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...peek from beneath her long blue petticoat. Walking toward Stuart Lake, they wave to a lone canoeist paddling past the wharf. At the flagpole, they unfurl and hoist the red, blue, and white flag of the Hudson's Bay Company.

It could be the 19th century here in Fort St. James, if not for a floatplane buzzing overhead. Visitors seeking immersion in a simpler time and adventures off the beaten path will find both in this historic northern community.

Fort St. James (pop. 2,209) is at the heart of British Columbia, geographically and historically. Located in the north-central Interior, at the southern end of 100-kilometre-long Stuart Lake, the town sits directly in the middle of the province. Founded by Simon Fraser in 1806, the fort was the second European settlement west of the Rockies. It was here that first contact...

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