Monday, December 30, 2013

Discover Harrison Hot Springs Community

By Harriett Crosby


Harrison Hot Springs Community is a small but bustling resort community. Just 3 hours north of Seattle and 5 hours east of Vancouver, it's a great choice for a weekend getaway or a vacation. Stay at a campsite, a B&B, or a resort hotel. Rent a cottage or a condo. Bring your boat and use the public boat launch. Enjoy the warm mineral waters and resort amenities, outdoor activities, art and shopping, restaurants and cafes.

Sitting on the south end of Harrison lake, this village is a starting point for all kinds of water fun; skiing, white water rafting, ocean kayaking, paddle boating, and power boating, and of course swimming. Two water parks provide family entertainment, Bridal Falls Water Park, and the Harrison Floating Water Park. Enjoy water slides, banana tube rides, and bumper boats.

Eco tourists can join guided hiking tours or boating tours. Hell's Gate Air Tram is an exciting adventure taking sightseers through 7 mountain tunnels. Canada is known for its wonderful fishing and Harrison Lake is no exception. Join a charter or rent a power boat to fish for salmon, sturgeon, or steelhead trout.

The Kilby Historic Site offers a living history experience. Also open to public visits are a dairy farm, a chicken and turkey farm, and a hazelnut orchard. At the Back Porch explore the pottery studio and an antiques and collectibles store. The Ranger Station Public Art Gallery features monthly shows by area artists. The Multicultural Choir offers public concerts twice a year and perform at fund raising events. Enjoy stock car racing at Agassiz Speedway.

Enjoy local festivals from April's Tulips of the Valley festival, to December's Christmas in the Village. The First Nation Sts'ailes participate in war canoe races and Sasquatch story telling during Sasquatch days in June. For 10 days in July, art and music are featured with an arts and crafts market. International musicians perform at Memorial Hall and on the beach. Also in July, come to this bustling little village to celebrate Canada Day, a Dragon Boat Regatta, and a Slow Food Cycle Tour of farm country. Enjoy music on the beach while enjoying the final days of summer on Labor Day weekend. Oktoberfest is the theme of the Harrison Beer Festival. Eco-tourists should return in November for the Bald Eagle Watch Festival.

Soak in the hot mineral waters at a resort or at the public pool. The hot springs were recognized as a spiritual and medicinal healing place by the First Nations. Since the mid 1800's Europeans have flocked to the hot mineral waters for healing and relaxation. Today's spas offer relaxing stone massages, nurturing body wraps, facials and pedicures.

Surrounded by snow-capped coastal mountains, there's plenty of winter fun. Outdoor activities include skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, back country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, and even dog sledding. End the day with a warming immersion in the hot mineral waters of Harrison Hot Springs.

Surrounded by mountains and sitting on the site of a glacier fed lake with 2 natural hot springs, many come to the Harrison Hot Springs Community seeking the health and wellness benefits of the warm mineral waters, and the luxury of a resort and spa. Those who love outdoor activities find hiking and biking trails, all kinds of water sports, all types of winter activities. Art and music lovers are pleasantly surprised to find a vibrant art and music community.




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