Boston Bar was also a well known and busy roadhouse stop during the gold rush. According to history, Boston Bar Alex, ran one of the best stops along the way, with good food and sufficient sleeping accommodations. The Building of the Railway also played an important role in this region, first came the Canadian Pacific followed by the Canadian National. In the beginning the CPR's divisional point, at North Bend, across the Fraser from Boston Bar, could only be reached by an aerial ferry.
Today there's a bridge.
No matter whether you stand on the east or west side of the Fraser, you can see both the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways on either side. This is river rafting country. River rafting is a great and adventurous way to get a god look at the Fraser in all it's fury. Easily reached by car or bus from the Vancouver and points south, and from interior points north and east. River Rafting, gold panning, rock hounding, fishing, and hiking.