Lund, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada
June 25th, 2010 at 7:45Lund is found at the north end of the Pacific Coastal Highway, also known as the Pan American Highway, one of the world’s longest highways. The other end is 15202 kilometres to the south in the South American town of Quellon, Porto Monte, Chile.
The tiny fishing village of Lund, a 20-minute drive north from Powell River on BC’s Sunshine Coast, has maintained its charm as a peaceful coastal village. Lund was named by brothers Frederick and Charles Thulin when they settled at the harbour in December 1889. It was named after Lund, Sweden from where they came. When they arrived, there were native homes around the harbour. The Thulins built a store and in 1892 a post office was added followed by the first licenced hotel north of Vancouver two years later. Logging and fishing were the source of income in the early years. Transportation was by water. A paved road leading south to Vancouver was completed in 1954 and coastal steamer service ended two years later.
Today, the historic Lund Hotel is at the centre of everything. The hotel has a restaurant and pub with ocean views. It is also home to a Laundromat, general store, post office, shops and other services.
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The Sunshine Coast Trail which in found in this area offers great scenic hikes. It begins at Saltery Bay ferry terminal in the south to Sarah Point in the world-famous Desolation Sound in the north.
Outside the north end of the Lund Harbour, the pristine Copeland Islands hug the shoreline heading towards the world-renowned Desolation Sound Provincial Marine Park. Another route to Desolation Sound is up Okeover Inlet past the commercial oyster farms and through Malaspina Inlet. Both popular waterways are shared by sport and commercial fishers, pleasure boaters, and kayakers.
British Columbia was voted the number one scuba diving destination in the world by readers of Scuba Diving Magazine and the Lund area plays a major role in that acclaim. Jacques Cousteau rated it as second best in the world for abundance of sea life. Boasting the warmest waters north of the Baja, the clarity, especially in the winter (up to 30m), and the lack of predators are only two of the reasons the area is deservedly known as one of the premier diving locales on the west coast of North America.
As you may be aware, Lund has proclaimed itself the gateway to Desolation Sound. This world famous Provincial Marine Park is an ocean recreational area for power boaters, sail boaters and particularly for kayakers. Desolation Sound and the Discovery Islands harbours have numerous coves, inlets, and bays that remain unnamed even today.
This region is often called the vacation paradise because of the limitless opportunities, spectacular scenery, clear warm waters and a mild, year round climate.
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