Sorrento, British Columbia

Sorrento is an unincorporated settlement located on the south shore of Shuswap Lake in the Southern Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on the Trans-Canada Highway, and is approximately southeast of the town of Chase and northwest of the city of Salmon Arm. Sorrento is in the Columbia-Shuswap G electoral region of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District.

History

The name of the townsite was changed from Trapper's Landing to Sorrento by resident J.R. Kinghorn, who saw a physical resemblance between Copper Island, which lies across Shuswap Lake, and the Isle of Capri as seen from the city of Sorrento, Italy.

Festivals

Sorrento hosts the Shuswap Lake Festival of the Arts in July, and the Sorrento Bluegrass Festival in late August.

Climate