During the cultural upheaval of the 1960s, a vibrant countercultural scene bloomed in Fairhaven. This Bellingham community had lacked economic growth for decades, and many historic buildings had fallen into disrepair. The arrival of “longhairs” or “hippies”—proponents of alternative, lower-cost lifestyles—reinvented Fairhaven through lively hangouts, political action, and influential underground newspaper Northwest Passage. “There was […]
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