When you've reached the edge
of your world, ours begins.
| Annual Festivals | |
| Haida Gwaii Film Festival | April |
| Harbour Days | May |
| Aboriginal Day Celebration | June |
| Hospital Day Parade and events | June |
| Canada Day | July |
| Skidegate Days | July |
| Totem to Totem Marathon | July |
| Bike Race at the Edge | August |
| Logger Sports Day | August |
| Tlell Fall Fair | August |
| Edge of the World Music Festival | August |
| Haida Heritage Celebration | August |
| Coho Salmon Derby | September |
| Surfing Expression Session | November |
Visit Haida Gwaii and visit a world of intrigue, a world of adventure, and a world of undeniable breathtaking beauty
Located on a series of islands at the most westerly point of Canada, Haida Gwaii is made up of quaint villages, secluded inlets, and white-sand beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see. A place so remote that roads cannot bring you here, yet the warmest of welcomes await once you arrive.
Haida Gwaii is a world class destination for the adventurous traveller. The accent here is on the great outdoors: the unique temperate rainforest, the pristine beaches, and renowned Haida cultural items. Sportfishing, kayaking, sight-seeing on water and land, whale watching, mountain biking and hiking are all possible.
In December 2009 the BC government officially changed the name of the islands from the Queen Charlotte Islands to Haida Gwaii as part of a historic reconcilliation agreement between the province and the Haida Nation.
Photo Opportunity! Join resident Brian Eccles on Saturday July 24th 10am at the Queen Charlotte Visitor Information Centre for a World Wide Photo Walk.
Song of Haida Gwaii
by Archie Stocker Sr.
Beautiful Haida Gwaii I so much adore
From the east to the rugged western shores
From the Tow hill beaches south to Cape St. James.
That these Islands I love no one me can blame.
Where the giant Sitka spruce and cedar grows,
Where the Haida warriors carved their war canoes.
Where on rocky beaches white-foamed breakers pound;
On these Haida Islands unspoiled nature’s found.
Where the Yakoun River slowly winds its way
Through a dense rainforest north to Yakoun Bay
Past majestic mountains reaching to the sky.
Snow capped peaks, green valleys, mystic Haida Gwaii.
Where the faller’s axe still echoes through the trees,
Where the salmon fleet is fishing on high seas,
Where the black bear roams and sea lions abound,
Eagles, ravens, falcons, killer whales are found.
Haida, Masset, Port Clements, Justkatla, Tlell
Face Pacific waters which I know so well.
Skidegate, Queen Charlotte, Sandspit by the sea,
All of Moresby Island is a paradise to me.
Oh my Haida Gwaii I love evermore
Where Pacific waves are crashing onto shore.
Like green-sparkling emeralds on the deep blue sea.
These enchanted Islands will never set me free!
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