BC

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

Steveston Docks

Commercial fishing boat abstract

*If you look closely you may see a rainbow to the left (located between 9 and 10 on the screen)

Zoom in for details

Thanks for viewing

~Christie

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand." Einstein

No copying or reproductions

Commercial Fishing Vessels at rest.

Last light of the day

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada's Largest Fishing Harbour

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

I truly appreciate your kind words and would like to thank-you all, for your overwhelming support.

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen ❤

Various Fishing Vessels moored in Richmond, BC

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

FISHBOAT/TUGBOAT? MODEL BEHIND AN OLD WOODEN RUSTIC WINDOW FRAME and the outside reflections mirrored on the glass

Turn of the century shipyard building

Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site

Steveston Fishing Village

Richmond, British Columbia

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all good health.

Happy Clicks,

Christie (happiest) by the River

~ Nautical me

No copies or reproductions - Thank-you

*Best experienced in full screen

A person sitting alone - appreciating the last light of day

Garry Point Park

Steveston, British Columbia

Canada, BC

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Happy Clicks,

~Christie by the river

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'Why be a copy, when you were born an original'

Moored fishing vessels.........

Chore Boy

Savoy

....and various other Steveston Harbour boats

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Happy Clicks,

~Christie by the river

*Best experienced in full screen

Canada Largest Fishing Harbour

A dramatic looking cloud cover moved across Steveston Docks, making for a moody but bright presence.

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Paramount Gulf

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you so much for your overwhelming support. Always enjoy your visits and comments

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

>>>Best experienced in full screen<<<

*** No part of this image may be copied, reproduced, or distributed outside Flickr, without my express written permission.

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Fish boat named HASTE, 'catching' some low in the sky, early evening, golden sunrays.

Steveston Heritage Fishing Village

British Columbia

Canada

MV HASTE looked to be well equipped and ready to GO FISH

This fishing boat appeared to be moored rather loosely, as she tugged and swayed at the 'end of her rope'

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

>>>Best experienced in full screen<<<

Thank-you so much for your overwhelming support. Always enjoy your visits and comments

Happy Clicks, Stay safe......

~Christie (happiest) by the River

Fish & Chips

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen

Under the glow of a red sky....

Center stage:

MV Western King is a fishing vessel. Built in 1964 (59 years old). Sailing under the Canadian Flag.

Over all Length: (LOA) 24.87 meters

Width: 7.5 meters

Surrounding fishing vessels include:

MV Stellar 1

MV Pathfinder lll

MV Redsky l

And a wide variety of other types of craft

Steveston Harbour is home to more than 500 commercial fishing vessels and encompasses over 17.5 hectares, making it the largest small craft harbour in Canada.

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River.

I 💖 Steveston

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

~Christie by the River

** Best experienced in full screen

'Why be a copy, when you were born an original'

STORMY MEETS BRILLIANCE

Viewers gather to witness surreal atmospheric conditions

Richmond,

British Columbia

Canada

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Happy Clicks

~Christie

Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Tangerine Sky at Sundown

KU'ULAKAI Tugboat c. 1944

(Ku'ulakai meaning: Hawaiian Fishing God of Fisherman)

Her history: as per online sources: (Unverified)

Built:1944

Length: 111.9

Gross Tonnage: 301

Used as a Tugboat all along the West Coast of BC

Ku'ulakai is said to be the only intact Miki tug in Canadian waters.

Builder: Northeast Shipbuilding, Quincy Massachusetts, USA

According to onlines sources, this tug was built as a wooden Miki US Army Tug - LT465, and used by the U.S. navy during the Second World War to tow damaged ships from the Pacific back for repair.

Online information also reports that later on in life, she was used by drug runners in the South Pacific and that in 1988 was seized by the Canadian Coast Guard for smuggling drugs out of China.

She was originally named: Lloyd B. Gore, decommissioned & sold 1946.

Please note* All information has been taken from online sources and has not been verified to be accurate.

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

~Christie (happiest) by the River

*Best experienced in full screen

A passing boat stirred up the river's surface, but these grand ole ladies of the sea, remained calm and unfazed by the motion of the rippling effects.

Western Investor (Built: 1980) - Fishing Vessel

Ku'ulakai (Built: 1944) - Miki Tug

St Jude - 95-foot troller based out of Seattle, Washington, USA. Reported to fish, 12 months a year, following Albacore tuna from the North Pacific in summer to the South Pacific in fall.

...and a variety of other commercial boats as seen here in

Canada Largest Fishing Harbour

The scenic, Steveston Heritage Fishing Village is a charming & ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC on the Mighty Fraser River

Paramount Gulf

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

I 💖 Steveston

Thank-you so much for your overwhelming support. Always enjoy your visits and comments

Happy Clicks,

~Christie (happiest) by the River

Alaska Queen ll - Fishing Vessel

(IMO: 5232907) is a Fishing Vessel that was built in 1943 (78 years ago) . Her length overall (LOA) is 22.34 meters and her width is 6.53 meters.

Currently sailing under the flag of Canada. Formerly also known as MERMAID II. It's gross tonnage is 106 tons.

* Please note, This Information has been taken from online sources and has not been verified to be accurate.

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen

Steveston docks stormy skies set the stage for a moody by bright harbour scene.

Moored:

Ku'ulakai - Miki Tugboat (1944) 💖 I love this tug

....and various other Steveston Harbour boats

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships

Nautical Me

~Christie (happiest) by the River

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A small fishing craft and a paddle boarder returning to Steveston Harbour,

BC Canada

Golden hour - low in the sky, evening sun

Steveston is a charming fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

~Christie by the River

**Best experienced in full screen

*** No part of this image may be copied, reproduced, or distributed outside Flickr, without my express written permission. Thank-you

Steveston Harbour is situated on the banks of the Fraser River

Richmond, BC

Steveston is an ever so romantic fishing village that is situated in Richmond BC, on the Mighty Fraser River

Canada

Definitely one of British Columbia's best kept secrets.

If you enjoy quaint fishing villages, combined with light and vibrant colours, I am pleased to extend an invitation for you to browse through my.... 'I 💖 Steveston album'

www.flickr.com/photos/120552517@N03/albums/72157677404584764

Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships. Wishing you all health during this difficult time.

Stay Healthy

~Christie

*Best experienced in full screen