This series is a memoir of Gray Creek and its surroundings on Kootenay Lake in rural British Columbia, told first-hand by a born storyteller and veteran history writer.  Tom Lymbery was raised in the general store business begun by his father 100 years ago, which is still going strong today.

Tom writes of the era of sternwheelers when they arrived daily at the Lymbery door, and Depression-busted people from the Prairies camped on their bench.  Here are the stories of people and events as unique as the Kootenays, such as when Gray Creek changed from roadless isolation to transport hub for the only highway across B.C. All these tales and more unfold against a broader backdrop, ranging from turning rocky land into fruit-growing bounty, to surviving two world wars at home and abroad, with Depression in between.

These books are illustrated with artwork, family artifacts, maps and over 200 previously unpublished photos.