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Saltspring Island and Surrounding Area

. . Island Life: • You'll find a relaxing island life-style with friendly local residents on a beautiful island/rural setting •  Link to Saltspring Island Information Site . Arts and Crafts: • Saltspring is known for wool products, pottery, and painting • The saturday market in Ganges is known for its friendly atmosphere and fantastic array of locally-produced art, crafts and foods. • Artcraft is a sale of works by over 250 local artists and craftpeople open during the summer in Mahon Hall • In July - the Salt Spring festival of the arts, a wine festival, weekly markets featuring local crafts such as jewelry . Businesses: • Two large grocery stores, hardware, clothing, several coffee shops, several book stores, numerous restaurants, pubs, 3 banks, credit union, giftshops, pharmacy, two bakeries, fresh foods market, small markets and convenience shops, gas stations, 2 seafood shops, etc. . Roads: • A mix of mostly paved roads with side roads sometimes gravel surface. Total north-south distance across Island, about 38 kilometres (23miles). . .