The mighty Fraser

On the weekend, we spent some time walking around the dykes in Richmond, down by the River. The Vancouver area is built on the Fraser River delta. These are pictures of Finn Slough. It's a tidal fishing community, built between 1800 and 1950 by Finnish immigrants, and is still populated by about 30-40 residents. It's a tiny community in Richmond, but is probably the most photographed area of town, because of the history, the old houseboats, and the even older houses on stilts. And, yes...people still live and work here.






This post is dedicated to my Grandma, who (with Grandpa) owned a fishing boat, and fished the river for a living. Being a woman in the fishing industry was not an easy thing to do, but Grandma's "no bull-shit" attitude, and knowledge of what she was doing, garnered a lot of respect from her fellow fishermen. Pictures like these always remind me of the time I spent on the boat as a child, or being in the nethouse, or just being down near the river. I can still hear Grandma saying...."If you fall in the River, I'm not going to jump in to save you, so you better just not fall in!"
Grandma is 85 years young today! Happy Birthday Grandma!!!