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Shop for your dinner at the Duncan Farmers' Market, held Saturday mornings in downtown Duncan. Stop in at Mad Dog Crabs on Canada Avenue in Duncan, or head to the Valley Meat Market for Cowichan raised meats, and take in Cowichan Bay along with the cheeses and delicious breads at True Grain Bakery. When you have stuffed your cabin larder full of the produce and wines of the Valley stroll our acreage and gardens or walk to Stoltz Pool Provincial Park. Stay long enough to adventure on the private rivercart crossing to midpoint of the Cowichan River Footpath. If fishing the Cowichan stop in at Bucky's in Duncan for flies and fish talk. Encounter hummingbirds, wildflowers, mushrooms, eagles, salmon spawns in season; Motor to Quw'utsun' Cultural and Conference Centre, BC Forest Discovery Centre, Chemainus Murals, Duncan Meadows, one of 5 area golf courses, The Cowichan Valley Vineyards. Sightsee the 90 - minute Scenic Malahat Drive to Victoria. |
| *Saturday Market 9am-2pm now located in Sun Valley Mall which is on the south side of the Cowichan River and just to the west of Hwy. #1... there is a traffic light at the intersection of Boys Rd and #1 *Westfalian Bakery on Kenneth Street, Duncan *Mad Dog Crabs 775 Canada Avenue, Duncan... seafood fresh from our local waters *True Grains Bakery and Hilary Cheeses in Cowichan Bay *Cowichan Valley Meat Market 519 Koksilah accessed by frontage rd on east side of Hwy #1. Offering beef, pork, lamb, and turkey raised locally on local feeds, for your good health Community Farm Store and Corefield Cafe. Organic produce,dry and baked goods, located in the Duncan Garage across from the train station, Downtown Duncan |
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| Old Road Inn serving country casual dinners on weekends, 10 minutes upriver of Sahtlam Lodge Cow Cafe - good eatery in Lake Cowichan Aroma - perfectly wonderful out-of-the-ordinary pizzas and other interesting dinner fare, 78 Cowichan Lake Rd. Nha Trang Maki Sushi & Vietnamese on Kenneth Street in Old Town Duncan Quw'utsun' Riverwalk Cafe offering traditional indigenous foods within sight of the Cowichan River 11am to 4pm June through September The Quamichan Inn serving elegant lunches Thursdays and Fridays...dinners Wednesday to Saturday Grapevine on the Bay in Maple Bay. An intimate spot with ocean overlooks Genoa Bay Cafe in Genoa Bay The Masthead Restaurant overlooking Cowichan Bay Vinoteca On Vineyard in Glenora Steeples in Shawnigan Lake La Pommeraie at Merridale Cidery open for lunch and dinner in Shawnigan Lake Cowichan Chef's Harvest Table a fund raiser event for PRovidence Farm held in October... |
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Local Wineries |
Outdoors
Cowichan River Provincial Park - 873 Hectares of swimming, canoeing, white-water kayaking, tubing, camping, fishing or hiking BC Trails to hike and bike Cowichan Valley Cycling Cowichan Valley Naturalists, Wildlife Society, and the Land Trust informative website Cowichan Valley Regional District Parks North Cowichan Hiking Trails North Cowichan Dog Parks Cowichan Kayaking An excellent site to investiage kayaking on the Cowichan River. Includes footage of winter river kayaking. Warm Rapids learn the excitement of kayaking in our lake warmed river Kindred Spirit Kayaking for gentle river kayaking and snorkelling experiences. The Great Lake Walk A challenging 56 km walk around Cowichan Lake held on the 3rd Saturday in September. Walk for your charity of choice. Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park - NW of Port Renfrew Hiking Trails of Southern Vancouver Island West Coast Trail EcoWest Sea Kayaking - Cowichan Bay Botanical Beach Provincial Park - Port Renfrew, 1-1 1/2 hours to spectacular west coast tidal pools |
Enjoy Cowichan Valley Sights and Towns
BC Forest Discovery Centre - Duncan The Town of Lake Cowichan Chemainus Murals - Chemainus Kaatza Station Museum and Archives Cowichan Lake Marina Tourism Cowichan Tourism on Vancouver Island For Vancouver Island Tourism information visit: www.islands.bc.ca and www.vancouverisland.com Fishing Ex-Stream Steelhead Fishing Guide Service professional river guides Joe Saysell 250-749-3062... fly fish drift of the Upper Cowichan River in spring with Joe Riverquest Charters.Drift Fish the Cowichan or Explore its bends and reaches with Dave Gunn 250-748-4776 Buckys Sporting Goods in Duncan Cowichan articles and fishing blog by Ian Forbes |
| Local Golf Courses Arbutus Ridge Golf & Country Club, Arbutus Ridge Cowichan Golf & Country Club, Duncan Duncan Meadows Golf & Country Club, Duncan March Meadows Golf Club, Honeymoon Bay Mount Brenton Golf Course, Chemainus |
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