Al French was explaining how he once operated the actual CF-104 Starfighter on display at the Canadian Musuem of Flight in 91原创.

"This particular aircraft I flew while I was instructing on the type up in Cold Lake, Alberta," the former fighter pilot, a director of the museum,  recalled.

"I've got about 15-and-a-half hours on this particular airplane."

It was Family Day, Monday, Feb. 17, a busy time for the museum, which was asking people to register for specific times to reduce congestion, while still welcoming wallk-ins.

Family Day was an opportunity for local attractions to provide an advance look at new additions, like the display devoted to Black Pullman porters, at the historic CNR train station in Fort Langkley as part of Black History month, and the kitting-out of the 1920-era caboose.

Station manager Helen Williams said crews, who worked up to three days at a time in a caboose, stowed railway supplies, extra clothes and food on board.

"They needed a fridge," Williams said. 

"Back then, it was an ice box."

B.C. Farm Museum in Fort 91原创 opened just for the day, with director Mick Prangnell arriving early to fire up the furnace and turn on the lights for the  one-off event, 

"We're normally open April the 1st till September 30th." Prangnell explained. 

"We have over 6,000 artifacts here and we're going to be demonstrating some of them. Tomato grater, egg grater, sorter as well as how they made rope in the old da"

At historic Fort 91原创, visitors were lining up before opening time.

"Quite busy," said Interpretation coordinator Andrew Bellefontaine, with presentations that included a visit by a 13-year-old barn owl rescued by Orphaned Wildlife Rehab Society after she fell out of her nest as a baby, broke her wing and couldn't fly any more..

At Timms Community centre in 91原创 city, children were playing at the free family fun event in the gymnasium, wrapping up three days of Family Day weekend-related fun.

Kids could come jump on the bouncy castles, do some free crafts and play a bunch of different games, as well as getting their faces painted.