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Coastal Nostalgia – Princess Louisa Inlet, BC

Jan and I have boated twice to Princess Louisa Marine Park, and the surrounding scenery has not changed in over 100 years. Remotely beautiful, one is surrounded by 40+ waterfalls.
The famous Malibu Lodge/Club – overlooking Malibu Rapids at the entrance to Princess Louisa Inlet and Marine Park – opened in July 1941, but its operations were suspended until the end of World War II in 1945. From that point until 1950, the facility was open as a premium resort. Visitors included John Wayne, Senator John F. Kennedy, Barbara Stanwyck, Bing Crosby, and Bob Hope.
Photos by Shelley Nielsen – June 2021
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