West Coast attraction Shantytown, a gold-rush village featuring 30 pioneer buildings, has been in business for five decades. She takes her children on the same steam train she fondly remembers from her own childhood visits. He presented his idea of re-creating an old West Coast town of the 19th century to the rail and car enthusiasts, and they formed the West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society. “The last couple of years have definitely been trying for West Coast tourism ventures and Shantytown has felt many of the impacts. It’s important to keep the West Coast history going and make it fun and enjoyable to learn about it.”

Source: Stuff January 22, 2021 15:56 UTC