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Ladner author releases new guidebook

New guidebook shares year-round adventures in Whistler
Doroghy book
111 Places in Whistler That You Must Not Miss is now available at local bookstores and online through Emons Publishing).

Ladner’s Dave Doroghy is going travelling again.

Doroghy, along with his co-author Graeme Menzies have released 111 Places in Whistler That You Must Not Miss.

The guidebook invites Whistler’s local residents, long-time vacationers, and even first-time visitors to find unique places, enjoy unusual experiences, and meet inspiring people throughout this storied region of B.C. 

Doroghy and Menzies were both working at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver when they met.

“Many of the Vancouver Olympic venues were in Whistler,” says Menzies. “So there’s a lot of great sports history here. We tell you where to take the best gold-medal selfies!” 

The guidebook takes readers to the site of the original Rainbow Lodge at Alta Lake, where the first notion of Whistler as a destination was created by local visionaries Alex and Myrtle Philip in 1914. The original lodge is no longer standing, but today, Journeyman Lodge carries on the magic of Whistler. It’s a four-hour hike each way, and guests are thrilled to get away from cellphones and Wi-Fi for a few days. 

“Whistler is truly steeped in history,” added Doroghy. “We discovered so many incredible stories while we were visiting places up and down the Sea to Sky Highway.” 

In summertime, families can pick their own berries and buy local produce at North Arm Farm. For locally grown refreshment, the Beer Farm brews lagers, ales, and more with the barley and hops.  

Doroghy and Menzies found intriguing stories and strange places in the Whistler area too. Visitors and locals alike can take an elevator down an abandoned mine shaft at the Britannia Mine Museum that once yielded great resources, but 98 people lost their lives underground. Porteau Cove is on the most southern fjord in North America – with a forgotten shipwreck in the depths below. Readers will find out about a train wreck in the middle of the forest. And golfers can play a round at Furry Creek Golf Club, where Bob Barker and Adam Sandler had their iconic fight scene in the comedy movie Happy Gilmore. 

 “I’ve been coming to Whistler for decades,” says Doroghy. “So I wanted to give locals and visitors a great new way to explore the city and the region, especially right now while we have to stay closer to home.” 

111 Places in Whistler That You Must Not Miss is now available at local bookstores and online through Emons Publishing).

The co-authors will be doing a book signing at Blackbond Books in Ladner on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 1 to 4 p.m.