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Main image: Paddling Lightning Lake in Manning Park Park near Princeton

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14 Similkameen Brown Bridge, Princeton Must Do List!

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45 Events Family fun in the sun

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Holiday makers play touch football on the beach at Bromley Rock near Princeton

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Imagine the tales you’ll that morph into semi-arid tell after a visit to the grasslands. Take your time, Similkameen to experience breathe it in, feel the sun, the history, the places, and and taste the bounty of our the people. Come explore valley. the stunning scenery of The best way to explore this rugged and rustic land is to follow the river that and the welcoming spirit runs through the heart of • Steak of the people. Spread your our valley. It’s where you’ll wings in the Similkameen find us, floating by Bromley • Greek Always photogenic — and uncover local lore told Rock, fishing, picnicking the Similkameen River Welcome by the very pioneers who and relishing the beauty near Hedley • Pasta continue to shape our story. of where we live. We’ve been happy to share it with • Pizza The Heart of Our Valley generations of travellers. Discovery Centre, and from our local experts. Gaze The Similkameen’s raw, We’d love to share it with Princeton’s unique Museum. in awe as you stand under • Homemade desserts natural beauty is a reminder you. Marvel as our curators bring a 100-year-old apple tree. of how powerful water can the past to life. At the Grist Savour the flavours of multi- be. Marvel at this valley History, Legends and Mill and Gardens our stories generational organic farms, • Take Out Available carved by the Similkameen Lore are set to music at their orchards and vineyards. River over 200 million years Legends abound of the summer concert series. The Discover sustainable • Gluten Free Options ago as it made its way down Similkameen First Nation, South Similkameen Museum farming with a tour and the Cascade Mountains. All the Granite Creek Gold Rush in Keremeos has recently lunch at Harker’s Organics around you will see open in Coalmont, and the days been moved. Ask at the in Cawston, or shop at 117 Bridge St., Princeton 250.295.6644 ranchlands and meadows of the Hudson Bay Brigade. Visitor Centre for location Parsons Farm Market in of alfalfa waving in the Listen to our stories unfold and hours. Keremeos. breeze, with craggy cliffs, at the Hedley Heritage See, taste and learn about Our history is steeped in lush orchards, and vineyards Museum, the Snaza’ist the Lower Similkameen exploration and discovery. ➤

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Electric Car Charging – 169 Bridge St., EV Plug Recharge your own (J1772), CHAdeMO DCFC, Study up on the Similkameen Nation at the Snaza’ist Discovery Centre in Hedley batteries as your car is being 2 Tesla Model S / Model Xs, charged. Take your time at CCS DCFC ports. a wine tasting or explore Vermillion Fork Restaurant the shops and businesses – 157 Vermillion Ave., Tesla of downtown. There are Model S / Model X ports. Driving the valley is a beautiful trip charging stations throughout the Similkameen Valley. KEREMEOS – LEVEL 2 connect to Hwy 5A, which Most are free, some charge AND DC FAST Getting Here takes you south to the by the hour, others are by Keremeos Municipal Hall, Similkameen. Travellers donation. 702 4 St., CHAdeMO DCFC, The from Calgary, AB can get CCS DCFC ports, $0.35/ (BC Hwy 3) runs straight here from BC Hwy 3A MANNING PARK RESORT kWh. Use the Greenlots through the Similkameen which links the Crowsnest – DC FAST RFID card to activate. Valley. It travels from to . From the Manning Park Resort, 7500 Clos du Soleil Winery, Manning Park to US, enter the valley at the Hwy #3, CHAdeMO DCFC, 2568 Upper Bench Road, EV in the Thompson-Okanagan junction of Highways 97 and CCS DCFC ports Plug (J1772), Tesla Model S Region of BC’s Interior. The 3 near Osoyoos. / Model X ports. valley is 180 km (112 mi) PRINCETON – LEVEL 2 CAWSTON – LEVEL 2 end to end. Hours to Drive AND DC FAST You can access BC Princeton Plaza, 114 Seven Stones Winery, 1143 Highway 3 from , Calgary to Princeton 9 hrs Tappton Avenue, CHAdeMO Hwy 3, Tesla Model S / BC via the Trans-Canada Kamloops to Princeton 2 hrs DCFC, CCS DCFC ports. Model X ports Highway 1 in Hope. From Open 24 hours, $0.35/kWh. to Princeton 2 hrs Jasper, AB, drive west on Greenlots RFID or App Find your closest Walk in the footsteps of our food, rodeos and aboriginal Hwy 16 to Hwy 5. Then Vancouver to Princeton 3.5 hrs required. Station ID #33084 charging station online at pioneers, fur traders and Mountain goats can be seen dancers, fiddle players and drive south to Merritt, and Princeton Visitor Centre pluginbc.ca or tesla.com. prospectors. In Princeton, throughout the valley celebrated Canadian names hike the gentle railway and rising acts. grades of the historic Kettle Springtime is rodeo Valley , a part of season, when the dusty air the Great Trail. Create your is alive with the scent of own legends filled with BBQ sauce and bulls at the grit and adventure along Chopaka Rodeo, the Elk’s the wilderness trails of Rodeo, and Princeton’s Stan China Ridge, Manning Park, Thompson Memorial Rodeo. Cathedral Lake Park, and Come see our cowboys in the Hudson Bay Company action. Brigade Trail. Be serenaded at the Grist Mill and Gardens summer Slow Down – You’re in concert series featuring Come and visit any time. Wow to the Princeton Show Canadian name and rising the Similkameen plenty of wildlife live here, ’N Shine. In the fall taste Time moves a little slower acts. Watch as Princeton’s including eagles, deer, elk, your way across the lower Veterans Square Gazebo in the Similkameen. Feel moose, bear, mountain part of the valley at our free to wave as you explore comes alive in summer goats and big horn sheep. In harvest events, sample our with an art and music the valley, we love to wave winter visit Manning Park award-winning wines, and back. Ask for directions, experience every Saturday. for alpine and cross-country sink your teeth into just- Purchase some local art at we enjoy helping people skiing, snowshoe and cross- baked pies made of fruit get to their next adventure. the Sunflower Gallery or country ski the China Ridge picked that morning. the Red Post Art Gallery in We may even tell you a Trails or try ice fishing in bit about ourselves, our Princeton. Celebrate the one of our many lakes. In Connect to Our Arts ancestors, and how we Traditional Music Festival spring our valley blooms and Culture when it hits the streets of came to live in this exquisite with colour and our rodeos valley. Our unforgettable Explore a cultural arts scene Princeton in August, or thrill. Take in countless as varied as the landscapes explore the richness of our experiences may surprise summer events from wine you, but our hospitality of the Similkameen Valley, rural life at Princeton’s festivals to endurance races, bursting with music and Agricultural Fall Fair. won’t. from a First Nations Pow

12 | www.SimilkameenValley.com www.SimilkameenValley.com | 13 ATTRACTIONS SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY MUST DO LIST SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY MUST DO LIST ATTRACTIONS Immerse yourself in the Similkameen River The Similkameen River is the heart Swimming spots on the of our valley. It’s what connects river are numerous our communities, from its western headwaters in Manning Park to Cawston, just above the US border. Listen carefully and you can hear the echoes of our past and the promise Similkameen Valley of our future. Paddle, swim or just pick a spot on the river to fish for trout. Relax and enjoy a lazy day on Where will your hike take you? the Similkameen River. Think adventure, think relaxation . . . think Must Do List Similkameen River. China Ridge Hike it, bike it, ride it, ski it, or snowshoe it. Enjoy 55 Bird’s eye views at Cathedral Lakes km (34 mi) of uncrowded trails by foot, on your your camp beside mountain bike, your horse, a jewel-toned lake. your cross-country skis or Watch in wonder as your snowshoes. The great rainbow trout jump outdoors beckons you to and shimmer in the come out to China Ridge sun. Drift off to sleep Trails and play in the woods When you want to get out into to the haunting call in Princeton’s backyard. of the loons. You These trails are great for can spend the night day use; however, there the great outdoors, this is the under the stars by a is no water up at China campfire or retire in Ridge, so you’ll need to place to do it. The mountains, comfort at Cathedral bring your own with you. rivers and valleys beckon you Lakes Lodge. chinaridgetrails.com to come camp, fish, paddle, float, hike, and bike along the TOP THINGS TO DO scenic Similkameen River. 1. Join us in celebrations and events throughout the valley 2. Chat with owners & winemakers about our terroir along our wine route Hike, bike, or ride your way Quiniscoe Lake, the Shangri- 3. Spend the day floating down the Similkameen River up to some of the world’s La of the Similkameen. 4. Take in an event, workshop, tour or concert at the Grist Mill and Gardens most stunning panoramic Hike the cool ridge, made views. Make your way up 16 smooth by the last Ice Age. 5. Hike or bike the Kettle Valley Rail/Trans Canada Trails in Princeton kilometres (10 mi) of trails Take your time on well- 6. Taste your way across the Similkameen at our harvest celebrations to Cathedral Lakes with a marked trails filled with 7. Hike, ski or snowshoe in Manning Park, Cathedral Lakes and China Ridge change in elevation of 540 awe-inspiring scenes of m (1800 ft). Remember to blossoming alpine meadows, 8. Fish our lakes and rivers in all four seasons for Rainbow and Brook trout breathe as you scan the tumbling waterfalls, and 9. Buy organic in Cawston, the Organic Capital of Canada and visit skyline and take in the striking rock faces. Keremeos, Canada’s Fruit Stand Capital No matter what outdoor activity you are planning, be sparkling sapphire lakes and This old growth forest 10. Play a round of golf at Princeton’s challenging 18-hole course. prepared. Follow the three Ts – trip planning, training, jagged mountain peaks. This is home to mountain and taking the essentials. AdventureSmart is a great bird’s eye view is well worth goats, California Bighorn 11. Discover our storied past at Princeton, Hedley and Keremeos museums the journey to get here. sheep, mule deer and the resource to help you get informed before heading Float fishing in 12. Relax and enjoy the beauty while photographing Swan Lake Bird Your adventures begin at rare Arctic Ptarmigan. outdoors. (adventuresmart.ca). Manning Park Sanctuary in Princeton 2,073 metres (6,800 ft.) near Stay awhile and make

14 | www.SimilkameenValley.com www.SimilkameenValley.com | 15 SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY MUST DO LIST ATTRACTIONS Bike the Rail Trail at China Ridge This scenic ride is a 30 and dips, and around riders alike who want km (18 mi) loop that trees and rocks as you to spend time exploring follows the Tulameen ride. Your reward is nature on their bikes. River, through two the picturesque White Grab your friends and tunnels and over three Sands Beach along the family and have an bridges and brings Tulameen River. Make adventure in the great you right back into sure you pack a picnic outdoors. Please make Princeton. The Rail Trail lunch, or a snack, and sure your bike has begins on the China bring your bathing suit. mountain bike tires to Ridge Trail network There’s an incredible get the most out of our and connects with the swimming hole complete trails. There is a shuttle historic Kettle Valley Rail with a sandy beach service but arrangement Trail (part of the Great where you can relax must be made in Trail). before you head back on advance. For more The trail meanders the 18 km (11 mi) ride info, visit the Princeton down a gorgeous to Princeton along the Visitor Centre right in south facing slope of Kettle Valley Rail Trail. the heart of Princeton. deciduous and evergreen This intermediate Email visitorinfo@ Explore the Great Trail trees. Make your way (blue) trail was created princeton.ca or go online and China Ridge through deadfalls for regular and hard core to chinaridgetrails.com

River Fun – Float and swim the day away Guided Tours

to PY Point, then on to – by land or air Bromley Rock. Make a Bromley Rock Let our guides show day of it and float near you the way. Hop in an Keremeos’ Red Bridge, air-conditioned van and or at Kobau Park in meander your way from Cawston. There is a winery to winery as the shuttle service here; experts show you a good however, arrangements time! For something must be made in different, take a helicopter advance. Contact the tour and see the valley Visitor Centre for from above. Several of our information. wineries have helipads Between Princeton so you can get a bird’s and Hedley is Bromley eye view of the valley Rock Provincial Park. and stunning views of the It is renowned for vineyards below. See our its swimming, sandy directory online or contact waters of the Similkameen riverside and a 50-foot the Visitor Centre nearest Locals do it, kids do it, River. Take your kayak boulder that rises from the you for more information. adults do it, even dogs do it! or canoe and spend a river. Plan a picnic and then What are you waiting for? day or two exploring float your day away. This Just do it! Take the plunge the Similkameen from peaceful rest stop was once and beat the summer heat. Princeton’s Bridge of a traditional fishing ground Experience a long-standing Dreams to Keremeos’ Red for the Similkameen First summer tradition—floating Bridge and beyond to the Nation. Today, it’s a place to and swimming in the Chopaka Wooden Bridge cool off and make a summer Similkameen and Tulameen It’s easy to let go of your memory. rivers. cares as you drift between Relax in our rivers. It’s Adventure along the Princeton’s old Brown part of what makes your Similkameen experience Learn about our terroir and shoreline, paddle the Bridge and the Bridge of its unique wines surface, or jump into the Dreams. You can go further rugged, rustic and real.

16 | www.SimilkameenValley.com www.SimilkameenValley.com | 17 SIMILKAMEEN VALLEY MUST DO LIST ATTRACTIONS Play in the Wilderness of Manning Park There are plenty of activities the sights of the hills and year-round to keep you jagged peaks as they roll busy in Manning Park’s towards the horizon. At vast wilderness of 83,671 night, it’s a great spot for hectares. star gazing. Throughout the spring, Take in an event like summer and fall, come Spring Fest in March and the enjoy the wildflowers, the Lantern Festival in August. wildlife, the fishing, and the There are plenty of places Take a walk to Princeton’s Swan Lake Bird Sanctuary hiking and mountain biking here to rest your head and trails. There are trails here get a good night’s sleep. for beginner to experienced Manning Park Lodge has hikers. Go for an hour or queen rooms, new premium Take a Walk take the entire day. In the cabins, chalets and a large winter, spend your days 50+ group facility called the Hike, walk or ramble your snowshoeing and skiing Last Resort. way along the scenic trails (both Nordic and Alpine) Manning Park is three of the Similkameen. With or go tubing at the Polar hours from Vancouver or the hikes both on and off the Coaster Park. Okanagan Valley and a mere grid, there’s a path for Take a drive up the paved 45 minutes from Princeton. travellers of all abilities. and winding road to the manningpark.com Princeton’s Swan Lake Bird Hike Manning Park’s pristine trails Cascade Lookout. Soak up Sanctuary offers visitors marked trails, bird blinds, a kettle lake surrounded by a riparian zone, and an abundance of wildflowers Orchards and Fruit Stands and wildlife. Cameras are a Join the growing number a piece of fresh-baked pie first cultivated right here must here! of home cooks and made from just about every in Cawston in the 1990s. Marked trails wind professional chefs who tree fruit you can imagine. If you’re not travelling through Manning Park journey to Canada’s Fruit Try one made with our as far as Keremeos and and Cathedral Lakes Park Stand Capital to buy our sweet Ambrosia apple, a Cawston, shop our smaller leading to storybook organic produce. Pick up chance seedling that was weekly farmers’ markets in landscapes and awe- ingredients for an old family Princeton and Hedley. inspiring views. Princeton’s recipe, or for a picnic as China Ridge Trails offer a you wander the fruit stands welcome escape in nature and farm-side markets that close to town. dot the landscape between Walk in the footsteps of Keremeos and Cawston. our earliest explorers on Linger a while and you 160 km (99 mi) of heritage may meet up with growers trails in Princeton and happy to chat about their surrounding communities. crops. Choose from over Link to our past on the 200 kinds of peppers and Kettle Valley Rail Trail. Learn more than 30 varieties the secrets of the 74 km (46 of field-grown heirloom mi) Hudson Bay Company tomatoes, dozens of types 1849 Trail which runs from of cherries and plenty of Tulameen to Hope. pumpkins, gourds and You can take short hikes corn. to reacquaint yourself with It’s a kaleidoscope Keremeos fruit stands of colour from spring – where fresh means Mother Nature or pack your picked that morning overnight camping gear until fall. Our landmark and make it an expedition! fruit stands are where You’re sure to have an you’ll find just-picked adventure as dramatic as the produce and locally- landscape surrounding you. made preserves. Bite into

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McCaffrey, and Dry lakes. places to start your next fish Four Season Fishing Ice fishing on most of story. Grab your tackle box To Merritt our Princeton lakes starts and BC Fishing Licence; Fish during all four the Princeton–Summerland D in mid-December and runs cast about in our waters and rincetn rea sen re seasons and you are sure backroad and drink in Boat Launch Crater Lake through to March. This is you’ll soon be hooked on Kidd Lake Alleyne to have some great fish the glories of the great Biking mountain country so be the Similkameen. Visit the ishin a Lake Kentucky Alleyne stories to take home. The outdoors while you’re Provincial Park prepared with the right gear Princeton Outdoor Supply Shea Lake Camping Similkameen is one of waiting for something to Kentucky Lake and you’ll have a whopper store for directions to where 97C Canoeing/Kayaking the best spots to angle for bite. Otter Lake in Tulameen Tahla Lake Loon Lake of a story to take home. the fish are biting! trout, mountain whitefish is the largest lake in the Boss Lake Fishing There are literally Davis Lake Bluey Lake and the elusive west slope Similkameen and a favourite 5 5A Okanagan Connector Golf hundreds of cutthroat. Anglers have been spot for locals. The only Hiking lured to our rivers and lakes competition you’ll find Horseback Riding T M since time immemorial. here are the raptors fishing Buck Lake Fishing from the shores Coalmont Road RV Site Fresh water fishing is easily alongside you. See inset map at right Whitehead Lake of Kentucky Lake near Skiing, XC D accessible from many sites Cast your rod in the Missezula Princeton Larry Lake rincetnTeepee Lakes rea sen re Hook Lake Lake Snowmobiling along BC Highways 3 and Ashnola, Tulameen or Cli ord Lake L Thalia Lake Green Lake Vinson Lake Crater Lake 5A; there’s plenty to catch Similkameen Rivers and Rickey Lake Ketchan Swimming Alleyne Gladstone Lake Kidd Lake Lodwick Lake Lake ishin a Lake in Similkameen waters no angle for rainbows and Summit Lake Taylor Lake Tubing K A Hornet Lake Goose Lake Eastmere & matter what the season. mountain whitefish. With Deadman Lake Shea Lake Wildlife Viewing Brook Lake Stoney Lake Westmere Imagine a relaxing day fast running currents and Prosser Lake Lakes Kentucky Lake Johnny Lake K with a handtied fly, dry deep watery pools, the only Andys Lake Harvey Hall Lake Kump Lake Loon Lake 97C hip waders and the sweet thing to distract you from Robertson Lake Mystery Lake McDiarmid Lake Spukune Lake dream of landing the “big landing the big one is the Stringer Lake Osprey Lake Bluey Lake 5 Link Lake Thirsk Lake O one.” Allison Lake near breathtaking scenery. Butler Lake Princeton is teeming with Head out to cattle country Allison Lake Chain Lake Gill Lake rainbow trout. Drop your around Princeton where Thynne Lake Borgeson Lake Allison Lake Rampart Lake line in the secluded Chain, the fish are always biting Provincial Park Osprey or Link lakes along in Allison, Otter, McKenzie, Dry Lake Buck Lake V S Laird Lake Pike Mountain Lakes Inset Whitehead Lake Frembd Lake McCa ery Lake S

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Gold runs deep through the Similkameen! Dip a pan into the Panning for gold in the Similkameen River near Princeton river and give it a swirl—who knows what you might find! Drop by the Visitor Centre in Princeton for information and maps on where to find public gold panning. Try your hand at finding one of the hundreds of geocached treasures along the KVR, China Ridge, and near Swan Lake. We consider our wildlife one of the true treasures of our valley. Explore the richness of our diverse ecosystem and abundant wildlife at the Meadowlark Festival and Manning Park’s Bird Blitz each spring.

Similkameen Spring

In the spring our rivers swell with runoff and our rapids your bicycle tour along the Kettle Valley Rail Trail. course more quickly. This is the most adventurous season Bird lovers can drive 6 km (4 mi) from Princeton and for paddling. Our wildlife emerges and lower elevation trails settle into one of two bird blinds and watch for migratory once blanketed in snow reveal themselves to hikers and birds at the Swan Lake Bird Sanctuary. mountain bikers anxious to get outside and play. As the days get longer, the valley comes alive with Make sure you have mountain bike tires on your bike rodeos. Get your cowboy on at the Chopaka, Princeton and to avoid disappointment. Princeton is a great place to start Keremeos rodeos as the pros show you how it’s done.

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Sizzling Summers Sleep Beneath the

from Princeton to Bromley Rock, Stars or paddle them by kayak or canoe. View Princeton Drop your line in the water to see Get away from it all and have a peaceful what’s biting. slumber beneath the stars. Unplug from Hear about our storied past at your hectic life and reconnect to nature by the Princeton Museum as you learn camping in the Similkameen. Get a good how our ancestors lived in a pioneer night’s rest at RV parks and provincial LIVINIT cabin, rode in the Welby stagecoach campgrounds, or in a guest suite at a Eatery Differently Princeton Museum or the native canoe, and how they peaceful orchard. For something completely put out fires with the antique fire different, bed down in a real log cabin. Fill your days with Similkameen truck. Learn about our history at our Make sure you take in the 35th annual On Tap Craft Beverages adventures; you’ll probably run museums in Hedley, Keremeos, and Mt. Kobau Star Party, southwest of out of time well before you run out Princeton. Cawston, which begins at dusk August 4, Valley Wines of things to do. The sun comes up At the Grist Mill and Gardens, and ends at dawn August 12, 2018. early in summer. Days are long and you can take a culinary and craft (mksp.ca) Artisan Pizza blend seamlessly into evening and workshop, do some plein air Stop in to the local Visitor Centre and there’s nothing but free time ahead. painting in the gardens, take in find out where the best log cabins and RV Southwest Cusine Spend adventure-fueled days hiking, a cultural history presentation, and camping spots are located. biking, and ATVing. Many rural or enjoy a tea party. For a tasty Valley’s Best Patio areas around Princeton support treat, explore our award-winning ATV use on trails on Crown Land. wineries. As you sip and sample Get close to nature, camping in Manning Park. These are shared-use trails from you’ll discover for yourself why the to Osprey Lake so please Lower Similkameen has become respect all users, stop for horse known as one of BC’s finest wine riders and pull over for hikers and growing regions. bikers. Please note that ATVs are not Invite yourself to our parties... allowed on the KVR Trail within the Tulameen Family Days, Kars Under town limits. Check with the Visitor the K, the Princeton Traditional Centre before heading out as some Music Festival and the Similkameen trails may not be in use. Sizzle, Canada’s only hot pepper Camp beneath a blanket of stars. festival, are just a few of our Compete in the Fat Dog 120 trail seasonal celebrations to help make or Ultra520K Canada endurance the most of your time in the valley! triathlon races. Float our rivers For more events visit our website at similkameenvalley.com/play/events

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of colour along the highway between Find your sweet spot in the 19th hole at their licensed patio Autumn Abundance Keremeos and Cawston. We love to celebrate the harvest and Fore! Similkameen. Carved from the restaurant. There’s even a full-service We grow good eats in the Lower fruit stands and farmers markets are we have plenty of events to go along mountains, the Princeton Golf Club RV Park. Similkameen and autumn is one bursting at the seams. You can’t miss with the shorter days and cooler nights. offers an affordable challenge to Try to land an eagle at Twin Lakes of the best times to visit when our them; dozens of fruit stands, brimming The Similkameen Sizzle celebrates hot all levels of golfers (18 holes, par Golf Course as raptors soar high above with seasonal displays create a rainbow 72). It’s here you’ll find small-town you. This 18-hole course lies at the peppers while the Grist Mill celebrates friendliness and full amenities. There’s other end of the valley on the drive the harvest. a well-stocked pro shop, power carts, that links the Similkameen Valley to Let’s not forget that autumn also pull carts and club rentals. Hit the the Okanagan Valley. There’s produce a plenty at our roadside means it’s time to experience your stands and farmers’ markets first crush. Winemakers are busy harvesting, crushing and pressing their grapes as part of the process of making delicious wine. In the Upper Similkameen autumn is also a time where the valley glows in shades of gold, green and amber. It’s the kind of light photographers dream of. Head out to Coalmont and Tulameen, up Hwy 5A and Hwy 3, or take a trip to Cathedral Lakes and Manning Park for some great scenery and wildlife photography. The Princeton and District Agriculture Fall Fair is always a hit with families. At Halloween, there’s the Golf in the heart of scenic Similkameen Princeton Halloween Festival and the Zombie Walk!

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Snow Fun! Lots of snow fun to be had in Manning Park

There’s no need to stay inside in the winter. Bundle up, slap on the sunscreen and explore the Similkameen. Embrace the brisk air and the sunshine as you head outside to play. Grab your toboggan and enjoy the day on our hills. Explore by snowshoe or skis, snowboard or snowmobile. Try your hand at ice fishing, or a pick-up game of hockey on an outdoor rink in Tulameen, just like the locals do. Go backcountry sledding through mountain trails and alpine bowls from Princeton and Tulameen to Olalla. Experience China Ridge, Apex Mountain or Manning Park beneath HOURS OF OPERATION the glow of a full moon as you snowshoe or • Saturday - Thursday, 12:00pm - 7:00pm cross-country ski across the powder snow. • Thursdays - 12:00pm - 7:00pm Ride Manning Park’s Blue Chair and ski fresh • Fridays, 12:00pm - 11:00pm dry powder all the way down. Nordic ski or • Saturday Meat Draws 2:30pm Check For Special Events Throughout The Year snowshoe China Ridge for some spectacular winter scenery. The flat Airport X-Country Ski Track in Princeton is a 4-km (2.5 mi) oval Telephone training track. Access it from the weather station. Warm up at our wineries’ holiday open 250-295-6060 houses and stick around to light up the night as you enjoy some of our warmest holiday Royal Canadian Legion 170 Bridge Street

traditions. Resort Manning Park Photo Branch 56 Princeton, B.C.

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of Hedley. People still pan ranch life are all depicted Friendly folk and our laid-back for gold in the Similkameen here. Enjoy the stories of Keremeos is a quaint town just like the whole valley River and the mouth of the past and present as you lifestyle make it easy for you to enjoy Hedley/20-mile Creek. Stop converse with our volunteers in at the Mountain Mist on and staff. Meet the unforgettable experiences you’ll Scott Avenue in Hedley for You can start, or add to, have here. panning equipment or to your Similkameen Bead Trail the Locals connect with a guide to take experience with the purchase you to the good panning of the Information Centre spots. Pepper Bead. Pick up the The mine may be closed, map that will guide you on but you can still take a tour to your next bead. of the Snaza’ist Discovery Learn more about our past Centre and learn about our with a visit the historic Grist First Nations and mining Mill and Gardens. Take in an history. Visit the Hedley event or concert or walk the Museum to explore insightful grounds of Western Canada’s exhibits and the evolution of only working water wheel our town. Stop in for a coffee powered flour mill. at the Hitching post or the Keremeos is a great Nickle Plate and chat with starting point for outdoor the locals. Accommodations: adventures at the Ashnola RV and tent camping, and a recreation area and hostel. Cathedral Provincial Park. Accommodations include Keremeos and Cathedral modest family-run motels, as The Organic Farming that range from cactus Lakes RV and tent camping, B&Bs, Capital of Canada. Aside and sagebrush desert to sub-alpine meadows. Keremeos is surrounded Cathedral Lakes Lodge. from great organic produce Accommodations include by jagged mountains and and wineries there is an orchard and vineyard guest framed by the Similkameen Cawston abundance of hiking trails Cawston is just east of on almost every terrain suite stays and B&Bs. Veterans Square lies in the heart of Princeton River. This is where many of our Similkameen Keremeos in what’s known imaginable. Dress for trails winemakers call home. Coalmont It was once a junction on The Similkameen Valley meet the locals, and sit a short drive from Princeton. go to explore wide-open Once you experience the the Kettle Valley Railway, is known for its eclectic for a bit. We’ll be happy Get outside and discover our spaces by trekking along the lush lands with orchards, and today it’s known for small towns, rolling to share our secrets of the wilderness wildflowers in Kettle Valley Rail Trail, HBC vineyards and farms, you’ll great outdoor recreation and orchards, sprawling ranches, Similkameen with you. the spring, summer and fall. Trail, China Ridge Trails, understand why Keremeos fishing. Find your way to vineyards, lakes and rivers. When the endless trails and and the historic Dewdney is the Fruit Stand Capital White Sands Beach, south We live life at a relaxed pace crystal clear lakes beckon Trail. Take the time to do of Canada. It’s here where Manning Park of Coalmont, on the banks here. It’s here you’ll find you, go to them. Hike and some photography and bird you buy the freshest Manning Provincial Park is a of the Tulameen River, for quintessential Canadian camp in the wilderness or watching at the Swan Lake Similkameen-grown produce great place for an affordable the perfect spot to spend a charm. Come and explore, kick back at a full-service Bird Sanctuary – just relax at seasonal fruit stands and ski get-away in winter and is summer’s day. family resort. and unwind. markets. Accommodations: RV and Join us at events like the Stop at the Keremeos Tulameen Hedley, an old mining town with lots ofcharacter tent campsites, hostel, and Stan Thompson Memorial Visitors Centre on 7th You’ll find Tulameen on the Manning Park Resort. Rodeo or Tulameen Family Avenue in Memorial Park south end of Otter Lake. In Days. Explore Princeton’s and relax in the park. the summer, relax, swim, rich history at the Princeton Let the kids play in the Princeton boat, waterski and fish for Get away from it all in Museum. Enjoy the small- water park and enjoy the lake trout. In the winter, Princeton and its bedroom town hospitality at many playground. Come inside there’s a great covered communities of Coalmont, family-operated restaurants the Visitor Centre for a tour outdoor ice rink, fun Tulameen, and Osprey Lake. and stores in Princeton. and view the murals that dances and swap meets! Stop and breathe in the Accommodations: motels, depict the history of the Celebrations throughout the fresh air and sunshine while RV camping, and vacation South Similkameen. Historic year include a snowmobile you discover our mountains, rental homes. landmarks, the building of poker run, a winter carnival, valleys, lakes, rivers and the Great Northern Railway, a fishing derby and Family miles of back country roads. pictures of First Nations Hedley Coalmont, home of outdoor recreation Days. This is where the locals Come to the eclectic hamlet residents, homesteads, and

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You’ll find these fresh, delightful The valley is proud of its produce taste treats at our fruit stands, farmers’ Savour markets, eateries, and wineries

Local Flavours Fresh from the Farm There’s nothing like and fruit into award-winning farm fresh produce. The vintages that pair beautifully Similkameen is well known with meals, appies or cheese for growing mouth-watering platters. Take time to savour sun-kissed fruits and them while relaxing in the vegetables, which you’ll find sun on one of our patios. proudly displayed at fruit In the summer, beat stands throughout the valley the heat with one of our The Fruit Stand Capital highest concentration of from spring to late fall. We delicious apple or pear of Canada organic farms in Canada. have succulent cherries, ciders. These traditional, Living up to its reputation There are almost 100 peaches, apricots, crisp hard ciders come in a range as the Fruit Stand Capital certified organic farms in apples, fresh vegetables, of styles from dry to semi- of Canada, the highway the Lower Similkameen and more than 200 varieties sweet, and some are even between Keremeos Valley. Growing healthy of peppers here. You’ll also blended with other fruits to and Cawston is where food sustainably is the find a tasty assortment of create delightful summer you’ll find a rainbow of hallmark of the Organic Similkameen honey, jams, sippers. colourful stands dotting the Farming Institute of BC, preserves, chutney, pies, You can taste the landscape. You can meet headquartered in the juices and wine vinegars. freshness at our local some of the friendliest Similkameen. The near- Our growers toil side-by- eateries, as many take pride people here over a bushel desert climate here provides Taste the distinctly side to produce a bounty in creating their dishes from basket of fresh greens or fantastic growing conditions of seasonal crops in a locally sourced ingredients. a pile of pumpkins. You’ll for grapes, fruits and Similkameen flavours in place where agriculture is Want to stay at a find growers who’ve just vegetables, honey, turkey a way of life. Many of our working farm? Stop in delivered their crops, and more. our grape and fruit wines, farmers have worked the at the Keremeos Visitor professional chefs and home The Harkers have been family farm for generations. Center to learn which cooks shopping for produce leading the charge in local ciders, fruit and organic Others are new to the area, farms and orchards have in bulk, and folks just organic and sustainable brimming with great ideas. accommodation to suit your stopping to gather picnic farming for 120 years and Winemakers craft grapes needs. supplies for a hike. five generations. Harker’s produce. Many of the fruit stands Organics is a great place to have been here for over 100 stop, take a farm tour, lunch years, offering an array of on just-picked produce and just-harvested fruits and sample the award-winning vegetables. Things have fruit wine and ciders. changed somewhat over the years. You can now Seasonal Farmers’ find exotic Indian dishes, Markets East Asian fashions, and You can get great seasonal the handiwork of local fruit and produce at our artisans as well. It’s a little farmers’ markets across the something different that valley. You’ll also find farm- Sampling some of the reflects the diversity of the fresh produce and a huge Similkameen’s award winning wine Similkameen Valley. selection of locally crafted works of art at weekly open- Canada’s Organic air markets in Hedley. Look Farming Capital around wineries and coffee This area earned the title shops and you might find other examples of preserves Fruit right off the tree makes for a lasting memory of the Organic Capital of Canada because it has the and local art on display. ➤

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Row after row of grapes destined for the crush pad

are about the wine they Our Wineries produce. Similkameen wineries have made a name for themselves Swirl, Sniff, Sip locally and internationally. You can almost taste the Our beautiful valley is now Similkameen sunshine in a recognized appellation every glass you swirl, sniff with its own geographical and sip. Hot, sun-soaked indicator. Clustered around summers and windy days Keremeos and Cawston, help create the perfect they are one of the fastest conditions for growing and best grape growing delicious grapes and fruit. regions in Canada. There’s Our unique terroir was nothing pretentious created long ago when Celebrating the vintage at the about Similkameen glaciers melted creating a Forbidden Fruit Winery, Cawston wines. Our grape growers huge river bed. As the water and winemakers are as receded it left behind .5 to passionate about our land 1.5 m (2 to 5 ft) of loamy river rocks underneath. consistently turn out grape and our community as they topsoil with calcium-covered Combine those elements and fruit wines and ciders with sustainable and organic that are recognized as some farming practices and of the best in the world. A small sampling of the wines available here you’ve got the ingredients The cidery and fruit for something special. wineries use organically We have 18 wineries, grown fruit because of including a cidery in the the favourable conditions Similkameen. Winemakers here and a commitment to here grow a variety of respecting our land. grapes that are suited to Our winemakers are their specific vineyards. masters at creating single Varieties include: Chasselas, grape varietals and blends Riesling, Gewürztraminer, that will have you swirling, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet sniffing, sipping and Sauvignon and Shiraz. Our smiling your way across award-winning wineries the Similkameen. Take your ➤ Photo Kim Lawton Photo

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Forbidden Fruit Winery Wine barrels waiting for harvest time at Eau Vivre Winery, Cawston you’ll find the Harvest Moon Guest House tucked away on a hillside with incredible valley views. This three-level log home is fully furnished and waiting for you and your group to settle in. Off-vineyard accommo- dations continue to grow as well. Nestled in wine country, farmersdotter organics has two lovely suites waiting for you. Tree to Me B&B is an option with full suites and a lovely market onsite. The Crowsnest Winery—the valley’s first B&B—has seven guest rooms and a full service European restaurant. Drop by for fresh baked time and discover why Sip and Stay you feeling right at home. bread, or handmade pizza our wines have garnered Enjoy your morning coffee Enjoy beautiful vineyard on Fridays. Their pool opens hundreds of awards world- as your stroll through a views in one of Orofino’s this summer! wide. Taste what all the vineyard or farm. These new luxury fully equipped Visit the Keremeos Visitor buzz is about. You’ll be glad family run boutique guest vineyard suites as you sip, Centre for more info on you did. accommodations will have savour and stay. Over at vineyard accommodation. ➤

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Photo ET2media Photo 26 Vertical Tasting of Chardonnay – Caves at Seven Stones – Cawston MARCH 26 Princeton Health Fair > Bear Trap Telemark Festival – Manning Park 26 Emergency Services Demo Day > Spring Fest at Manning Park 30 Mining Day – Princeton Social Media > Figure Skating Show – Princeton 31 Princeton Jet Flyers – Model Jet Plane Rally > St. Patrick’s Day Festivities – Princeton > Similkameen Heritage Festival – Grist Mill Keremeos APRIL 1 Chopaka Rodeo – Cawston 1 Don and Anna’s Easter Fun Day – Keremeos 1 Moonlight Ski Down – Manning Park 28 Similkameen Garden Club Plant Sale – Princeton > Theatre: Crimson Tine Players – Princeton Twitter: @SimilkameenVall > Earth Day Activities - Princeton Facebook: SimilkameenValleyBC Instagram: @GoSimilkameen

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JUNE 2 Rotary Charity Golf Tournament 6 Sr. Men’s Open Golf Tournament Events 9-10 Stan Thompson Memorial Rodeo – Princeton 9-10 Princeton Drag Racing 31 Similkameen Pow Wow – Keremeos 15-17 Keremeos Bluegrass Country Jamboree > Concert & Workshop series at Grist Mill and Gardens 15-17 Manning Park Bird Blitz – Manning Park 15-17 Devour Food and Film Fest featuring Similkameen Wines – SEPTEMBER Osoyoos 1 Wings on the Wind Kite Festival – Manning Park 16 Winemakers Dinner – Caves at Seven Stones – Cawston 1-2 Princeton Drag Racing 23 Table de Famille dinner series – Corcelettes Winery and 1-2 Similkameen Pow Wow – Keremeos Tree to Me – Keremeos 8 2018 HBC Brigade Trail UltraRace 29-1 Princeton Days, Mixed Open Golf Tournament, parade, 8 Harker’s Organics Apple Tree Dinner – Cawston pancake breakfast, duck race, dance – Princeton 8-9 Princeton Agricultural Fall Fair 14-15 Family Dance & Similkameen Sizzle – Keremeos JULY 15 Winemakers Dinner – Caves at Seven Stones – Cawston 1 Canada’s Birthday Celebrations – throughout the valley 15 Ladies in Pink Golf Tournament – Princeton 1 Princeton Days 20-23 Princeton Jet Flyers – Model Jet Plane Rally – Princeton 7 Princeton Show & Shine Car Show 22-23 Princeton Motocross Championships 7-8 Princeton Drag Racing 23 Superintendents Cross Country Golf Tournament – 13-15 Ball Buster Slo-Pitch Tournament – Princeton Princeton 14 Legion 9-hole Golf Tournament – Princeton > Heritage Fall Fair at the Grist Mill & Gardens 21 Winemakers Dinner – Caves at Seven Stones – Cawston 21 Parks Day Celebrations – Manning Park OCTOBER 21 Table de Famille dinner series – Corcelettes Winery and 13-14 Astronomy Weekend – Manning Park Tree to Me – Keremeos 27 Zombie Walk and Family Halloween Festival – Princeton 22 Vertical tasting Meritage – Caves at Seven Stones – > Apple Day at the Grist Mill & Gardens – Keremeos Cawston NOVEMBER > Concert & Workshop series at Grist Mill and Gardens 11 Remembrance Day throughout the Similkameen Valley AUGUST 24 Christmas Light up – Princeton 4 Tulameen Family Days 30-1 Crimson Tine Players Winter Theatre Production – Princeton 4 Lights on Lightning Lake Lantern Festival – Manning Park DECEMBER 4-6 Ultra520 Canada Triathlon – Similkameen Valley 1 Crimson Tine Players Winter Theatre Production – Princeton 4-12 Mt. Kobau Star Party – Mt. Kobau 7-8 Christmas Light up – Keremeos 5 Kars Under the K – Keremeos > Christmas Wineries Open House Tours 10-12 Fat Dog 120 endurance trail race – Cathedral to Manning Park 11-12 RCMP Musical Ride – Princeton 17-19 Princeton Traditional Music Festival – Princeton 17-19 Princeton Traditional Music Festival 18 Winemakers Dinner – Caves at Seven Stones – Cawston 18-19 Men’s Open Golf Tournament – Princeton 25 Two Day – Two Lady Golf Tournament – Princeton 25 Table de Famille dinner series – Corcelettes Winery and Tree to Me – Keremeos

Background photo: The Grist Mill and Gardens, a working 1877 water wheel powered flour mill, hosts many events Photo ET2media Photo The Old Grist Mill, Keremeos

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