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Nelson<br />
This small city<br />
is perched on<br />
the edge of a wilderness as vast as<br />
any you’ll fi nd in southern Canada.<br />
It attracts (and creates) a strong<br />
contingent of skiers and mountain<br />
bikers, hikers, climbers and paddlers<br />
of all sorts. Despite its distance from<br />
any major urban centre, Nelson has a<br />
fl ourishing arts scene as well.<br />
Any casual visitor to Nelson will see<br />
that the visual arts are more and more<br />
in the public sphere in this city. In<br />
part that is due to the annual Mural<br />
Festival which takes place August 16<br />
– 18. Over one crazy paint splashing<br />
weekend, artists in the alleyways will<br />
express the sacred and the profane,<br />
channelling the muse of the backcountry<br />
athlete and theecologist, and<br />
trailing culture riffs in colour over many<br />
of this city’s historic walls.<br />
Where do they, the artists and the extreme<br />
sports lovers, mix it up? At the<br />
craft brew pubs, and at the unique,<br />
not-a-chain restaurants and bars in<br />
Nelson’s very walkable downtown.<br />
One warm summer night, put on<br />
something lovely and step out on the<br />
town. You’ll fi nd a surprisingly large<br />
number of places to grab a bite, swill<br />
a pint, or watch as your barkeep<br />
tosses an original Kootenay<br />
cocktail.<br />
This small city enjoys dining at<br />
perhaps more non-franchise-type<br />
eateries per capita than any other<br />
Canadian town. The same can be<br />
said for the night clubs, retailers<br />
and theatres. So much is original<br />
and hancrafted, written,<br />
produced and performed by<br />
locals, locally. Nelson has got<br />
talent baby!<br />
Take in a world class performance<br />
at the Capitol Theatre, or a classic<br />
children’s film or even some<br />
burlesque at the Civic. Scroll the<br />
streets and introduce yourself to<br />
the eclectic mix of independent<br />
shops in Nelson, from booksellers,<br />
and beads, handcrafted jewellery<br />
or hand patina'd furniture, locally<br />
designed phone cases, cards,<br />
clothing... it would take the better<br />
part of a week to know the ins and<br />
outs of Nelson.<br />
Set on the shores of the West Arm<br />
of Kootenay Lake and surrounded<br />
by the Selkirk mountain range,<br />
Nelson is home to approximately<br />
10,000 souls.<br />
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