The Powtown Post

Stories and photos from Powell River, BC.

Learning to sail on Powell Lake

Posted by on Jun 28, 2016

Learning to sail on Powell Lake

Share this!This post originally appeared on the Powell River Books blog. My husband Wayne has caught the sailing bug. His first cure was a remote controlled model called Nirvana II. He successfully sailed it all the way across Hole in the Wall from our float cabin home on Powell Lake. Instead of being a cure for the sailing bug, it increased his fever. The next attempted cure was a Laser...

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A trip to the Head of Powell Lake

Posted by on Jun 4, 2016

A trip to the Head of Powell Lake

Share this!This post was originally published on the Powell River Books Blog. Wayne and I took our first barge and quad overnight camping trip of the season to the Head of Powell Lake. We wanted to catch the waterfalls during spring runoff. Because of our early spring they weren’t running full bore, but they were still spectacular. We left from our cabin home at Hole in the Wall just past...

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Waterskiing in Powell River all year round? Here’s video evidence

Posted by on May 29, 2016

Waterskiing in Powell River all year round? Here’s video evidence

Share this!Matt McDowell likes to make crazy and fun videos on his GoPro Hero 3+. If you remember, he posted about water-skiing on Powell Lake back in January. He also promised to go waterskiing or wakeboarding every month in 2016. So far, he has kept his promise.  February Our 2nd outing of 2016. 10 more to go. This time we hit the ocean in front of beautiful Powell River, BC. March Kevin and...

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Adventures in Powell River: Raking for clams in Okeover

Posted by on May 17, 2016

Adventures in Powell River: Raking for clams in Okeover

Share this!Clams… funny how I didn’t fully appreciate them until I met a couple of oyster farmers. Now, they’re like candy from the sea. As simple as steamed with melted butter or how ‘bout this: broiled with chorizo and breadcrumbs? I like the idea of knowing where my food comes from so I thought that after a lifetime spent on the west coast, it was high time to learn more about digging...

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Adventures in Powell River: Slow and steady wins my race

Posted by on Apr 24, 2016

Adventures in Powell River: Slow and steady wins my race

Share this!Look at me! I’m a shuffler. Not a runner, or a sprinter, or even a speed walker. I’m a shuffler. For the last few years, I’ve laced up my hikers on the last Sunday of April and hit the Sunshine Coast Trail (SCT) to do the Marathon Shuffle, well the Half Shuffle. That’s a difference of 12 versus 29 kilometres for the full Shuffle, so worth noting. Hosted by PRPAWS (Powell River Parks...

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Adventures in Powell River: Lying dead on the ground to make a point with young drivers

Posted by on Mar 14, 2016

Adventures in Powell River:  Lying dead on the ground to make a point with young drivers

Share this!I’m lying on the ground, the asphalt wet and unforgiving. My limbs are stiff and one leg is bent at a weird, unnatural angle. I hear distant sirens and from the draft on my foot realize my right shoe is missing. The ground trembles with the approach of emergency vehicles and suddenly someone is checking my vitals, and finds none. I’m dead. Not really. P.A.R.T.Y. This is a simulation,...

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