We visited the small communities of Harrop and Proctor across the western arm of Kootenay Lake from Balfour including the ferry ride across the western arm of Kootenay Lake on the Harrop Ferry then boarding the Kootenay Lake Ferry at Balfour for the 45-minute ferry ride across the northern end of Kootenay Lake to the Ferry Landing in Kootenay Bay and finishing off with a quick stop at one of the Artisan Shops in Crawford Bay .

July 5, 2007.

We are staying in Pair-A-Dice RV-Park, in Creston, British Columbia. $26.71 gravel interior roads, FHU including cable. This is an OK RV Park.

We are on a sightseeing excursion on PH-3 north of Creston British Columbia. We stopped in the small community of Crawford that is known for their artisans. We stopped and visited with two of the Artisans of Crawford Bay.

North Woven Broom Company in Crawford Bay, British Columbia

We stopped at the North Woven Broom Company in Crawford Bay. This is one of the Artisan shops where visitors can watch artisans as they produce products. In this shop they were making old fashioned straw brooms. We passed this shop up when we were in Crawford yesterday so we had to stop and visit today.

North Woven Broom Company in Crawfor Bay, British Columbia

This is a sample of the brooms they were manufacturing in the North Woven Broom Co. shop.

Barefoot Handweaving Shop in Crawford Bay,

The Barefoot Handweaving shop is located across the street. We watched as the artisan in this shop plied his trade.

With more time we would have covered more of the Artisans of Crawford Bay British Columbia but I hope you enjoyed the two we did cover, North Woven Broom Company Barefoot Handweaving Shop. I can assure you those are two good stops to make when in Crawford Bay.