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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Happy Birthday to our founder, Paddy Mackie! He was born #onthisday in 1922 and his spirit continues to shine as bright as his portrait (M. Bull, 1980).

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Let's go outside and paint! 🎨 We're excited to be partnering with the Vernon Community Arts Centre to offer a Plein Air workshop w/ Tina Siddiqui. 🖌 Tuesday, August 12 🖌 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 🖌 Meet at Mackie Lake House Register now through the Vernon Community Arts Centre, before spaces fill up!

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

This is an important day to remind consumers about the impacts of climate change as tea leaves only grow in tropical and subtropical ecosystems which are vulnerable to shifts in temperature.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

It's International Tea Day! 🍵 International Tea Day acts to promote the tea industry and the important farmers and communities who rely on the crop to live.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

For the Mackie family, peace came at an incredible cost - they lost two of their sons in the war effort. The experiences of all Canadians during the war years would shape their lives for the decades to come, and it is our honour to Remember Them.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We can only imagine the relief felt by families in Canada like the Buchanans, the Laytons, and the Mackies (all of whom once called Lake House their home).

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Today, we join countless individuals around the world in commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe. On this day in 1945, German forces offered an unconditional surrender--bringing a conclusion to nearly six years of fighting in Europe. #VEDay80 #WW2 #CanHist

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BC Culture Days @bcculturedays.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Artist residency alert! @mackielakehouse.bsky.social seeking applications for its Summer 2025 Artist in Residence Program (AiR Program)—a collaborative partnership between Mackie Lake House Foundation and Vernon Public Art Gallery. Learn the details here: www.mackiehouse.ca/artist-in-re...!

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Calling artists passionate about heritage! Are you looking for an opportunity to develop a project/series and exhibit your work? Mackie Lake House is seeking applications for its Summer 2025 Artist in Residence Program. Visit for full residency details: www.mackiehouse.ca/artist-in-re....

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Happy #PhotoFriday 🌸 Here's a great one for Earth Month! A beautiful shot from the knoll of the Root Cellar looking towards Mackie Lake House. This was snapped by our landscaper a few years back and we love the colours!

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A great and affordable way to support a local non-profit and look snazzy while you're at it!

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Tickets to Mother's Day Tea at Mackie Lake House are available now! $55 per person, sittings at 2pm on May 10 & May 11, enjoy a beautiful spring afternoon at the Lake House! Tickets available only at ticketseller 💐

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We're hiring a marketing coordinator to join us for the summer! If you have social media and graphic design experience, and are passionate about the arts, culture, heritage, and storytelling, be sure to check out our job posting. www.mackiehouse.ca/employment/

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

We're so excited to be working with Gumtree Catering for our upcoming Earth Day Tea on April 13. This menu features all of the standard elements of an afternoon tea - savouries, scones, and desserts - but with a completely vegan twist! Tix available now at ticketseller DOT ca

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Happy #teacuptuesday! Here's a throwback to last July and a little set of hands enjoying Teddy Bear Tea at Mackie Lake House - this gal was accompanied by her grandpa and they enjoyed a beautiful view of Kal Lake 🐻

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Happy first day of Spring! 🌸 📷: gardens at Mackie Lake House, June 2024.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Happy Pi Day to all those who celebrate!

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Learn more about Elizabeth Layton here 👇🏼

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Carla-Jean Stokes @carlajeanstokes.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Elizabeth Layton grew up in a beautiful lakeside home in Coldstream, BC before moving to England to work as Winston Churchill's secretary during the #SWW She was born in England, and later settled in South Africa, but for all of her life, she was steadfast in the belief that she was Canadian 🇨🇦

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

She later wrote: “Sitting beside him in the rear saloon and seeing myself to be also somewhat the object of notice, I had the most absurd longing to jump up and shout, “Hi, I’m not English. I’m Canadian like you!” 🇨🇦

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

During the war, Elizabeth met and spent time with numerous famous dignitaries around the world. She attended the Quebec Conference with Churchill in 1943 and noticed the crowds of citizens cheering for him as their train passed.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Elizabeth flew the family coop in the late 1930s to train as a secretary in London, UK. In the final days of the Blitz, she signed on to work as one of Winston Churchill's secretaries.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Elizabeth Layton, whose parents lived in the Lake House from 1925-1940, later said that (though born in England) the years she lived in Coldstream made her feel like she was Canadian 🇨🇦

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

We had a great time at the Vernon Winter Carnival parade this past weekend! For the 1980s theme we pretended we were from "Little House on the Lakeside," by borrowing costumes from Historic O'Keefe Ranch and hitching a ride with Horse Drawn Okanagan.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Happy Monday! Is it summer yet? Here's a throwback to our amazing intern, Augustus, doing a little en plein air painting during his days off.

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Happy #photofriday everyone - here's Vernon Preparatory School covered in snow, exactly 79 years ago in 146. Enjoy that winter weather! Photograph: D. Oswell

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Mackie Lake House @mackielakehouse.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hello #bluesky! We're Mackie Lake House, a registered heritage site situated in Coldstream, British Columbia 🇨🇦 Our mandate is to present and preserve the history of Mackie Lake House (including thousands of artifacts and archival documents) for the enjoyment and education of the public 🥳

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