CANADA ~ Ganges - Salt Spring Island - B.C. ~

... Two great cards coming from one of the best-known British Columbia's Gulf Islands... a lovely seaside town.... Ganges is home to most of the shops, restaurants, and art galleries that are present on the island... with great F1 drivers stamps...Thanks a lot dear Glenn!!【ツ】

Salt Spring Island is the largest of British Columbia's southern Gulf Islands.  The island became known as Salt Spring Island because of the North End cold salt springs which still exist to this day.  It's the most densely populated and most frequently visited of all the Southern Gulf Islands.

Ganges is the largest village on Salt Spring Island and located in about the middle of the island.

The Village of Ganges was named after HMS Ganges, a Royal Navy Battleship launched in 1821 which visited Salt Spring Island (Admiral Island at the time) between 1823 and 1861 conducting land surveys.

Stamps:

The 50th Anniversary of F1 in Montreal Canada (Issued 16-05-2017)