Dr. Benjamin Butler Marr was picking up his best man on his wedding day in 1913. He was going at quite a clip when the wheel of his buggy jammed and there was a crash.
The local doctor pronounced his 芒鈧揑 Dos芒鈧� to Isabel Drew McIntosh in rough shape.
芒鈧揝o on his wedding day, he unfortuantely was forced to go through the ceremony with a broken collarbone and three cracked ribs,芒鈧� said Christi Dos Santos.
The marketing assistant at the Fort 91原创 National Historic Site said that芒鈧劉s one of the tales that will be shared during Pioneering Love, a new program for Valentine芒鈧劉s Day.
Staff have been researching the love-related history of the fort.
芒鈧揥e do have some stories that are recorded in fort journals,芒鈧� Dos Santos explained. 芒鈧揝ome of it we have been able to pull from fur trader biographies.芒鈧�
The stories mainly focus on the fort芒鈧劉s heyday, namely 1827 to the late 1880s.
That includes love tales for some of the most prominent people in the community, such as Sir James Douglas and the fort芒鈧劉s chief factor James Murray Yale. Douglas was half white and half black. He worked for the Hudson Bay Co. and became British Columbia芒鈧劉s first Governor in 1858 when the colony was created. Douglas married a woman who was half Cree.
Yale married the daughter of the Kwantlen chief. It was common for men in the fur trade to marry First Nations women.
Tales of the personal lives of the people who lived and worked at the fort in bygone eras have always held a special appeal for visitors so staff decided a Valentine芒鈧劉s themed event was just the ticket.
The music of Russet Tones will be played during dinner. After the meal (with choices such as carrot ginger soup and maple crusted salmon with candied pecans), there will be an interpreter led walking-tour highlighting the fort芒鈧劉s past in the context of love and romance. The evening will be completed around a cozy fire.
Buy in advance
The Feb. 15 event is sold out but there芒鈧劉s room at the Feb. 14 evening. The event is not open to minors. Various dinner times are available.
Tickets are $45 (plus service fees) and available online. Go to http://fortlangleypioneeringlove.brownpapertickets.com/.
There is information about the event on the fort website or people can call with any questions.
And one lucky couple will win the evening free and a prize package valued at more than $500.
The prize package:
Two tickets to Pioneering Love Dinner and walking tour ($90 value)
A photoshoot at Fort 91原创 ($250 value)
Republica Roasters Deluxe Coffee Lovers Gift Basket ($70 value)
The Fort Wine Company芒鈧劉s cranberry wine and a full wine tasting tour ($40 value)
Flower arrangement by Floralista ($35 Value)
Wendal Caf脙漏芒鈧劉s gift card ($25 value)
The Full Barrel Caf脙漏 jams and tea package ($25 value)
Cranberries Naturally芒鈧劉s mustard and cranberry sauce ($15 value)
Everybody Loves Candy Shoppe candy basket ($15 value)
Fort Bakery gift certificate ($10 value)
