Try New Outdoor Activities this Spring Break
6 min read
At the top of Tube Town, I ease myself onto the inflated donut, edge to the lip of the sledding track, clutch the safety handles, and let gravity zoom me down the slippery slope…
Author
Lisa Kadane
As a Kelowna-based journalist who writes lifestyle stories for magazines, newspapers and online publications. When not exploring the Okanagan and writing about it, you’ll find Lisa skiing and travelling near and far with her husband and two school-age children, hiking with her dog, reading, and sipping cocktails as part of “research" for her spirits column.
Exploring Downtown Kelowna with Kids can be a Fun Exploration Education
3 min read
Who knew Kelowna once had a vibrant Chinatown, filled with groceries, laundries and merchant shops? Or that the Okanagan Valley is the most bio-diverse region in Canada? These are but two fascinating facts gleaned at the Okanagan Heritage Museum during a recent visit…
How to Spend a Winter Weekend in Kelowna with Kids
3 min read
Does your family live for skiing and snowboarding? Or do you prefer winter days by the fire, with quick forays outside to ice skate or shop…
5 Reasons Why You Should Take Your Kids Cross-Country Skiing
5 min read
“This is risky and dangerous!” our daughter yelled with a laugh after she toppled over and became a tangled mess of skis and poles yet again while making her way around a track-set trail at Telemark Nordic Club…
Get Outside With Kids in Kelowna’s Winter Wonderland
4 min read
Since we couldn’t travel last winter, my husband and I decided to get outdoors with our two kids as…
Sustainable Gathering: Foraging
4 min read
Close to Horizon Trail in West Kelowna, watercress grows in abundance in what looks like a drainage ditch. This leafy, green vegetable, which belongs to the same family as kale, horseradish, and broccoli, would likely go unnoticed by most folks out walking their dogs on this crisp November day…
Fruits of the Land: Sustainability & Agritourism
4 min read
Forget the 100-mile diet. At Gatzke' Farm Market in Lake Country, 3rd generation farmer Alan Gatzke wants you to experience the 100-metre diet…
Dive Deeper Into the Land: Terroir
5 min read
When French Catholic priest Father Pandosy planted Kelowna’s first wine grapes in sandy soil back in 1859, he had no way of knowing that over 150 years later the Okanagan Valley would be the wine capital of BC…
Dog Friendly Kelowna: Where to go With Your Dog
4 min read
Our Brittany spaniel learned how to swim in the Okanagan Valley. Eight years ago, when she was about six months old, we were road-tripping through the region and discovered a dog beach in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park…
Larch Madness in Kelowna
4 min read
Every fall, high above Kelowna, the alpine larch trees put on a spectacular golden show…
Kelowna is situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people
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