NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway - page 595

MM 'Ksan Historical Village
'Ksan Historical Village (250/842-5544, 9am-5pm daily Apr.-Sept., 9:30am-4:30pm
Mon.-Fri. Oct.-March, adult $10, senior and student $8.50) is an authentically reconstructed
Gitxsan village on the outskirts of Hazelton. 'Ksan means “between the banks.” In the main
building, a museum features cedar boxes and cedar-bark mats, woven and button blankets,
masks, coppers (the most valuable single object a chief possessed), and an art gallery with
changing exhibitions. In the adjacent gift shop are the works of on-site artists. Beyond the
museum is the village, which can be visited only as part of a fascinating guided tour (in-
cluded in admission). Tours leave every hour on the hour, visiting the burial house, food
cache, smokehouse, community houses, and 'Ksan artists' carving shop and studio. You'll
see traditional Northwest Coast carved interiors, paintings and painted screens, totem poles,
and fine examples of First Nations artifacts, arts and crafts, and personal possessions.
The Seven Sisters
These impressive peaks lie west of New Hazelton, immediately south of the junction of
the Yellowhead Highway and Highway 37. From the highway you'll get only occasional
glimpses of the range; for the best panorama take Highway 37 north across the Skeena
River, turn west (left) toward Cedarvale, and stop after about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) at
the picnic area by Sedan Creek. Several walking trails also lead to good views of the peaks.
The one-kilometer (0.6-mile) Gull Creek Trail climbs about 200 vertical meters (660 feet)
from the trailhead at Gull Creek, which is signposted along Highway 16.
Practicalities
Along the highway through New Hazelton is the 28 Inn (250/842-6006 or 877/842-2828,
www.28inn.com , $65 s, $75 d), with slightly nicer rooms than the rates may suggest and
free wireless Internet access.
At the intersection of Highways 16 and 62, Hazelton Visitor Centre (4070 9th Ave.,
250/842-6071, 8am-5pm daily June-mid-Sept.) has all the usual literature and holds a dis-
play detailing local history.
TERRACE AND VICINITY
Terrace (pop. 15,000) lies on the Yellowhead Highway, 580 kilometers (360 miles) west of
Prince George and 146 kilometers (91 miles) east of Prince Rupert. The city is built on a
series of terraces along the beautiful Skeena River, the province's second-largest river sys-
tem, and is completely surrounded by the spectacular Hazelton and Coast Mountains. The