Fernie & Elk Valley Culture Guide Issue 1 Summer 2016 | Page 11

BEANPOD CHOCOLATE
One of just a handful of artisan chocolate makers in the entire world producing chocolate the traditional way . Watch antique chocolate making machines , sample chocolate nibs and learn about the process from pod to bar . Freshly roasted coffee , gelato and macaroons made in-house .
691 2nd Ave , Fernie BC V0B 1M0 | beanpod . ca 778-519-5008 | Open : Tue – Sat 10am – 5pm , hours may vary .
FERNIE BREWING COMPANY
The Elk Valley ’ s only brewhouse , producing 9 core brands and a wide range of seasonal features and limited edition brews . Tasting room , growler sales & refills and FBC branded merchandise .
26 Manitou Road , Fernie BC V0B 1M5 ferniebrewing . com | 250-423-7797 Open : Daily , 10am – 5 / 6pm , hours may vary .
THE FERNIE OIL DERRICK
The last standing wooden oil derrick in BC . Relocated to this spot from the Flathead Valley in 1984 . Interpretive panels , picnic area , Visitor Information Centre , Nature Centre and geocache .
102 Commerce Road , off Hwy # 3 at the Eastern gateway to Fernie tourismfernie . com / activities / attractions / oil-derrick
SPARWOOD MUSEUM
Discover the community and mining history of Michel , Natal , Middletown and Sparwood . Visual and oral histories and displays of heritage artifacts .
120 Spruce Ave , Sparwood BC V0B 2G0 sparwood . ca / visitors / history | 250-425-6443 Open : Mon – Thu , 11am – 4pm
TEREX TITAN , MINE ARTIFACTS & DOWNTOWN MURALS
Welcoming Visitor Centre and location of the 1974 GM Terex Titan – once the world ’ s largest truck measuring 350 tonnes and 66ft long . Follow a series of mine artifacts into downtown Sparwood to see the famous wall murals .
141 Aspen Drive , Sparwood , BC V0B 2G0 | 250-425-2423
KTUNAXA NATION INTERPRETIVE KIOSK
A series of panels featuring the people of the Ktunaxa First Nation ; their lives and traditions , and the migratory route between the Alberta plains and BC territories which followed Michel Creek . See feature , p16-17 .
Michel pullout at the site of the former Michel Hotel , Hwy # 3 . Map co-ords : 49.700642 , -114.826999 ktunaxa . org | 250-489-2464
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