Aritfacts on picking, processing and marketing help tell the story of the Okanagan Valley's transformation from open cattle range to manicured, symmetrical orchards. A 50-foot model railroad set demonstrates fruit transportation. Admission by donation. Located in the historic Laurel Packinghouse. Boundary Museum .
Help is available for researching family geneology in the archives.
Open Jul. 1-Aug. A repository of artifacts, archival photos and newspapers, and First Nations miscellany. Also, changing displays on transportation, entertainment and events relating to local history and art, from 1860 to the present. Admission by donation. Exhibits guide visitors through the early history of the Vernon area, beginning with display on the Interior Salish Indians displays and ending with the Barnard Avenue scene.