A NEW DAY...EVERY DAY!

THE SS SICAMOUS IS A FIVE DECKED STERNWHEELER COMMISSIONED BY THE CANDIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY TO PROVIDE DAILY SERVICE ON OKANGAN LAKE BETWEEN PENTICTON AND VERNON.  SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN 1914 AND THE VESSEL OPERATED UNTIL 1937. SHE IS NOW A MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PARK OPERATED BY THE SS SICAMOUS RESTORATION SOCIETY.  THEY HAVE DONE MANY RENOVATIONS AND MONEY IS ALWAYS BEING RAISED FOR MORE. ON BOARD THERE IS A WORKING MODEL OF THE KETTLE VALLEY RAILWAY. Loading her passengers                        Heading  up  Okanagan Lake            THE SS SICAMOUS IS NOW A MUSEUM AND HERITAGE PARK SHE IS THE LARGEST SURVIVING STERNWHEELER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

" WE SHOULD ALL HAVE PERSONAL HOT AIR BALLOONS AND DRIFT SERENELY THROUGH THE CLOUDS."                                                       -----Rhys Bowen-----                             25TH ANNUAL NORTH OKANAGAN HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL DURING THE VERNON WINTER CARNIVAL IN VERNON BC      

SPRING FORWARD IN SPRING TIME FRESH FLOWERS ARE RISING NEW LAMBS IN THE FIELDS - NOT SURPRISING                    IN EVERY HEDGE ROW AND TREE                   LUSH BEAUTY WILL SURROUND ME          IT'S HEAVEN; THERE IS NO DISGUISING                               02-16-15                         Debbie Guzzi     Looking forward to the blossoms and leaves coming onto the trees!

We may be a small community, but we live in a spectacular area  In the early days, the waterfront was the hub of the town.  Paddle wheelers  went up the lake, and barges moved rail cars from one end to the other.  The lower part was called Summerland and the upper part West Summerland, with two different post offices.  Now, the whole town is Summerland.      Summerland's  semi-arid landscape.   Residential areas on the hillside over looking Okanagan Lake.         Main Street of Summerland.

Chuck Berry, guitarist, singer singer and songwriter.  He wasn't the greatest singer in the world.  He was a marvelous entertainer! I saw him at the PNE in Vancouver in the Seventies.  He was billed with two other performers, one of which was ill and did not come.  He did all her sets, as well as his own.  Security was a bit bent out of shape, as he had all the young people up on the stage dancing! We will miss him....   This is how, I remember him!

"THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING CAME;  AND WHEN NATURE RESUMES HER LOVELINESS, THE HUMAN SOUL IS APT TO REVIVE ALSO."                                        ------Harriet Ann Jacobs-----  Looking forward to Spring.  These are some of the sights that we take for granted in our beautiful community.    Kettle Valley Steam Railway....a great tourist attraction!     Soon the blossoms will decorate the orchards and the leaves will sprout.        Bridge over Trout Creek Canyon in the foreground and Giants Head mountain behind.   Reflections on Okanagan Lake.