An integral aquatic artery winding its way to the Pacific, the Columbia River enjoys a unique history. To this area and well beyond, it touches lives today as it did those of iconic individuals such as David Thompson, his wife Charlotte and his crew of adventuring voyageurs.



The ages are displayed in the landscape, from the hoodoos, to flowers along the centuries old Spirit Trail, to the original homesteads of early settlement.



Anyone who has spent time on the gentle banks of the headwaters of the Columbia can easily understand the peaceful pull that has drawn indigenous people, explorers, industrialists and settlers alike.

Today it lures countless people a year to enjoy it's tranquil waters, be it the warmth of the lake or on and along the scenic and winding river.



It's fresh, clean beauty is not only a source of clear, cool recreation, but also of great pride to those who are fortunate enough to call its banks home. For those who visit the shores of Columbia Lake and the majestic Columbia River, it is doubtless an experience they take with them as they return to those corners of the world they call home.