BRITISH COLUMBIA
SECRETS OF THE FOREST
Harrison Hot Springs is British Columbia’s Sasquatch capital — and its legends owe their roots to First Nations storytelling.
Words: Zoey Goto
Clockwise from top left: The lakefront at Harrison Hot Springs; Canada geese beside the water; relaxing at Harrison Hot Springs; a Sasquatch statue in Harrison
IMAGES: GETTY; SOPHIA HSIN
Henry Williams wasn’t always a believer in the Sasquatch. Growing up, he had of course heard the tales of old —of a legendary hairy, bipedal primate said to roam the forests at sundown. Yet for much of his life, 76-year-old Henry had shrugged these stories off without much thought. They were used to remind youngsters to come home before nightfall, he’d reasoned. All that changed, however, on the day that the Sasquatch came to pay him a visit two decades ago, near his home in Squamish in southwest British Columbia.