Honeymoon Bay

HONEYMOON BAY, 34 km west of DUNCAN on the southeast shore of COWICHAN LK, was first settled in 1886 by Henry March, a farmer who used rafts and ox-teams to get his produce to market at Duncan, a 3-day trip. Another early local settler went to England to find a bride and never returned, but his intentions gave the bay its name. LOGGING has always been a mainstay in the area; TOURISM later became important as well. There is a golf course nearby, as well as Gordon Bay Provincial Park and an...

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