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Anyox - The Town that Got Lost
June 15-16, 2024 $750.00 per person two days and one night (or contact us for a custom tour - 4 people min)
August 3-4, 2024 $750.00 per person two days and one night (or contact us for a custom tour)
Anyox was copper mining town situated at sea level, 145 km north of Prince Rupert near the head of Observatory Inlet. It was explored and brought into production in 1914 by Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co., Ltd. They created a large, modern and self-sufficient company town that was built around the Hidden Creek Mine. The town reached a population of over 2500 making it one of BC’s largest towns for that time. This remote town had electricity, sewer systems, hot and cold running water and all amenities a town could need. These included a movie theater, Bank of Commerce, hospital, tennis courts, schools , churches, store, hotel and even a golf course. Today the town is privately owned with the owners looking at restoring the Anyox Dam and start providing electricity.
We have a camp, full kitchen, generators and 30 rooms that we can access to provide accommodation for our guests to overnight in a true ghost town. We barged over a crew cab pickup truck and have access to three ATV’s to tour this untouched site. Contact us to organize your own custom trip to this exclusive ghost town.
Tour Highlights
Alice Arm - Home of the Dolly Varden Silver Mine
Alice Arm - Home of the Dolly Varden Silver Mine
The early 1900 silver mining town of Alice Arm was home to the Dolly Varden Silver Mine and railway. The town flourished in the 1915-40 period when Silver mining and exploration was at its peak. The town had many shops and businesses catering to the mining crews but once the mining stopped and the railway was shut down the town went into a sleepy existence.
Today it is home to people with vacation homes and cabins that line the three main streets. A few remnants from the past still remain and are scattered throughout the town. The 1922 schoolhouse still stands, plus the bakery and post office and many artifacts from the silver mining days. Alice Arm still buzzes with hopes of finding the next big silver “find” as exploration crews still scour the valley in the summer. We have exclusive access to the “Alice Arm Lodge” that can accommodate groups of 6-8 people at a time plus the the ability to house people in a variety of other cabins. We also utilize local residents to tour the town and provide that authentic experience.
Contact us to organize your own exclusive tour to this remote Northern BC Ghost Town.
