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Maritime Heritage Centre, Campbell River

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Maritime Heritage Centre

621 Island Highway, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
250-286-3161
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B.C.Packers #45
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Ranked #13 of 14 attractions in Campbell River
4.5 of 5 stars 4 Reviews
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“Worth a visit to this museum”
- 28 May 2013
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Toronto, Canada
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30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
“Worth a visit to this museum”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2013

We're not "boat people" but we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Maritime Heritage Centre. We drove from Nanaimo up to Campbell River for the day and the guide at the Visitor's Centre highly recommended a visit to the museum. Our guide was highly knowledgeable and very entertaining -- he had lots of anecdotes to add to the history of... More

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Surrey, Canada
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9 reviews 9 reviews
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Restored B.C. Packers fishing boat #45 from the back of the $5.00 bill.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 June 2012

Tour guide was very helpful, lots of antique outboard motors.

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Campbell River, Canada
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“Touching History”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012

Canadian National Historic Site, with the BCP-45 (the fishing trawler on the back of the old Canadian $5.00 bill) Fantastic building, with a ton of maritime history!

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Campbell River, Canada
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“The boat that was on our Five dollar bill!!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2011

The Maritime Heritage Centre is a very interesting place. There is a glass blowing shop with local artisans making all kinds of unique glassware and jewellery. In the actual centre, there are all kinds of machinery looked after by many dedicated volunteers. Upstairs there is a large hall in which choirs sing, weddings take place, fundraisers happen, and you can... More

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