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Santa's Visit
Well, the old boy finally showed up again after a five year absence. A crowded Soo building was waiting for him when he made his grand entrance and what a happy crowd they were. He was a bit late because his helpers were out delivering food bank packages to needy folks so they could have a Merry Christmas too. Thanks to Raye Shier for plowing out the grounds so that our guests could get to Santa. And thanks to Shirley Henry, Georgena Erickson and Bev Blundell for decorating, cooking the hot dogs and serving the hot chocolate. Dave Steers took a lot of pictures and gave us the first four below. The rest of the shots were taken by Santa's helpers.
Thanks to our Sponsors, AG Foods and Pemberton Valley Supermarket for donating the hot dogs and fixings. 145 kids and parents came out to enjoy the fire, food and friendship. Santa arrived by rescue truck and over 60 happy children sat on his lap and had a brief chat with him. It was a great day, with just enough snow to make it feel special and a great fire for roasting wieners and marshmallows. Unused hot dogs and fixings were donated to the food bank. We’ll see you again, next year.
We are CLOSED for the season!
The museum recognizes and respects that the Pemberton museum operates within the traditional unceded territory of Lil'wat and Stl’atl’imx Nations
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Location
We are located in the downtown area of Pemberton at 7455 Prospect St.
Hours of Operation
The Pemberton Museum is CLOSE from November to May.
As of November 1st we are officially closed for the season and we look forward to seeing you in the Spring of 2023
Meetings
The PDMAS Society meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Museum.
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Did you know?
Port Pemberton was founded as a stopping point on the historic Harrison-Lillooet gold rush trail over 160 years ago.
30,000 gold-rushers passed through this region from 1858 to 1865 and Port Pemberton was an important stopping point for travelers making their way to Lillooet and the gold-fields beyond!