I have been in Prince George now for almost two weeks. The weather has warmed up now moving from being quite chilly to yesterday's high of 37C. It has been great.
During my time here I have shared at two of churches in PG. It has been great renewing friendships and making new ones. It has also been a season of enjoying the changes in this northern city...new housing, new buildings, new businesses in old buildings.
I also had the opportunity of visiting the PG Railway and Forestry Museum located near Cottonwood Park. My husband and I and a group of railway fanatics were instrumental in beginning this wonderful site many years ago when we were still living in PG. The first piece of machinery to be restored was the old Russell Snow plow, found at the Northwood Pulp and Timber Company. Underneath some of the boards in the cab of the plow we wrote all our names and the date of completion before the last pieces of siding were put in place. What fun!
I remember the moving of the Penny Train station from the town site of Penny, BC, to the museum site in the middle of the night. The building was placed on a flat bed truck and moved ever so slowly to where it is located today.
The museum site today is wonderful. So many more railway pieces have been added as well as the Forestry Museum. The society has also been able to build a beautiful information center at the front of the property. It was fun to visit again.
This next week I will be sharing at a church in Smithers BC. It is also a city that has many memories for me.
Thank you for praying as I have been traveling. These recent weeks have not been as exciting as the first few weeks, with deer and murders. But they have been just as wonderful.
Blessings,
Barbara
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