Kaslo is a picturesque little village with a population of 1,032 and is nestled along the shores of Kootenay Lake.
Kaslo was founded in 1893 and was the region's first incorporated city. The town soon became known as the commercial centre of the gold, silver and lead mining industries.
Today, Kaslo is as pretty as a postcard with an abundance of Victorian architecture that echoes back to the sunshine days of the British Empire.
In August the village becomes the centre of the best Jazz Festival around. Kaslo Jazz
For summer visitors there are lots of hiking and biking trails and one of the most picturesque golf courses in the area. Famous for the giant Gerrard rainbow trout, some weighing as much as 32 lbs., Kaslo has often been called "Rainbow Country"

The picturesque Kootenay Lake, nestled between Selkirk and Purcell Mountains.

S.S.Moyie.

On Saturday, October 22, 1898 the S.S. Moyie was launched at the Nelson docks.
By 1935, only the Moyie and Granthall remained. Sternwheelers Nelson, Kaslo, Kokanee became only memories. The Moyie continued to enjoy a happy and close association with all the communities and settlements along the lake, especially the ones that were still isolated. But by the early 1950s, the Moyie was beginning to show signs of her old age. She made her last run on April 27, 1957 and it took her on an 87-mile trip to such familiar places as Queen's Bay, Kootenay Landing, Walker's Landing, Riondel, Ainsworth, Mirror Lake, Kaslo, Johnson's Landing, Lardeau and Argenta.
In February, 1990, the Village of Kaslo, representing the people who have saved the Moyie as a remarkable resource, received the highest honour the federal government can bestow: a Canadian Parks Heritage Award.