JUNE 24TH, 2010
Unhurried in Harrison
An
hour and a half outside of Vancouver, the city girl in us happily went
country with the other kind of wild weekend in Harrison-Agassiz.
stay
Whether you vacationed there as a kid or not, the Harrison Hot Springs Resort & Spa will have you feeling nostalgic (think Kellerman’s Resort in Dirty Dancing).
In between dips in the hot mineral pools and sessions at the Healing
Springs Spa, make sure you reserve one night to mambo like Baby and
Johnny at the historic Copper Room. Book a deluxe lakeview suite in the
East Tower or really commit to the kitsch in one of their retro
cottages. Rooms $159-$284, www.harrisonresort.com
eat
Hop in the hybrid and take a self-guided Circle Farm Tour
of the area. There are stops for everything from coffee to hazelnuts,
but our faves are the artisan cheeses from the award-winning Farm House Cheeses and Limbert Mountain Farm with its hillside garden of herbs and quaint tea room where they serve up scrumptious lunch and afternoon tea on weekends. www.circlefarmtour.com
If you’re the biking type, then you’ll want to set aside August 21 for the Slow Food Cycle, which stops at those same spots, and ends with a Chehalis Traditional Salmon Feast. www.slowfoodvancouver.com
do
Take
the gang on a tour of the Harrison River by boat to see wildlife (a
Sasquatch even) and let the wind blow in your hair. Especially
spectacular is the Fall Eagle Tour,
where hundreds perch to feast on spawning salmon. Or if you prefer to
do the fishing yourself, catch and release trips can be arranged. www.harrisonecotours.com
Check out photos from our Harrison-Agassiz getaway on the Editors’ Diary.
