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Bang! Watch a Nooksack River dam finally coming down, freeing miles for fish habitat

Lynda V. Mapes / Seattle Times / July 22, 2020

With a bang, Washington state’s dam-busting binge continued last week, as the city of Bellingham blew up its 25-foot-tall dam here. The $17 million project will open 16 miles of habitat for fish ... [Continue Reading]

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Washington state’s once-bustling border towns and islands fall silent, due to coronavirus pandemic

Ron Judd / Seattle Times / May 19, 2020

Sharp-eyed dwellers of Washington’s northwest corner could look skyward in recent weeks and see thousands of snow geese — winter residents of the nearby Skagit Valley — gracefully winging their way ... [Continue Reading]

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Budget cruise from Bellingham to Alaska: one man’s account of his ferry deck adventure

Brendan Kiley / Seattle Times / September 3, 2019

The sky: a promising cerulean blue. Bellingham Bay: calm. The passengers: swarming the decks of the M/V Columbia, thrilling to that landlubber’s hey-we’re-on-a-boat! novelty — the kind ... [Continue Reading]

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30 years after the Paddle to Seattle, Tribal Canoe Journeys represent healing and revival

Crystal Paul / Seattle Times / August 12, 2019

As the setting sun casts warm shadows over dozens of tents scattered across the grounds of the Lummi Nation School, a casual circle of drummers sings soulfully to the slow steady rhythm. A woman ... [Continue Reading]

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Bock beer comes in several forms, all of them high in alcohol

Tantri Wija / Seattle Times / March 29, 2019

Bock, originally a medieval German beer, is a malty, full-bodied brew with a rich, smooth (and never too-sweet) taste. Local Washington state bocks include Elysian Brewing’s Ambrosia Maibock and ... [Continue Reading]

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After 12 years of more talk than action, work on Bellingham’s central waterfront is finally underway

Ron Judd / Seattle Times / December 6, 2018

At one of the many new local brewpubs — locals stopped counting after the first dozen — wisecracking skeptics up in the Fourth Corner might be tempted to write off the spendy, long-delayed Bellingham ... [Continue Reading]

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Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism
Visitor Center Located at I-5 Exit 253
904 Potter Street, Bellingham, WA 98229

Hours: Due to COVID-19, the Visitor Center is open limited hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm. Masks required.

Phone: 360-671-3990
Email: tourism@bellingham.org

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