Coastal BC Place Names

Places get named by individuals to honour someone or because of a distinctive feature. Some place names get used often enough for them to become institutionalized, and possibly featured on a map.  Here's a place Wayne and I have named to help is navigate up and down Powell Lake to our float cabin home.

This large fir has taken a beating during storms. It lost its crown and the remaining lower branches remain in a palm-like array, the trunk leaning precariously out from the cliff. Consequently, we call this landmark Palm Tree Point.

Have you ever named a place? What's the story behind it? -- Margy