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at the Garden Bay Pub and Marina where they also have moorage for the boaters. Best of all, many of the events are free and family-friendly - first weekend in June, 2012! More info will be available and tickets may be purchased on their website
www.penderharbourbluesfestival. com Enjoy the invigorating scenery of mountains, boats and water with eagles soaring above you while listening to these award-winning musicians.
Indoor and outdoor
venues, dancing, food and a whole lot of Sunshine fun!
Egmont, a small waterfront village on Secret Bay in the Sunshine Coast’s Sechelt Inlet is surrounded by some of the most breathtaking scenery in the world. Sunshine Coast Tours will help you discover the cultural and historical highlights of this area. Enjoy marine sightseeing tours to the fords of Princess Louisa Inlet, Skookumchuck Narrows, Malibu Club, Sechelt Inlet and Jervis Inlet as well as SCUBA dive tours. Judged one of the 10 most scenic spots in North America, the majestic beauty of Princess Louisa Inlet is only a short while away and the trip through 40 miles of unspoiled wilderness is an exceptional experience. Voted “most scenic natural anchorage” in the world, Princess Louisa Marine Provincial Park lies between sheer cliffs rising to over 5,000 feet with Chatterbox Falls at the end of it all. Powell River on the Upper Sunshine Coast just a short ferry ride from Earls Cove, offers some of the best fishing in British Columbia. In Powell River the Beach Gardens Marina Resort, nestled among the quiet pines, offers a great stop enroute to Desolation Sound. Boaters enjoy the access to transient moorage with power as well as diesel and gas, liquor store and Laundromat. Check their website for seasonal hours at the Seaside Restaurant & Pub with Pacific cuisine and a spectacular view. Their deluxe oceanfront rooms are complete with high-speed Internet,
air-conditioning and private decks overlooking the marina. They even offer a free shuttle service in July and August to the mall and of course the famed Myrtle Point Golf Course is just minutes away.
Remember, this
escape starts just 45 minutes by ferry from Vancouver! The recent Westview Waterfront
development in Powell River sets the new standard for coastal communities. They have completed the necessary dredging and expanded both the North and South Harbours. The added moorage means lots more room, especially welcome with today’s larger boats. The whole of the South Harbour is now better protected against the weather with a new breakwater, and more welcoming for visiting boaters. Not only is there more space in the harbour, but the facilities will be exactly what today’s larger vessels require: better electrical service, fuel dock, water and sanitary pump-out.
Visitors are greeted by a new harbour office building all decked out with washrooms, Laundromat and showers. Wharfinger Jim Parsons has been managing the harbour for a good many years and is excited to see the project coming together. Visitors also enjoy the free shopping shuttle up to the mall in the summer months.
There is also a new walkway all the
way out to the tip of the north breakwater where you can watch boats launching, or coming in at dusk as the sun sets. It’s a nice addition to the area. A Seawalk of 1.3 km
was constructed to create a pedestrian corridor along the waterfront.
An
exciting new addition Spirit Square is a community gathering place with walkways, grassy areas and a gazebo out on the end of the wharf. This is a great location for outdoor concerts, weddings or any kind of community gathering. Powell River is famous as a gateway
to the marine parks of Desolation Sound and as a mecca for outdoor adventure enthusiasts seeking world class hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, fishing and scuba diving. In 2004, Powell River was named a Cultural Capital of Canada, laying claim to the title through its annual artists’ studio tour, international choral competition, symphony orchestra and film festival. Much of the town is built sloping down to the sea and brilliant, almost nightly sunsets silhouette the Hulks, 10 concrete WWII ships forming the world’s largest floating breakwater. The tiny village of Lund, north
of Powell River is the gateway to Desolation Sound. Water taxis ferry passengers in just 12 minutes to beachfront hiking and cycling around the environmentally sensitive white sand dunes of Savary Island. One of BC’s finest saltwater cruising areas, said to rival the best in the world is Desolation Sound. It lures legions of pleasure boaters and paddlers with its warm waters, photogenic wildlife and sheer- sided waterways of Scandinavian-like fords that at low tide reveal thick walls of purple starfish.
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Kayaking Skookumchuk Narrows, Glenn Kohaly Photo
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