Sorrento, British Columbia

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Sorrento is an unincorporated settlement located on the south shore of Shuswap Lake in the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, and is approximately Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of the town of Chase and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of the city of Salmon Arm. Sorrento is in the Columbia-Shuswap G electoral region of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District.

History

The name of the townsite was changed from Trapper's Landing to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across Shuswap Lake, and the Isle of Capri as seen from the city of Sorrento, Italy.[1]

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Shuswap Lake and Copper Island as seen from Sorrento

Festivals

Sorrento hosts the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts in July, and the Sorrento Bluegrass Festival in late August.[2][3]

Climate

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References

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  1. Information originally provided by: British Columbia Place Names, eds. G.P.V and Helen Akrigg, UBC Press, Vancouver, 1997
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