There is so much to do in our community in the summer. The following is a list of some of our family favorites over the years and more recently:
1. Kalamalka Provincial Park – main gate – and dog beach
2. Paddlewheel Park – shade and a playground, big open space for games
3. Buskers playing downtown on Tuesdays at lunch and Friday evenings
4. Sutton free movies in Polson Park
5. Water park in Polson Park
6. Atlantis Waterslides
7. Vernon Public Art Gallery
8. O’Keefe Ranch
9. Pumphouse beach on Kal Lake
10. Sovereign Park on Kal Lake – picnic?
11. Ellison Park for rock scrambling and beach
12. Museums
13. Okanagan Science Centre
14. Caetani Centre art markets and other activities
15. Boat ride on any lake
16. Jumping in the lake off a boat to swim
17. Rowing on Swan Lake
18. Floating down Shuswap River in Enderby
19. Hiking Rainbow Falls near Sugar Lake
20. Camping at Sugar Lake
21. Vertigo art gallery
22. Civic Sounds in front of the museum
23. Kayak the Shuswap river then
24. Dinner and entertainment at Lorenzo’s Café
25. Mabel Lake camping adventure
26. Fishing at Echo Lake
27. Lunch in Lumby
28. Hiking Blue Nose Mountain
29. Farmers Market in Vernon
30. Saturday morning market in Armstrong
31. Then breakfast at the Brown Derby
32. Grey Canal hikes
33. Silver Star – biking, hikes or strolling
34. Wildflower hikes at Silver Star
35. Wine tours
36. Any or all of the festivals in the area
37. Volunteering at the festivals
38. Ghost Tours of Vernon
39. Kin Beach at sunset
40. Watching sailboat races on Ok Lake
41. Driving the area back roads
42. Picking fruit at local farms
43. Davison Orchards
44. Okanagan Landing regatta
45. Visiting Fintry – waterfalls and old house
46. Jamming in Justice Park
47. Rollerblading down 25th Avenue
48. Cycling anywhere
49. Yard sales
50. Golfing
51. Cross country running in the parks
52. Enjoying an ice cream cone anywhere
53. The Peanut Pool and Lakeview Park
54. The Rec Centre
55. Stocking up on summer reading at the library
56. Baseball in the park behind Coldstream Elementary
57. Watching lawnbowling and skateboarding in Polson Park
58. Downtown Vernon Mural tour
59. The view from The Rise
60. Sitting on the dock at the cottage
There is so much more to do and enjoy here. Best thing I do everyday is to congratulate myself for being so wise to choose live here.
— Michele Blais is a longtime columnist with The Morning Star.
