What tastes better on a hot summer day than locally made, handcrafted ice cream? Whether you prefer a cup or a cone, travel writer and ice cream sweet tooth Heather Larson dishes up the scoop on some favorite Northwest shops that churn their own. Read Full Feature Article here:

Whatcom County has 13 public courses ranging from par-three layouts to resort-level Loomis Trail Golf and Country Club and Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club, which was designed by Arnold Palmer. Special to The Seattle Times Whatcom County’s finest A closer look at some of the county top courses. Sudden Valley Golf and Country Club It [...]

Charter vessels from around the Northwest will gather in Bellingham next weekend to open their boats to the public, trade stories and celebrate maritime history during the second annual Bellingham Bay Rendezvous. To be held at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal April 28 and 29, the free event will include schooner races, antique marine engine demonstrations, [...]

The setting. Willows Inn. Lummi Island. We had the meal of a lifetime at The Willows Inn on Lummi Island. One year earlier, venturing into Stumptown Coffee’s Seattle roastery, frazzled, trying to get coffee set for the restaurant that was days away from opening, I met the guy that would tell me about this hidden [...]

The American Museum of Radio and Electricity has had its facelift. Now what it needs is a shot in the arm, said the museum’s president and CEO, John Jenkins. The museum’s façade at 1312 Bay St. has been restored to its original brick, and tons of stucco have been removed to reveal the original second-story [...]

When Zodiac first mate Chris Wallace kicked off our microbrewery cruise by saying, “It’s all about sailing and beer,” I have to admit to mixed reactions. I knew I could handle the beer part of the adventure-especially beer served, to my way of imagining, by mermaids as I glided over the mirror-smooth waters of Puget [...]

Across the globe this weekend people are remembering the Titanic disaster on the 100th anniversary of its sinking. One unlikely location is an obscure museum in Bellingham, where some of the ships unsung heroes are celebrated. Eric Wilkinson reports.  

Remember the last ice sheet (Frazer Glaciation) that covered Washington state about 11,000 years ago? Probably not. During the peak of this Glaciation the ice sheet was 6000 feet thick near Bellingham (just north of Seattle) and left its’ mark in many scenic features: the San Juan Islands, the lush valleys of Mt. Baker, and [...]

Israeli ceramic artwork is on exhibit in Bellingham until July 8. An exhibition of contemporary opened at Bellingham’s Whatcom Museum’s Lightcatcher Building March 25, where 37 works are on display until July 8. Read the Full Feature article here:

In the Cloud; enjoying the weather, food and brew Cloud Mountain Farm is a perfect location for their yearly Fall Fruit Festival. Located in the rural setting of Everson Washington, Mt. Baker’s towering giant snow cone makes a scenic backdrop. Mt Baker holds the world record of yearly snowfall of 1140 inches which is testimony [...]