Despite the beautiful countryside and the very laid-back life style of its inhabitants the Slocan Valley luckily is not yet discovered by main stream tourism. Visitors immediately feel the spirit of the valley and being welcomed. Friendly people always take their time for a chat. Clocks seem to run slower here, and people know how to live in harmony with nature and seasons.
Slocan, Silverton and New Denver, once prospering mining towns, have become small and quiet places today. Their beautiful location right at Slocan Lake makes them an ideal starting point for many touristic enterprises.
Haus Lemon Creek and Haus Beaver Castle in Lemon Creek are located between Slocan and Winlaw. They are the ideal base for hikes into Valhalla Provincial Park and along the shores of Slocan Lake as well as canoe trips on the lake. Many valley residents make a living by working for the logging industry. In the first week of July Slocan hosts the logger sport festival where loggers compete in old and new logging techniques.
With its museum Silverton keeps the memory to the hard mining years alive. July 1, Canada’s National Day, always is celebrated with a folk fair which attracts many visitors to arrive with vintage cars and motor cycles. In December the village hosts the European-style Christmas market “Christmas by the Lake”.
New Denver is a pretty village. Its museum, too, reminds of the old pioneer days. The settlement was named after Denver in Colorado using the name as a good omen in the hope the silver ore found here would make its residents as rich as the gold mines Denver people in America. Nikkei museum and Japanese garden remind of the internment days of Japanese Canadians in World War II.
Cozy café restaurants invite to relax and small boutiques offer unique local arts and crafts. During summer every Friday an open air market takes place where local garden and field products are offered.
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