# Source note — Ainsworth Hot Springs viral Reel

- **Facebook Reel lead** — https://www.facebook.com/reel/990461897036828 — Captured from supplied share link. Reel title/description: “It’s Mother Nature’s Sauna..” from Unsolved Mysteries & Paranormal Activities. Video transcript identified Ainsworth Hot Springs; treated as a lead, not primary proof.
- **Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort — History** — https://www.ainsworthhotsprings.com/history/ — Official history page: Ktunaxa traditional territory; nupika wu’u/spirit water; 1882 townsite pre-emption; mining-town period; early commercial development; Lower Kootenay Band purchase in 2015.
- **Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort — Pools** — https://www.ainsworthhotsprings.com/pools/ — Official pools page: waters originate around Cody Caves; enter system at 47°C/117°F; cooled to about 42°C/108°F for the 150-foot horseshoe caves and 35°C/96°F for main pool; chlorine/testing note.
- **Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort — Contact** — https://www.ainsworthhotsprings.com/contact/ — Official address: 3609 Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay Hwy, Ainsworth Hot Springs, BC; driving distances including Kaslo, Nelson, Cranbrook, Spokane, Kelowna, Calgary, Vancouver.
- **OpenStreetMap/Nominatim geocoding** — https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=49.7353933&mlon=-116.9112400#map=15/49.7353933/-116.9112400 — Nominatim returned Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort at 49.7353933, -116.9112400; display name includes 3609 Highway 31, Ainsworth Hot Springs.
- **Ktunaxa Nation** — https://www.ktunaxa.org/ — Public Ktunaxa Nation site used for general Ktunaxa context and spelling; article relies on resort/Lower Kootenay Band page for site-specific history.
- **Kootenay Rockies tourism listing** — https://www.kootenayrockies.com/partner/ainsworth-hot-springs-resort/ — Regional tourism listing checked for travel/context support.

Captured files retained locally in `/Users/macfebruary-20-2026/Downloads/newsforbc-facebook-reel-1BkPJMpcEk-20260808/`, including the Reel metadata, video, transcript and OCR snippets.