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An aerial photograph of Long Beach from 1963.

Photo Credit: Nathan Cetinksi

What We Love: Long Beach in the Old Days

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  • October 31, 2022
  • VanIsle.News Staff
Long Beach wasn’t always a tourist destination

Nathan Cetinski posted this gem on the I Love Vancouver Island Facebook group. It’s an aerial shot of Long Beach from 1963.

Before the hippies and the tourists, the beach was a quiet solitude on the edge of the world.

Do you remember the days when anyone could camp on the beach?

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