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Rattlesnake Island (Okanagan Lake)

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In the early 1970s, Eddy Haymour developed the island as a tourist attraction which included a mini-golf course with a replica of the Great Pyramid at Giza and a giant camel. The provincial government blocked the project shortly after it opened. In 1986 the BC Supreme Court ordered the Province of
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British Columbia to pay Eddy Haymour $ 250,000 in damages for their "highly improper" actions. A documentary about this affair,
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Remaining Base of Eddy Haymour's pyramid replica, made from cinder blocks at the highest point on the island.
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One of many concrete mini golf holes from the island's development in the 1970s.
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Rattlesnake Island locator map for GEOG 272 assignment made with QGIS.
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On August 16, 2003, a lightning strike near the island started the
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Eastern Entrance to Ogopogo Gap, Rattlesnake Island is on the left
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The Fifth Estate - Eddy Haymour and Rattlesnake Island 1985
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Western Side of Rattlesnake Island, note navigation marker
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that burned a large portion of the surrounding park.
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Central Okanagan
49°44′52″N 119°43′02″W / 49.74778°N 119.71722°W / 49.74778; -119.71722

Rattlesnake Island (disambiguation)
Okanagan Lake
Peachland
British Columbia
Canada
Okanagan Mountain Park
Ogopogo
Eddy's Kingdom
2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire
Rattlesnake Island from the Northwest
Western Side of Rattlesnake Island, note navigation marker
Small Beach on Southern Side of Rattlesnake Island
Eastern Entrance to Ogopogo Gap, Rattlesnake Island is on the left
Rattlesnake Island as seen from Ogopogo Gap
Remaining Base of Eddy Haymour's pyramid replica, made from cinder blocks at the highest point on the island.
One of many concrete mini golf holes from the island's development in the 1970s.
"Rattlesnake Island"
BC Geographical Names
"Legends of the Lake"
"Bizarre Battle. Eddie Haymour has won $ 105,000 for..."
"The Kingdom of Haymour | Eighteen Bridges"
"Wild local story set to debut"
"Hot Docs Review: 'Eddy's Kingdom'"
"10 years later: Remembering the Okanagan Mountain Park fire (Gallery)"
The Fifth Estate - Eddy Haymour and Rattlesnake Island 1985
The History of Rattlesnake Island
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