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Probably the most famous of the experiments was Home Colony on Joe’s Bay, on Kitsap’s Key Peninsula
May 27, 2022 at 8:44 a.m.
Hotel de Haro
Hotel de Haro is part of Roche Harbor Village, a historic seaside resort located on San Juan Island
Playland
Playland, a 12-acre "million-dollar pleasure resort," opened with a flourish on May 24, 1930
It Was Fifty-Five Years Ago Today
"It was twenty years ago today Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play."
Check Out Washington
“Check Out Washington” allows users to check out a special Discover Pass and adventure pack at their local library
This week in Northwest history
Tacoma's Eleventh Street Bridge was renamed in honor of Murray Morgan
Port Blakely Harbor, Bainbridge Island
This beautiful little bay on Bainbridge Island is called Port Blakely Harbor. It was once the site of the biggest sawmill in the world.
This month in history: August Wilson premieres autobiographical solo show in Seattle
According to The Seattle Times, Wilson had done it as a "kind of gift to the Seattle Repertory Theatre"
Washingtonian Will Celebrate 91st Birthday on 50th Road Scholar Trip
Bob says his experiences with Road Scholar have changed his life
Candacy Taylor
Meet Candacy Taylor at a free author event on May 19
Villages Designed to Help Seniors
This year celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Village Movement to support seniors in their own homes
La Conner and the Rainbow Bridge
The fight went on for months and months. Finally, the state of Washington backed down and the La Conner got their orange-ish, reddish Rainbow Bridge
76-Year-Old Driving Tractor Cross Country to Raise Funds for Parkinson's
Mike Adkinson will be driving his tractor from Bellingham to Minnesota to promote awareness about Parkinson’s disease
How a 1962 art critic reviewed the Seattle World’s Fair
Futuristic features like the Monorail, the Boeing Spacearium and the Bubbleator drew crowds, but so did a section of the fair called the World of Art.
