Is a small community, 94 kilometers east of Williams Lake in the Central Cariboo region of British Columbia on a side and an unmarked road off Highway #97, just east of 150 Mile House. It is where the Quesnel River enters Quesnel Lake. Likely was once a prosperous gold mining camp and had very rich gold finds in the Cariboo district. Likely today still relies on mining exploration especially with a open-pit mine found nearby, but is mainly a tourism town especially fishing, hiking and the history of the area. One notable attraction nearby is the ghost town of Quesnel Forks (sometimes spelled as “Quesnelle Forks”) which is 8 kilometers, northeast of Likely was an important mining town in its own right, especially with Chinese miners. Likely is named after John Likely, known by his famous nickname “Pluto John”, a gold prospector.
LIKELY’S POPULATION: 375
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