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18 W e s t W o r l d >> s u m m e r 2 0 1 4 Lonnie Wishart, (bottom) Yves marcoux/maxxImages F ounded by railroad baron Charles Melville Hays and incorporated in 1910, grand plans for port city Prince Rupert – named after the Hudson's Bay Company's first governor – were scuppered when Hays went down with the Titanic in 1912. But the community, home to First Nations locals for centuries, endured to become an important deep- sea harbour and popular outdoorsy destination. Most visitors spend time in charming Cameron Cove, known as Cow Bay for more than a century after a dairy farmer landed cattle here. Now a brightly painted waterfront promenade of heritage shops, restaurants and cow-patterned street furniture, it's perfect for summertime strolls – accom- panying ice cream recom- mended. – John Lee the street: Prince Rupert's Cow Bay Road summer is the perfect time to stroll the port city's waterfront promenade the Go spots sHoPs From swirling canvases to hobbity pottery, ever-friendly Ice House Gallery showcases 40 North Coast artists (icehousegallery.ca), while recipe books, board games and an ice-cream counter make nearby seahorse trading Company a family favourite (seahorsetrading company.com). steps away, décor and knick-knack specialist Homework stocks must-haves from silk road tea to bacon- patterned bandages; head upstairs for fashions (homeworkstore.ca). Alternatively, Cow Bay Gift Galley on the next block can fill any souvenir-shopping list, from bath bombs to rogers' Chocolates (24 Cow Bay rd). eAts the battle for Prince rupert's best fish and chips is waged here between old-school smiles seafood Café (smilesseafoodcafe.ca) — net a cosy backroom table — and unassuming rival dolly's Fish Market, where seafood combos rule (dollysfishmarket.com). taste-test both or consider an alternative at upstairs opa sushi a few steps away (opasushi.com). dinner-wise, landmark Cow Bay Café serves sunset views and hearty Italian- esque entrees (205 Cow Bay rd), while a short uphill stroll to Cargo Kitchen & Bar delivers a mod-cool room and Asian-influenced comfort dishes — Japanese curry meatballs recommended (101 1st Ave east). drINKs Join java-loving locals at legendary Cowpuccino's, a gabled, wooden- floored coffee shack with an additional line in cooling summer- time smoothies (25 Cow Bay rd), or if you're not driving, grab a stronger cold one across the street at Breakers, a comfy neigh- bourhood pub with a chatty waterfront deck (breakerspub.com). Craft-beer nut? sidle up to the tiny tasting bar inside Wheelhouse Brewing — rupert's hip new microbrewery — for a frothy Gillnetter Golden Ale (wheelhousebrewing.com). doN't MIss Casting off from Cow Bay, Prince rupert Adventure tours' large yellow boats weave you through Chatham sound towards one of B.C.'s nature-hugging hot spots. the six-hour Grizzly Bear tour offers a supporting cast of seals, porpoises and bald eagles, but the stars of the show — dozens of snuffling grizzlies that call the area home — often appear along the Khutzeymateen Valley shoreline. there's a palpable awe among passengers as these sauntering residents — sometimes mothers trailing curious cubs — emerge from the dense forest. Bring the longest lens your camera can handle (adventuretours.net). —J.L. [ ] MAY-SEPT salmonberry Farmers market junE seafest AuguST udder Theatre Festival Canadian Home Improvement Centre.indd 1 14-03-26 3:27 PM p18-19_The Street.indd 18 14-04-15 12:32 PM