Stories
Lively events, colorful people, a richly diverse natural environment – come, let us tell you the stories of Denman Island.
Denman Island Baroque Festival 2018
Who’s that chick Barb Strozzi? By Tony Greggson Published in the Islands Grapevine, April 24, 2018 After all the expense, stress, and exhaustion of the first Denman Island Baroque Festival last May, organizers Andrew Fyson and Robert Newton were at first uncertain about committing to a second festival…
Corlan Vineyard & Farm Wins Silver On The World Wine-Making Stage
The Corlan Vineyard registered an astonishing accomplishment by capturing top prizes for two wines produced by Selwyn and Pat Jones on Denman Island. Their Marechal Foch Red and their Blackberry Dessert Wine competed with close to 3000 wines from 19 countries and won SILVER. Countries included the giants among…
Sampling Sea Kayaking and Hiking on Denman Island
by Keith and Heather Nicol. We recently spent a couple of days on Denman Island sea kayaking and generally exploring the island. Denman Island is located just south of the Courtenay – Comox area and is just a short 10 minute ferry ride across Baynes Sound. We boarded the…