The 1946 soil failure north of Campbell River on Kelsey Bay Highway
Charles William Kelsey and his family moved from Washington State in 1906. They originally were headed for Alaska. They stopped at Topaz Harbour, started hand-logging and never did get to Alaska. They moved from Hardwicke Island in a scow-house which was their unique floating home. This was beached at the beginning of the rock cut and continued to be their home for some years. In January 1925, they moved to the wharf, operated a store-telegraph office and founded the post office which was named in their honor, which became The Kelsey Bay Post Office. The town was named after them. This is documented by Frances Duncan, granddaughter of William Kelsey. Mrs. Duncan still lives in Sayward and is 83 years old.[3] During the summer months a Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat Station is located in Kelsey Bay[4] The station is staffed by a coxswain and two crewmembers running a Rigid Hull Inflatable Fast Rescue Craft.
kelsey, small, coastal, settlement, located, sayward, valley, northern, vancouver, island, british, columbia, about, from, community, sayward, wharf, previously, southern, terminus, ferries, inside, passage, route, until, 1978, when, highway, extended, north, . Kelsey Bay is a small coastal settlement located in the Sayward Valley on northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia about 1 mi 1 6 km from the community of Sayward The wharf at Kelsey Bay was previously the southern terminus for the B C Ferries Inside Passage route until 1978 when Highway 19 was extended north to Port Hardy and the terminus relocated there Kelsey Bay is part of the Village of Sayward 1 2 The 1946 soil failure north of Campbell River on Kelsey Bay Highway Charles William Kelsey and his family moved from Washington State in 1906 They originally were headed for Alaska They stopped at Topaz Harbour started hand logging and never did get to Alaska They moved from Hardwicke Island in a scow house which was their unique floating home This was beached at the beginning of the rock cut and continued to be their home for some years In January 1925 they moved to the wharf operated a store telegraph office and founded the post office which was named in their honor which became The Kelsey Bay Post Office The town was named after them This is documented by Frances Duncan granddaughter of William Kelsey Mrs Duncan still lives in Sayward and is 83 years old 3 During the summer months a Canadian Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat Station is located in Kelsey Bay 4 The station is staffed by a coxswain and two crewmembers running a Rigid Hull Inflatable Fast Rescue Craft References Edit BCGNIS Kelsey Bay landing rescinded permanent dead link BC Geographical Names entry Kelsey Bay bay Submitted by Hudsen W LeRoy great grandson of Frances Duncan Government of Canada Canadian Coast Guard 2019 05 16 Station locations www ccg gcc gc ca Retrieved 2021 10 21 Coordinates 50 24 00 N 125 58 01 W 50 400 N 125 967 W 50 400 125 967 This article about a location on the Coast of British Columbia Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kelsey Bay amp oldid 1051173421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
