Travelers to Northern British Columbia are often struck by the wild beauty of the place. The jagged mountains, dense forests, and rugged coast are a feast for the senses. Everything seems larger, more fragrant, more real than it does elsewhere.
Huble Homestead. Photo from Huble Homestead.
After spending some time traveling up the coast or along the Yellowhead Highway, guests of Northern BC Bed and Breakfasts inevitably find themselves wondering what it was like for the pioneers who first settled the area. After all, even today there is little “civilization” between the towns of Prince Rupert and Prince George. What was it like a century ago?
Albert and Annie Huble lived here then. They began the laborious process of carving a home out of the wilderness in 1912, near where Albert had established a thriving trading post. Their first home was a small log cabin which was converted into a kitchen once their two-story clapboard house was completed. Annie and Albert raised seven children at their homestead until they moved into Prince George in 1929.
The Huble Homestead Historic Site is beautifully situated in the Giscome Portage, 40 kilometres north of Prince George. It’s open daily from May through early September and weekends through mid October, for tours, lunches, and picnics. Soon the homestead will be blanketed in snow.
If you happen to be on your way to one of our Prince George BC Bed and Breakfasts, you may be interested in the Halloween Spooktacular event at Huble Homestead. It takes place on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 5 p.m.
Otherwise, keep Huble Homestead in the back of your mind, and plan to visit it in the summer of 2012 when the Huble House will be celebrating its centennial.
Additional information may be found at Huble Homestead.
