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Bear River Mercantile has an assortment of merchandise that can be ordered through the internet.  Payments can be made by money order or personal cheque.  If you are paying by personal cheque, you must wait until the cheque clears before the merchandise will be shipped out. The purchaser is responsible for all shipping & handling charges. Please contact us for availability of stock and total charges before sending your cheque or card information.  

Please use this Order Form when Ordering Merchandise. NOTE - Beginning in 2008 GST is 5% - please make this adjustment until I can upload a new form.

 

Books

  Item # BK01- The Bowron Lakes - A Guide to Paddling BC Wilderness Canoe Circuit - A beautiful Bowron Lake Guide Book with chapters on the Park, planning, what you will see out on the chain and much more.  By Jim Boyde, Dean Hall & Chris Harris.  119 pages.  $19.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling. Currently out of stock

 

 

Item # BK02 - Bowron Chain of Lakes; Place Names & People - A 40 page booklet by local historian and long time resident Jean Speare, featuring the history behind some of the place names and people of the park.  $4.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.

 

 

 

Item # BK03 - A Souvenir Album of Bowron Lake Prov. Park

By Sandy Phillips.  This little backpack sized booklet features 20 pages of beautiful arial and wildlife photos, giving the Bowron paddler a different perspective of this unique park.  The middle pages are left blank for you to use as your own personal trip journal.  A great gift idea for any Bowron paddler - $5.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.  Currently out of stock
 
 

Item # BK04 - Barkerville - British Columbia's Heritage of Gold  By Chris Harris.  52 pages of beautiful color photographs featuring the B.C. historic gold rush town of Barkerville.  $19.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item # BK06 - 'Kicked by a Dead Moose' ...and other stories of 65 years in the bush (so far).  by George W. Gilbert.  British Columbia and Yukon Bush stories as lived, recalled and written by George, a resident of Wells B.C. from 1934 to 1967 and of Whitehorse Yukon, from 1967 to present day.  A unique collection of anecdotes... light and humourous, highly informative and very entertaining.   $23.37 plus taxes & shipping and handling.
 
 
 
 
 
 
[New!]Item # BK07 - "The Bowron Lakes - B.C.'s Wilderness Canoe Circuit by Chris Harris
Chris's stunning imagery presents the journey of a lifetime. Here is the circuit in all its drama and in every light. The photographs are accompanied by Chris's thoughts and feelings as he created them. With 150 images spanning the full range between precise documentary and impassioned abstraction, the result is a fresh perspective on the circuit and a pleasurable guide for both paddlers and visual artists. Contributions by Jim Boyde, Syd Cannings, and Sandy Phillips detail the natural and cultural history of the Bowron Lakes.  $50.00 plus taxes & shipping and handling.    Currently out of stock
 
 
[New!]Item # BK08 - "...And so....That's how it Happened" by W. M. Hong  - Recollections of Stanley, Barkerville and Wells from 1900 to 1975.  Bill Hong was born in Stanley in 1901 and the history in this book is based on personal knowledge and experience of the mining camps in the last half century.  First printed in 1978, this is a long awaited re-printing of a Cariboo History classic, a must for any one interested in turn of the century mining and area history.   $18.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.
 
 
 
 
 
[New!]"Hiking North Central BC" - by Rob Bryce
This guidebook and interactive CD consists of 73 hikes from around North Central BC.  All trails were measured and mapped using Global Positioning systems.  Each of the 73 hikes has a trail description, trailhead directions, GPS coordinates of important features, elevation gain, trail length and detailed trail map.  The attached CD-ROM includes additional information on each trail such as aerial photos, 3-dimensional images, elevation profiles and photos of all major features.  $24.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.
 
 
 
Maps and Images
 
[New!]Item # MP01 - Bowron Lake Provincial Park Recreational Topographical Map. Produced in 2005 with a 1 : 60,000 Scale.  The Map is roughly 93cm X 73 cm (3 ft X 2 ft 5 in), printed on a thick paper and is quite detailed with contours and shading
$ 24.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling
 
 
  Currently out of stock

 

 

[New!]Bowron Lake Park Satellite Image Place Mat/Map. Produced from a 2006  Landsat Digital Satellite Imagery taken at an altitude of 700 Km (450 miles) above the earth.  Scale is 1 : 215,000, is laminated in place mat size 28 cm X 43 cm (11 in. X 17 in.) Full color with details such as the names of roads, landmarks & towns. 

$9.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling

 

Computer CD's

Item # CD01 - Bowron Lake Canoe & Kayak Circuit - Interactive CD
By Lazy Boy Travel.  For Pentium PC or Mac OS.  Visit every campsite on the chain, view the park from mountain vantage points, learn about the plant and animal life.  A great planning tool or souvenir item.  $24.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.
 
  Currently out of stock
 
 
 
Item # CD02 - Barkerville Virtual Tour - Interactive CD
By Lazy Boy Travel.  Walk the streets of Barkerville and enter buildings at will.  Learn about the fascinating history of this 1860's gold rush town.  For Pentium PC or Mac OS.  $29.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.
 
 
 

 

Unique Wildlife Gift Items

Bowron Lake Souvenirs 

Bowron Lake B.C. Decals  Ideal for your canoe, camper or binders.  Each measures approx. 3 ins. by 3 ins..  Your choice of 
Item # SN01  Black Bear Decal
Item # SN02  Deer Decal
Item # SN03  Grizzly & cub Decal
Item # SN04  Moose Decal  
$3.99 ea plus taxes & shipping and handling.
 
 
Standing Guard - Mother Grizzly & 3 Cubs  Photograph card or small poster by Bowron Lake resident Jens Kugelstadt of a resident mother grizzly and her cubs.  
Item # SN05  Card Measures 5" by 7" -  $4.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.  
Item # SN06  Poster Measures  - $14.95 plus taxes & shipping and handling.

 

 
[New!]The "Are We Having Fun Yet?" Bowron Lake Souvenir series
Colorful and comical, and hopefully not a typical scene from the Bowron!! "Are We Having Fun Yet?" comes as
Magnetic Notepad - 22.5 cm X 7 cm (9 in tall X 3 in wide) - $10.95
4 Coaster Set - 9.5 cm X 9.5 Cm (4 in X 4 in) set of four in an attractive see-through box - $12.95 
 
 
Magnetic Thermometer - Displays both C and F 8.5 mc X 7 cm (3 1/4 in X 2 3/4 in) $7.95
Souvenir Magnet - 6.3 cm X 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in X 2 1/2 in) - $5.95
Souvenir Keychain - Fob is 4.5 cm X 4.5 cm (1 5/8 in X 1 5/8 in) - & 5.95
 
taxes & shipping and handling will be added to prices
 
 

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