Kinsmen Beach Playground Xylophones - Invermere, BC
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N 50° 29.879 W 116° 01.547
11U E 569094 N 5594454
On the northern shore of Lake Windermere is Kinsmen Park, the largest and most used park in Invermere.
Waymark Code: WMVREB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/23/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Team GPSaxophone
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Just off the north end of the beach, north of the Beach House, is the playground. With several pieces of equipment to occupy the kiddies, this playground also has an interesting addition, several musical instruments. There are four altogether, each a wooden xylophone, each in a different configuration, one on the back of an alligator. Not horribly musical, one has a full octave, while all the others have just four notes each. Nevertheless, we imagine the kids have a great time bashing on the notes (and everything else nearby) with the mallets provided.

Though only one had a visible maker's name, we suspect that all are made by Soundplay, a manufacturer of playground musical instruments. On their website they refer to the alligator instrument as a drum.

Kinsmen Park & Beach

Kinsmen Park is a beautiful green space on the shores of Lake Windermere in Invermere. The park is not only the centerpiece of a great deal of what summer is all about for residents, but also a popular attraction for visitors to the area. Regardless of where you vacation in the Columbia Valley, you will, at some point, most likely find yourself heading to Kinsmen Park. Many community events take place there each year too – like the Snowflake Festival, Canada Day Celebrations and the Invermere Music Festival, to name a few.

With tall trees to provide plenty of shade on a hot summer’s day and its breathtaking views of both the Canadian Rockies and the Purcell range, Kinsmen Park offers an abundance of reasons why you will want to put it on your places-to-visit list for the family vacation. Here are just a few:
sandy beach beach volleyball
kids’ play area splash and spray park in the lake
concession Pynelogs Cultural Centre
clean, accessible washrooms botanical gardens
showers and change rooms Botanical Gardens Trail
plenty of parking Trail around Dorothy Lake
picnic tables Lake Windermere Whiteway

The Lake
With tall trees to provide plenty of shade on a hot summer’s day and its breathtaking views of both the Canadian Rockies and the Purcell range, Kinsmen Park offers an abundance of reasons why you will want to put it on your places-to-visit list for the family vacation.
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