IronNoggin
04-25-2022, 03:08 PM
And a request to help identify:
Historian has little information on film footage of Northern B.C. that was found in a cabin
The four men on the boat are likely in their late 70s or 80s by now
Today's vintage video is a 'reel' mystery.
B.C. historian and videographer Francois Arseneault said the footage was “found in a cabin purchased by one of our regular viewers.
“This 1977 reel depicts an adventurous trip possibly on the Kechika and Turnagain Rivers in the far north of British Columbia some 1,200 kilometres northwest of the Okanagan.”
And it is that remoteness that attracts certain people to the area which is rarely visited even today.
Just getting to the region from Vancouver is a 21-hour drive on today's roads.
“In 1977, the trip would have been longer and dustier with the Alaska highway still gravel,” said Arseneault.
The footage contains a shot of several men aboard the boat who may be identified.
“Look for a moose crossing the river and a small, abandoned boat on shore that may be the point of their trip,” said Arseneault. “With drums of fuel and plenty of supplies, this would have been a well-planned undertaking on this remote river.”
A small as-of-yet unidentified settlement appears towards the end of the footage that Arseneault would like more information on.
There are few clues to help identify the precise locations, except perhaps by someone intimately familiar with the region.
www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/highlights/historian-has-little-information-on-film-footage-of-northern-bc-that-was-found-in-a-cabin-5296401 (https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/highlights/historian-has-little-information-on-film-footage-of-northern-bc-that-was-found-in-a-cabin-5296401)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38aiRUtVXqw
Historian has little information on film footage of Northern B.C. that was found in a cabin
The four men on the boat are likely in their late 70s or 80s by now
Today's vintage video is a 'reel' mystery.
B.C. historian and videographer Francois Arseneault said the footage was “found in a cabin purchased by one of our regular viewers.
“This 1977 reel depicts an adventurous trip possibly on the Kechika and Turnagain Rivers in the far north of British Columbia some 1,200 kilometres northwest of the Okanagan.”
And it is that remoteness that attracts certain people to the area which is rarely visited even today.
Just getting to the region from Vancouver is a 21-hour drive on today's roads.
“In 1977, the trip would have been longer and dustier with the Alaska highway still gravel,” said Arseneault.
The footage contains a shot of several men aboard the boat who may be identified.
“Look for a moose crossing the river and a small, abandoned boat on shore that may be the point of their trip,” said Arseneault. “With drums of fuel and plenty of supplies, this would have been a well-planned undertaking on this remote river.”
A small as-of-yet unidentified settlement appears towards the end of the footage that Arseneault would like more information on.
There are few clues to help identify the precise locations, except perhaps by someone intimately familiar with the region.
www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/highlights/historian-has-little-information-on-film-footage-of-northern-bc-that-was-found-in-a-cabin-5296401 (https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/highlights/historian-has-little-information-on-film-footage-of-northern-bc-that-was-found-in-a-cabin-5296401)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38aiRUtVXqw