Horseshoe Bay Inn celebrates 120th anniversary

The Horseshoe Bay Inn in Chemainus is celebrating all week with special giveaways and a logger and lumber baron theme night this Saturday.

The Horseshoe Bay Inn in Chemainus is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with a week of “good old-fashioned fun and festivities.” The celebrations kicked off with an open house on Sunday. Hostess Heather Vanderbasch — seen here beside the fireplace in the hotel’s lobby with a picture of her great-grandmother

The Horseshoe Bay Inn in Chemainus is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year and is marking the occasion with a week of “good old-fashioned fun and festivities.” The celebrations kicked off with an open house on Sunday. Hostess Heather Vanderbasch — seen here beside the fireplace in the hotel’s lobby with a picture of her great-grandmother

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