Motor cycles tour through often.... Photo KDG


Motor cycles tour through Merritt often….File photo KDG

Merritt has three freeway options going by as well as a number of undivided highways with corners and easy pull off at lakes and rivers. These routes are sometimes preferred by groups of motorcycle enthusiasts.
A group of international firemen were coming into town on highway 8 from the Fraser canyon on the weekend enjoying the alternate route. They were planning on continuing to Kamloops on 5A and stopping at the historic Quilchena Hotel on Nicola lake.

Watch out for deer they can be devastating to a MC.

On this Day: August 19th 1989

Radio Caroline an offshore (pirate) radio station is raided by interested governments.