Fort Langley, Langley, BC

We visited Fort Langley National Historic Park strategically located on the banks of the Fraser River. Our RV park is on McMillin Island, a hop skip and a jump from the Fort.

As a result of Michael helping out with some AV technical issues they were having, we got a great 1:1 with one of the park rangers, Rita. She provided us with an in-depth history of the area.

Rita told us the history of the Hudson’s Bay Company Fur Trading post (Ft Langley) and a fun fact about how British Columbia got its name 😉. Basically, the Hudson Bay Co didn't want the Americans trying to claim the area, so by decree of Queen Victoria she named it British Columbia. ‘Columbia’ already existed, and the British added ‘Britain’ in front of it to impose their status'.

A real-life blacksmith is on the premises demonstrating how things were done back in the day. 😎Read more