Saturday, August 24. Not looking like a good day for . . .
. . . the WINGS AND WHEELS EVENT @ YLW
WINGS and WHEELS Event, presented by the Kelowna Flying Club, took place at Kelowna International Airport.
The Event brought out 25 local aircraft as well as 80 Classic Cars.
More than 1,000 people took in the Event despite the rain!
Kelowna Classic Chapter VCCC Cook Trailer . . .
. . . plus the MEMBERS VOLUNTEER CREW!
Look who is here, North Okanagan Chapter Laurie, along with their 1956 Cadillac.
Our Past President Ted, along side his '46 Ford Coupe.
PEKING to PARIS - 18 May to 23 June, 2024.
The Kinahans (Father & Son Team), crossed the Peking To Paris finish line on June 22, 2024. In just over a month, they drove 14,250km from Asia to Europe in a 1962 Austin Cambridge in support of men’s mental health.
Highlight the following, copy, and then open in your search browser. https://bbothphotography.com/peking-to-paris-2024/
Time to head on home!
A must visit, the KF CENTRE FOR EXCELLENCE
Journey into the world of aviation! Wander through four distinct zones that allow you to experience the history of aviation in the Okanagan Valley from unique vantages and perspectives along with some impressive aircrafts on display. Admission by Donation.
JOEL'S MYSTERY DRIVING TOUR #8
The Fintry Estate, a heritage site
with a colourful history, encompasses 360 hectares and several heritage
buildings. When Dun-Waters purchased the delta in 1909, his first
priorities were to build a home and to create a water system from
Short’s Creek. During his ownership of the land, Dun-Waters also cleared
much of the delta for farming and built a Pelton Wheel water-turbine
system to harness energy from the creek. Fintry quickly became one of the
most comprehensive agricultural estates in the Okanagan Valley, complete
with landscaped gardens, a 40-acre orchard, sawmill, additional residences
for farm personnel, stables, four upland hunting lodges, a quarry, a
roofed-in electrically lit curling rink, and one of the only circular
(octagonal) dairy barns in the province.
The Mission of
the Friends of Fintry Provincial Park Society is to create an environment
that allows park visitors and participants to engage in recreational and
educational opportunities that develop a greater understanding of their
heritage, the lifestyles of their forebears, the household and farming
practices, and the skills and knowledge that sustained them.
All comments on
Fintry have been borrowed from FrindsofFintry web site.
Octagonal Dairy
Barn
Fintry’s
octagonal dairy barn is believed to be the last standing eight-sided barn
in BC and one of only a few in Canada. Dun-Waters contracted John J.
Honeyman to design and build the barn in 1924, requesting this innovative
design to house his Ayrshire cattle. The dairy barn features a central
silo ringed by stanchions and pens. The barn is one of Fintry’s premium
buildings with permanent exhibit boards created y the Friends of Fintry,
opening in 2006.
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The MANOR HOUSE
After a year of living in the small house on the property, Dun-Waters began building the new house. He contacted friend and architect John J. Honeyman to design the Manor House and Kelowna stonemason John Abbot Bailey to construct the house, and he installed a water system for irrigation and domestic use.
Today's group explored the grounds and had lunch on the lawn in from of the Manor House.
After lunch, some of the group continued North with the Vernon folks, visiting a lakeshore home where the husband and wife do total car restorations.
An unexpected treat!. Thank you Jim & Don for setting this up.
We then finished of the day by taking the Commonage Road out past Predator Ridge to Lake Country and then on home.
A Super Day!
That is it for this Season of Mystery Tours!
THANK YOU JOEL & MARIE!