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Indian legend has it that the large lake creature, Ogopogo, was originally a demon possessed man who had murdered a well known and respected local man named "Old Kan-He-Kan." In memory of this man, his people named Our beautiful lake "Okanagan." To pay for his sins, the Indian gods changed the murderer into a lake serpent so he would forever be at the scene of his crime and suffer eternal remorse. The creature's name became "N'ha-A-Itk" which roughly translates into sacred creature of the water, water god or lake demon. To read more see Ogopogo.
However, I am told this story was made up on the spot at a totem presentation in Peachland by First Nations.
In the trenches, WWI, one of the McMillan brothers said "I think I am going to get it today." And did. Dan McDougal replied, "Not me. I am going back to the Sunny Okanagan!"
Global warming has made the Sunny Okanagan much more sunny. The spectacular clouds in the Okanagan has caught the interest of many and we have lots of rainbows, just like the promised land: "The light always changes during the day," he said. "And when it rains, we get rainbows."
"As the founder and operator of Bennett’s Hardware in Kelowna, W.A.C. Bennett was able to capitalize (in business and politics) on both the strong downtown market dynamic of his emerging city and its rapid urban growth. Contemporary promoters of an implicitly rustic "Sunny Okanagan" view British Columbia were being disingenuous: civitas okanaganus more closely describes their world." Becoming British Columbia, The British Columbian Demographic Narrative.
The William R. Bennett Bridge openned May 25 2008. The bridge ceremonies and activities for Sunday May 25 2008 are found here. The first bridge was nominated to be the W.A.C. Bennett bridge but W.A.C. would rather it become the Okanagan Lake bridge. The W.A.C. Bennet Dam was named after him - one of the largest dams in the world powering ten 273,000-kilowatt turbines. Nothing much was named after Bill Bennett for his 10 1/2 years as premier. Thus it came as a complete surprise, though much appreciated, that Premier Gordon Campbell would name the new bridge to Kelowna the W.R. Bennett bridge. Bill Bennett upgraded many highways and bridges and infastructure during his 10 years in government, so it was fitting to have this much needed bridge named after him.
Estimated value is $144.5 million. You can see a picture I took of the Okanagan Lake Bridge just before the announcement here.
- Native Zodiac, passage of the sun through the contellations through the year
- Native sun stone, chelcedony with grooves for viewing the sun AstronomyMy Telescope ImagesRoyal Astronomical Society of Canada - Okanagan Centre Okanagan Observatory Okanagan Astronomical Society Mount Kobau Star Party Dominion Radio Observatory Solar Observatory |  | Petroglyph of an Okanagan sunrise |
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Extreme ultraviolet Target Name: Sun Spacecraft: SOHO Produced by: ESA/NASA Copyright: Public Domain |  | The sun rising over the eastern Okanagan mountains has long been a fascination of the valley. The first settlement on the Westside was named Sunnyside. The sun rising in the east in spring marked the beginning of the year to ancient cultures. The sun rises between the hills as in this pictograph as seen from this pictograph about the time of the Chinese spring, or new year. To the ancient Chinese spring was in the east.1 That is, the Chinese believed for some years earth was in a reverse orbit. Then the sun would pass through the zodiac from east to west just as the sun passes from east to west each day. Presently the sun passes from west to east through the zodiac. The Sphinx faces the sun rise in the east on the vernal equinox. Today we observe the Easter sunrise to commemorate Jesus' resurrection. Jesus' birth must have been in January/February when the Chinese begin their new year. |
BibleBible Banner ReaderNoah's Flood Sothis Bible Dates |  | Local 100 year old tree carving of the Okanagan Sun. |
More about the SunJoshua's Long DayJoseph's Long Day Phaethon The Phoenix The Okanagan Thunderbird 2 The Earth Turned Upsidedown |  The Sun reborn over the Okanagan hills, the Thunderbird. |
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