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Whistler wasn't always Whistler...

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By lostcountrymouse (Contact - View My Woyano)
Published Tue 19 Jun 2007, 224 Views, 2 Comments

The original name of the mountain was London Mountain, and the valley where the town is was called Alta Lake. With the advent of the ski resort in the late 1960s the name was changed to Whistler to represent the whistling calls of the marmots that lived in the alpine areas of the mountain.


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    bakelite ~ 13 months ago
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    People used to eat marmots here in the Cariboo. Apparently they were quite greasy but tasty.
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      lostcountrymouse ~ 13 months ago
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      If I ever get stuck out there, and manage to catch one, I'll keep that in mind. :) Where is The Cariboo?
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      AdGuy
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      This is my two cents...

         
      Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)

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