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Cananda Travel Guide This
city maintains a reputation for wild summer fun that
centers on its bars and beaches on Okanagan Lake. The
surrounding Okanagan-Similkameen area is a popular
holiday destination with an abundance of fast-food
restaurants and hotels. And, because the area is one of
the major fruit baskets in North America, you'll find
lots of roadside produce stands June-October. Wine is
another product of the region, and in the past 20 years,
it has grown from a cottage industry to a high-volume
business that draws many travelers for winery tours. A
wine train, serving gourmet lunches and dinners, makes
daily runs in the summer.
Other area destinations include Kalamalka Lake Park and
the Kettle Valley Railway (hiking) and Old MacDonald's
Farm (barnyard animals—near Westbank). At Vernon, the
O'Keefe Historic Ranch re-creates ranch life in the
1800s. The main house is a Victorian mansion furnished
with collector's items, and other buildings on the
grounds include a cook's house, a reconstructed general
store and a bunkhouse. 245 mi/395 km east of Vancouver.
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