Rauhala

Rauhala Rauhala is a privately owned heritage farmland, on Malcolm Island. With over 104 acres of forests, grassy fields, a creek, campgrounds and beaches.

With over 104 acres of forests, grassy fields, a creek, campgrounds and beaches, stretched across a kilometer of oceanfront. Spectacular views of the ocean and mountains of northern Vancouver Island. In our very own private bay, nestled on the outskirts of the town of Sointula. Rauhala, meaning 'Place of Peace." is an original Finnish homestead from the early settlers. The site is a living museum,

frozen in time. Left untouched for half a century, hidden away behind walls of forest, ocean and a rocky bluff.

08/25/2026

The end of an era.
My Dad, Davie Lanqvist and Uncle Leslie Lanqvist once owned a sein boat called the Millionaires.
The Millionaires was built in the Williams boat house and was originally called the Wilma W. named after Bill Williams' daughter.
Today we say good bye to this historic landmark.

08/21/2026

From Rauhala tonight.

New to the "Roadside Jam Stand".Dandelion Jelly!Corner of 2nd St. & 19th Ave.Sointula, B.C.
08/18/2026

New to the "Roadside Jam Stand".
Dandelion Jelly!
Corner of 2nd St. & 19th Ave.
Sointula, B.C.

It's been 5 years today, since our last family journey out past Rauhala to Mures. It's been a decennial tradition to hik...
08/11/2026

It's been 5 years today, since our last family journey out past Rauhala to Mures.
It's been a decennial tradition to hike out to Mûres and carve our initials in an alder tree. A tradition first started when I was born 45 years ago.

This one is one of my favourites.1904Poor people unite!Workman
08/11/2026

This one is one of my favourites.
1904
Poor people unite!
Workman

From the strips of wall paper from the upstairs bedroom.of the Rauhala farmhouse were strips of old Finnish newspapers. ...
08/11/2026

From the strips of wall paper from the upstairs bedroom.of the Rauhala farmhouse were strips of old Finnish newspapers. These strips dated back to 1904 confirming the building was built in 1904. I took them to the Sointula museum and a small team of local experts analyzed as many of them as we could in a couple of hours.
The ones we felt were most important were archivally scanned into the museums database. These are some pictures I took.of the pieces that had any significant information.
One of them even speaks of someone in Massachusetts writing Malcolm Island and putting an article in a local publication.
There will be more as we only went through a couple of bags of salvaged clippings.

The strips of old finnish newspapers between the seams of the wall paper in the upstairs bedroom of the Rauhala farmhous...
08/08/2026

The strips of old finnish newspapers between the seams of the wall paper in the upstairs bedroom of the Rauhala farmhouse, date back to 1904, the year the house was built.
So far, I have found the year 1904, four times.
Unfortunately the wallpaper is coming down but I am trying to salvage as many of the straps as I can and brushing them.off and placing them in a bag for safe keeping, while documenting where in the building they came from.

08/07/2026

Address

50 & 60 Meynell Road
Sointula, BC
V0N3E0

Telephone

2509748440

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