The
Shuswap Lakes have been inhabited by humans for thousands of years.
Before the arrival of Europeans the Shuswap Lakes were home to
2000 Shuswap First Nations people.
Until
1914, the only method of transportation to the North Shuswap was
by water. The first transportation service was a small rowboat
and a raft operated by Henry Bischoff, which ran between Sorrento
and Scotch Creek. Settlements along the North Shuswap were connected
by rough roads established by settlers. With the establishment
of steamboats on the Shuswap Lakes in the late 1800s, the settlers
of the North Shuswap were also served by boat. Goods were shipped,
and people were transported by steamboats which connected the
entire region from Kamloops to Enderby by way of the lakes and
rivers.
Magna
Bay received its first post office in 1920, and afirst one room
school house in 1919. It did not receive electric power until
1957. In 1930 a bridge was constructed across the Little River
at Squilax. The construction of this bridge brought the improvement
of a road from the bridge to the Settlements along the North Shuswap.
Today
the North Shuswap is known as the Sunny Side of Shuswap Lake.
There are many private recreational cabins and cottages, and many
marinas and facilities which provide for the needs of recreation-seekers
and tourists.
See
Also:
map
travel directory
Links:
North
Shuswap Chamber of Commerce
