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
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]
Budget cruise from Bellingham to Alaska: one man’s account of his ferry deck adventure
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]
30 years after the Paddle to Seattle, Tribal Canoe Journeys represent healing and revival
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]
Bock beer comes in several forms, all of them high in alcohol
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]
After 12 years of more talk than action, work on Bellingham’s central waterfront is finally underway
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]