As the largest southern Gulf Island and one of Canada’s top arts communities, Salt Spring is home to about 10,000 of the most eclectic mix of folks you’re likely to encounter. On Salt Spring (or Saltspring, depending on your stance in The Great Name Debate), cottage industry abounds and nearly everything is organic. There are three main communities: Fulford (ferry arrival port from Swartz Bay), Vesuvius (on the north-western shore), and Ganges (the island’s central commercial hub) with 180 square kilometres of paradise stretching between. Last year, BC Ferries delivered 33,000 more passengers to Salt Spring in July and August than in the previous two months, nearly three-quarters of them tourists. With about 200,000 visitors per year, Salt Spring Islanders have adapted into the consummate hosts. Accommodation ranges from high-end spa resorts like Hastings House, to the “shagadelic”
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Love Shack cottage, where couples can spend a groovy weekend by the sea all spring and makin’ love instead of war. You can summer also spend a weekend dedicated to your at Hastings House health: Salt Springs Spa Resort pipes mineral waters into your chalet’s hydroon Salt Spring. thermo spa tub, while yoga resorts hold retreats to help you find your inner peace. For accommodation and dining listings visit www.saltspringisland.org or the Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce at www.saltspringtourism.com. With much to do and see on Salt Spring, it’s helpful to pinpoint your travel style first, and then build a vacation from there. If you love art, consider popping over for “Masterpiece Weekend,” June 19-21 at ArtSpring Island Art Centre in Ganges. Presented by Salt Spring Fine Art, this premier event will feature one “best work” by each of the participating galleries (see www.saltspringfineart.com). Perhaps you’d enjoy a cycling tour, kayaking adventure, or beachcombing sojourn with a couple of hikes thrown in. Fernwood Point and Beddis Beach are local favourites, while Southey Point Trail culminates at a gravel/sand beach,
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