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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
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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

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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.

Free community performance and program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the wartime eviction of Japanese Americans in Tacoma

The South Sound Day of Remembrance marks the anniversary of the wartime eviction of more than 700 Japanese Americans from Tacoma on May 17 and 18, 1942

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May is Older Americans Month

Sound Generations is planning to share the stories and experiences of older adults every Friday in May

Tenino Sandstone Quarries

“Lots of places are known for timber or fish or some other product. Tenino is known for sandstone”

Chuckanut Drive

Still considered one of the most scenic drives in the region, Chuckanut Drive opens in the spring of 1916

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Garden, Wildlife and Frog Enthusiasts

Or maybe you like the idea of helping local wildlife, including birds, butterflies and even frogs?

SIFF is Back in Seattle Movie Theaters

Seattle’s film community is having a blockbuster spring

Count Birds to Save Birds

A birdathon is like a walk-a-thon, but instead of walking miles, you count bird species

Walking Adventures

Walking Adventures is a family-owned travel planning and tour operator offering travel programs on all seven continents

First Honor Flight Out of Puget Sound

Northwesterner Lawrence Boyd Sr will be honored by Puget Sound Honor Flight for his experiences during the Vietnam War

Walla Walla sweet onions become Washington's official state vegetable on April 20, 2007

Potatoes may be Washington's top-grossing vegetable, but Walla Walla sweet onions are the state's official vegetable

MOHAI

"Wow, this is impressive. We are here on the southern shores of Lake Union at MOHAI"

The Lost Cities of Skagit

The Skagit County Historical Museum has researched the lost cities of Skagit and created an interactive online map of Skagit communities that have significantly changed – or virtually disappeared – during the last century