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District municipality in British Columbia, Canada
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Vanderhoof (Dutch: "of the farm") is a village of 4,400 people (2016) on the Yellowhead Highway in the North Coast-Nechako region of British Columbia.
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See and photograph song birds, water fowl, shore birds, and birds of prey. In spring and fall, a migratory stop for Canada geese, trumpeter swans, northern pintails, Caspian terns and white pelicans.
Eleven historical buildings depict life in the area in the 1920s. Victoria Day-end September, admission free, guided tour $5.50/person. OK Café open in OK Hotel.
Restored wooden 1806 North West Company trading post, where Hudson Bay fur traders did business with the Carrier First Nations.
A 24-km (10-mile) trail system around Homestead and Waterlily Lakes, suitable for cross-country ski, snowshoe, mountain biking, horseback rides and hiking.
One weekend, mid-August, on 42-acre fairgrounds. Fall fair in September.
May. Run, jog or walk either 5 km or 8 km to chase the great goose through Vanderhoof.
Pizza, wings, salads, donair, pasta.
Homemade soups, pies, German speciality foods.
Bakery and coffee shop with soup, sandwiches, salad, fresh bread, pastry and doughnuts baked daily.
Full-service RV park including water, sewer, power, cable, wireless internet. Twelve-room motel with some two-room suites and kitchenettes; all rooms have a fridge, microwave and coffee maker.
Motel with German/Canadian family restaurant (7AM-9:30PM daily, +1 250-567-3048). Open year-round.
A 14-unit motel with four full-size kitchenettes, one two-room suite with kitchen and nine twin rooms with 2 queen beds, fridge, microwave and coffee maker. Wi-fi and wired Internet, pet-friendly rooms available.
Remote lakefront lodge with cabins, camping, fishing, canoeing, and hiking.
Seasonal riverside cottages, cabins and camping on Stellako River (mid-May to Thanksgiving). Trailer hook-ups, laundry, showers, fly and lake fishing, recreation room. Swiss cuisine by reservation (Th-Su).
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