E.J. Hughes lived at Shawnigan Lake for over twenty years until he found it too busy and noisy (circa 1970) and moved to Cobble Hill. Hughes' last studio, in a modest house in Duncan, was a spare bedroom, with a table and easel set close to a single north window. He painted there, in the afternoon, six days a week. Sunday was his day off.
Your GO TO SOURCE for information about the Kinsol Trestle at Shawnigan Lake. Stop by the Museum on your way to/from the Kinsol Trestle to learn it's history. We have two scale models: one 3 foot and one 10 foot! There are also historical and a time lapse restoration video of the Trestle for your enjoyment.
The Last Spike was ceremoniously placed by Sir John A. Macdonald in 1886, at Cliffside. He used a silver hammer and pounded a gold spike. In 1883, the British Columbia Government appealed to Robert Dunsmuir to build a railway. The 72 miles of track, which was laid starting from Esquimalt and Nanaimo met at Mile 25 (Cliffside, Shawnigan Lake).
• 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday - Sunday
• Friendly guides
• Interactive displays
• Historical slide shows
• EJ Hughes gallery
• Kinsol Trestle models
• 1775 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Rd
Shawnigan Lake, BC
Coming from the south:
• travel north on Hwy 1 to
Mill Bay
• turn left at Shawnigan-
Mill Bay Road (2nd light)
• travel 5 minutes west to
Shawnigan Lake Village
Coming from the north:
• travel south on Hwy 1 to
Mill Bay
• take Shawnigan-Mill Bay
Road turn off
• travel 5 minutes west
to Shawnigan Lake
Village
Coming by transit bus:
• click here for directions
Provided by The Shawnigan Lake Historical Society
Contact The Shawnigan Lake Museum
Box 331 - 1775 Shawnigan-Mill Bay Road ,
Shawnigan Lake, BC Canada V0R 2W0
Phone: 250-743-8675