T.D. Shorts
Writing

Pretend you are an early pioneer in the Okanagan Valley who travelled on the Ruth Shorts rowboat from O’Keefe Ranch to your homestead just north of Penticton. Write a journal for two of the nine days on the rowboat.
Here is an example:

July 22, 1883
Today we left O’Keefe Ranch for our journey to our new home outside of Penticton. The weather was perfect for our trip—blue sky, warm temperature, and just a slight breeze. We got underway at around 8 a.m. Mr. Shorts seems to be a very nice man, very talkative! The first few hours were uneventful. We stopped somewhere along the shore for lunch at about noon, and again for supper at around 5 p.m. Mr. Shorts said the weather was so good that we would keep going for a couple more hours. So, he continued to row until 8:30 p.m. at which time he came into shore, and we put up camp for the night. It has been a long day!

Write a make-believe narrative paragraph about one day in the life of an early Okanagan Valley pioneer.

Write a narrative paragraph about a ferry or a boat trip that you have been on.

T.D. Shorts is described as a unique pioneer. Using the information in this vignette, the picture in the vignette, and your imagination, write a character sketch of Captain T.D. Shorts.

Using your imagination, write a descriptive paragraph of the scene at the Vernon Fall Fair in 1891.