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Chanterelle Overlook: An Easier Hike That Offers First-Rate Vistas
When making a choice between all the options available to hikers throughout Whatcom County, it’s well known that the best views often require some pretty strenuous exercise — and are often quite far...
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Kim Stensgar Named Head Girls Basketball Coach at Sehome High School
There are things in life that choose us. They become the very fiber of our being, and we may not even realize this until we stop doing them. This was true for Kim Stensgar. After being away from...
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Mount Baker Theatre’s 2022–23 Season Will Leave You ‘Hooked on a Feelin’
There’s nothing quite like the palpable excitement that comes with attending a live performance. Whether it’s a comedian’s punchline producing uproarious laughter, a beautiful song echoing through a...
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Samson Estates Summer Concert Series Kicks Off Saturday June 18th
Back by popular demand, Samson Estates Winery in Everson will again host its summer concert series. Bands will perform in their pavilion, where you can enjoy the performances surrounded by the winery’s...
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The House Is Open
As I write this, COVID numbers are again on the rise everywhere. And yet, Whatcom County organizers of theater, music, and performance venues are doing their best to stay open. A few folks who run some...
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Delicious Pizza Options Abound in Whatcom County
Whether you prefer an iconic Margherita, a classic pepperoni, or a specialty variety covered in everything from pineapple to sardines, pizza is a proverbial staple of the American diet. I’ve eaten it...
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Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theater Returns
Steve Lyons and Mark Kuntz founded Bellingham Theaterworks in 2014. Until the pandemic, they’d produced several plays each year, many under the auspices of Fairhaven Summer Repertory Theater. “We had...
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Fairhaven Association Proudly Presents This Summer’s Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema
Every summer, moviegoers fall under the spell of the silver screen beneath twinkling stars, cozied up in the heart of Historic Fairhaven while enjoying cinematic favorites. Historically hosted by Epic...
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The Inside Scoop on Ice Cream in Bellingham During the Early 20th Century
On June 25, 1920, little Katherine Korthauer was celebrating her birthday with friends when disaster struck. As the Bellingham Herald later reported, “the milk of human kindness turned to ice cream”...
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Local Beekeeper Dan Dahlberg Uses Recycled Timbers For Bee Habitats
As spring brings warmer weather, plants awaken from their winter slumber, open their petals and reveal the season’s flowers. A buzz in the air accompanies this feat as bees make their way flower to...
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Downtown Sounds Unveils Lineup for 18th Annual Summer Concert Series
From its beginnings in the alley next to the Wild Buffalo to its current location in the middle of Holly, Bay and Prospect Streets, Downtown Sounds has grown into a major event that heralds the...
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Early 20th Century Bellingham Celebrated the Fourth of July With Gusto
Each year in the early 20th century, Bellingham crowned a Goddess of Liberty for their annual Fourth of July celebration, picking one woman over age 16 to symbolize the spirit of the holiday. People...
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Empyrean Farm Grows New Life While Honoring the Zender Homestead’s Past
As you walk around the Empyrean Farm, you can feel the connection where deep Whatcom County history meets modern farming practices. There’s a link between the old and new ways that creates a symbiotic...
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Elizabeth Park Summer Concerts Have Enchanted Audiences for Nearly 30 Years
Summertime brings with it a magic unique to long sunny days, breezy nights, and outdoor events that evoke joy. The Elizabeth Park Summer Concert Series is a fantastic way to relish yet another...
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Local Writer and Artist Nancy Canyon Goes Back to the Land for Inspiration
Artist, poet, and educator Nancy Canyon’s childhood home was across the street from Spokane’s Audubon Park, a 2.7-acre city park with a variety of mature trees: oak, maple, chestnut, fir, and pine. “I...
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Bellingham Bells Baseball, Puget Sound Energy Team Up To Highlight Community...
The Bellingham Bells have long been a perennial part of Bellingham summers. The collegiate-level baseball team plays its home games at Joe Martin Field on (usually) warm summer evenings, and attending...
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In Search of Bellingham’s Bubble Tea
Recently, two friends, independent of each other, informed me they had never had bubble tea. I don’t drink it often but do enjoy it occasionally. I began my personal quest to identify all the places...
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First Came a Love of Canoe Racing, Then a Passion for Making Paddles
Often the things we don’t choose for ourselves end up having the most significant impact on our life. We are exposed to something and from that moment on our world is changed; it’s hard to imagine what...
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Beloved Bellingham Neighborhoods Are Home To Treasured Whatcom History
History lives on in architecture. Memories and times long passed are evident in every scrap and section of old buildings, down to the cut and grain of the wood that holds up their walls. Bellingham is...
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In the Good Old Summertime: Picnicking in Bellingham During the Early 20th...
It was a happy, boisterous time when Bellingham’s Swedish Club gathered for its annual picnic at White City Amusement Park at Silver Beach on Lake Whatcom in August 1912. For a small admission fee to...
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