Getting to explore, as extensively as I do, is a huge privilege. But to get the opportunity to explore a location as rich in history, and as in tact as this, is a pleasure I don't get very often. This is North Pacific Cannery, and it was in operation for nearly 100 years, and provided canned salmon to people all around the world. In fact, this is the cannery that produced canned salmon for the Queen, and it was sent out with a special label called, Sovereign Sockeye. If we rewind time back to the 1930s, this was just one of many canneries in the area, but today it is the only intact and functional cannery left in North America. With more than 20 buildings, walking around and through this facility is like stepping back in time. At low tide you can walk under the buildings, because they are all on pilings, and you can find all kinds of treasures hidden amongst the rocks. At high tide you can look through the floorboards and see water flowing by beneath your feet. But what makes this place extraordinary, is that it was not just a business, it was a village. During the summer months of operation, this cannery was home to all of its employees, and with no road access in or out, they were stuck there for the whole season.
Life was certainly not easy for these people, and the segregation was drastic, but in that day and age it was not a bad life. It would definitely have been better that the life of a prospector during the gold rush days.
I learned a whole lot through the process of making this video, and it was an absolute pleasure getting to work with the folks that maintain the property.
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