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white rock & south surrey. Beachside history and blue skies all summer long.
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START OFF WITH A ROUND OF GOLF IN THE MORNING, SPEND THE AFTERNOON ON A SUNNY BEACH, enjoy a meal al fresco and then wrap up the day with an ice cream while strolling along a promenade at sunset. White Rock gets its name from the nearly 500-ton boulder that receding glaciers left behind on the shore of White Rock. According to a Coast Salish legend, a young First Nations Chief threw it across the Strait of Georgia and its landing spot marked the place where he would build a home for his new wife. While today it is kept white with regular coats of paint, in earlier times guano from seabirds gave it the distinctive color. That, along with its size, made it an ideal landmark for 19th century sailors. White Rock and South Surrey, situated on the U.S./ Canada border, have a climate that’s often compared to the south of France. A local atmospheric phenomenon called the Blue Hole means that White Rock and other Waterside communities are often sunny while neighboring communities have weather that is less favorable. Combine WATERSIDENW.COM
