Menzies Bay, British Columbia
Menzies Bay is a large bay adjoining Seymour Narrows and Quadra Island north of Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
It was once considered in 1872 as a crossing point to Vancouver Island for the Canadian Pacific Railway from
Sonora Island and Bute Inlet in that project's quest for a transcontinental line. The bay was the site of a Bloedel, Stewart and Welch railroad logging camp in the 1930s, and adjacent to Ripple Rock.
Background
There is a private campsite on the beach. The Akriggs say that this bay was likely named after Archibald Menzies, a botanist and surgeon who served aboard HMS Discovery and HMS Prince of Wales.
References
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
50°07′N 125°23′W / 50.117°N 125.383°W