History & Culture Walking Tour

Description

This one hour walking tour is a great introduction to the history, culture, and general quirkiness of Salt Spring Island, and also explores the lesser known nooks and crannies of Salt Spring’s main town center. This highly informative, well researched, and funny walking tour explores a wide range of topics that include: the history of the island’s indigenous people (First Nations), its eclectic early settlement patterns of black, Hawaiian, Japanese and European families, its commercial and agricultural history, its place as a refuge for draft dodgers from the Vietnam War and haven for alternative communities, and the many many interesting stories that naturally come from a small island where many people have relocated for a chance at a life off the beaten path.