Abbotsford
— — the valley Mount Baker watches over.
Not only on a wall.
“A city of around 153,000 in the eastern Fraser Valley, on the Canadian side of the border with Washington State. Berry farms, dairies, and tulip fields run flat to the foot of Sumas Mountain; to the south, Mount Baker carries snow all year and stands clear above the line of the Cascades. In April the Bloom festival opens the tulip rows; in summer the Abbotsford International Airshow runs three days over the airfield. The country roads west of the city smell of cut grass and blueberry. from the studio
Abbotsford, on ceramic.
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Abbotsford is the largest city by area in British Columbia and the fifth-largest by population, with about 153,000 residents in the 2021 census. It lies in the eastern Fraser Valley, 70 kilometres east of Vancouver and directly on the border with Washington State at Sumas. The city's farmland produces roughly half of British Columbia's blueberries and a third of its dairy. Abbotsford International Airport handles regional flights and hosts the annual Abbotsford International Airshow, one of the largest in North America.
The valley floor sits at about 60 metres and the air is mild and damp, warmed by the Pacific and cooled by snowmelt off the Cascades. Mount Baker, 3,286 metres, stands 50 kilometres to the south across the international border and is the dominant landmark from every west-east road in the city. Sumas Mountain rises directly north, with hiking and viewpoint trails maintained by the city. The Fraser River runs along the city's northern edge on its way to the strait.
Spring opens with the Abbotsford Tulip Festival on Lakeland Flowers fields in April, drawing visitors from across the Lower Mainland for about three weeks of bloom. Summer brings raspberries in late June and blueberries from early July into September, with farm stands open along the country roads. The Abbotsford International Airshow runs the second weekend of August. Autumn turns the maples along Mill Lake; winter is mild and rainy at the valley floor, with snow only on the mountains.