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Industrial Heritage
IHS: Industrial Heritage Society
APR: Alberni Pacific Railway
The E & N train station is located at the bottom of Argyle Street just before the entrance to the Harbour Quay
Lyndon Cassell Photography
The City of Port Alberni holds a massive collection of impressive Industrial Heritage locations, structures, and automobiles, equipment and more.
The Industrial Heritage Centre is home to a collection of antique trucks including logging trucks and old fire trucks. The group of volunteers in charge of these assets are part of the Industrial Heritage Society. It is their responsibility to maintain the large inventory. This collection us put on public display in the Valley yearly. They are also driven in the Canada Day parade, and are taken to shows on the island and have travelled to North Western United States for shows.
IHS Volunteers
Antique Truck Show and more.
The volunteers of the Industrial Heritage Society are tasked with event participation including truck shows, steam donkey demonstrations, and other events that show off the industrial heritage equipment under their control. Each year, usually during the Labour Day long weekend in September, the Industrial Heritage Society hosts an impressive display of antique automobiles that served the logging industry of Vancouver Island.
The Maritime Discover centre is located at the Harbour Quay marine. It is home to the Port Alberni Lighthouse and the maritime museum.
Antique Truck Shows
Steam Donkey
The Steam Donkey, located at McLean Mil, and operated by the IHS volunteers, is how logs used to get loaded onto logging trucks before cranes were used. It operates on a pully system operated by steam machinery.
Trains
The Number 7 steam train ran as late as 2018. Other trains include the 2 Spot.
Experience a passenger ride to McLean Mill complete with train robbery
McLean Mill National Historic Site is home to a once functioning steam mill as well as buildings as they were when the mill site was in operation. The site also has a gift shop and staff for guided tours. Self guided tours occur all year round. The site is used for events year round as well. It's one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Alberni Valley.
The Port Alberni museum at the Echo center holds a vast collection of historical items.
Lyndon Cassell Photography
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