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Subject: 	Sleigh Bells Ring at Barkerville Historic Town
Date: 	Wed, 7 Dec 2011 12:06:53 -0800



*_For Immediate Release_*

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*Sleigh Bells ring at Barkerville Historic Town*

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*December 7, 2011 (Barkerville, BC) -- *The alpine snow is glistening 
and jangling bells can be heard jangling throughout BC's Gold Rush Town, 
as a horse-drawn sleigh slides around a magnificent winter wonderland... 
it must be time for Barkerville's annual Old-Fashioned Victorian Christmas!

This coming weekend Barkerville Historic Town will celebrate a time when 
the Christmas season was filled with simple pleasures and genuine 
holiday cheer.

Visitors to Barkerville Saturday through Monday, December 10^th -12^th , 
will be able to enjoy interpretive displays like the Halverston House 
Mining Museum, the Nicol Hotel Museum, and the Lee Chong Company Store 
and Chinese Museum.  Joe and Betty Wendle's Victorian Home will be open 
for warming hands and tasting fresh baking, and Christmas baking and 
lunch will also be available at the Goldfield Bakery.

Christmas shoppers can purchase traditional Victorian gifts for that 
special someone from the Barkerville Hotel and the Mason and Daly 
General Store, satisfy their sweet tooth at McMahon's Confectionary, 
attend services at St. Saviour's Anglican Church, listen to roaming 
carolers, and even visit Father Christmas at the Enchanted Forest.  The 
Visitors Reception Centre will play home to a chorus of spectacular bell 
ringers at 11 am on Saturday, December 10^th , a local harp and pipe 
band will follow at noon, and the Quesnel Miniature Club will join the 
Christmas merriment with an authentic display of Victorian miniature 
homes and furnishings!

Barnard's Express will be offering sleigh rides all weekend long, and as 
an added bonus this year will accept group bookings for private sleigh 
rides straight through the week until Sunday, December 18^th .  Guests 
can even stay overnight in one of Barkerville's popular Bed and 
Breakfasts, to discover what it was really like to spend the holidays 
during times gone by.


For more information about Barkerville's Old Fashioned Victorian 
Christmas, including bookings for a private, horse-drawn Christmas 
adventure, please contact Judy Mooring at 1-888-994-3332, ext. 29, or 
email judy.mooring at barkerville.ca.

/Yule treasure the experience!/

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*_About Barkerville Historic Town_*__

Barkerville Historic Town is the largest historic site in western North 
America (www.barkerville.ca <http://www.barkerville.ca/>).  Barkerville 
is provincially, nationally and internationally recognized for its 
historic significance associated with its place in western Canada's gold 
rush era and the role the gold rush played in BC joining Canada.  
Barkerville is widely known as a "must see" for travel itineraries in 
western Canada.  The historic town is also a significant contributor to 
the Cariboo regional economy and is widely regarded as a unique 
component of the regional identity.

Barkerville is situated 80 km east of Quesnel, British Columbia in the 
foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, close to Troll Mountain Ski Resort 
and Bowron Lake Provincial Park.  The nearby community of Wells (8 km 
from Barkerville) is the service and housing centre for the area 
(www.wellsbc.com <http://www.wellsbc.com/>) and is itself a dynamic 
cultural community, home of Island Mountain Arts, the acclaimed Toni 
Only Artists' Project, the International Celtic Harp School 
(www.imarts.com <http://www.imarts.com/>), the dynamic indie music 
festival ArtsWells (www.artswells.com <http://www.artswells.com/>), and 
the Sunset Theatre (www.sunset-theatre.com 
<http://www.sunset-theatre.com/>). Wells is also situated close to a 
wide variety of winter and summer outdoor activities.

*Media Inquiries*

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*James Douglas*

Manager, Visitor Experiences

and Public Relations

Barkerville Historic Town

Box 19

Barkerville, BC V0K 1B0

250-994-3302 ext. 41

888-994-3332 toll free

250-994-3435 fax

james.douglas at barkerville.ca <mailto:james.douglas at barkerville.ca>

www.barkerville.ca 
<https://mail.barkerville.ca/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.barkerville.ca/>

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Skype: barkerville.historic.town

Twitter: @barkervillebc

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