Shannon Falls Provincial Park

This guide to Shannon Falls near Vancouver opens with the Squamish story of Say-noth-ka, a two-headed sea serpent said to have clawed its way up this cliff and carved the channel the water still pours through. From there it follows a string of owners who saw only opportunity in the falls: William Shannon digging clay for bricks in 1889, the mining company that bought him out, and the unemployed men who camped here building the highway during the 1930s. Listen for how a brewery, the last in that line, ended up holding the property before you reach where you're standing now.