Located in Fort Nelson, a town of 5,000 or so at Mile 300 of the Alaska Highway, this museum covers the history of the city beginning in 1805. It was started by the legendary Marl Brown (and his ever-supportive and patient wife, Mavis). Brown was assigned by the Canadian Army in 1957 to repair their vehicles. He became intrigued by the many machines and vehicles abandoned along the roadside during the World War II-era building of the Alaska Highway. So he began a salvage project. Some 3o years later, he…
