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The Butchart Gardens is a group of floral display gardens in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, Canada, located near Victoria on Vancouver Island. The gardens receive over a million visitors each year. The gardens have been designated a National Historic Site of Canada. A map of the gardens, a hundred years in the making. Read more...
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City leaders first made acquisition of waterfront along Meydenbauer Bay part of its parks-and-open-spaces plan in 1987. Between 1992 and 2007, the city acquired 12 properties, nine of them private homes perched above the lake. The properties were all sold voluntarily. Still, Grindeland recalls many public meetings with neighbors worried about the size and makeup of the crowds who would Read more...
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The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, or Ballard Locks, is a complex of locks at the west end of Salmon Bay, in Seattle, Washington’s Lake Washington Ship Canal, between the neighborhoods of Ballard to the north and Magnolia to the south. Click to enlarge. The Ballard Locks carry more boat traffic than any other lock in the US, and the Locks, Read more...
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Tacoma-This is Your Waterfront! The Seaport’s Museum is a place where stories are told with artifacts from our permanent collection and on extended loan. This year we welcome new exhibits sharing stories of Puget Sound’s Mosquito Fleet, Maritime Lego Display, Classic Boats, and new train exhibit entitled Rails to Sails. Fishing the Sound Fishing, in both sport and Read more...
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The Museum’s galleries are dedicated to both temporary exhibitions and our Permanent Collections that feature 20th and 21st-century glass. Explore on your own or join a docent-led tour for an interactive and unique adventure into the world of contemporary glass. Explanatory commentary in the form of interpretive text panels, interactive technology, and gallery guides are provided to ensure your experience Read more...
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The original Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened on July 1, 1940. It received its nickname “Galloping Gertie” because of the vertical movement of the deck observed by construction workers during windy conditions. The bridge became known for its pitching deck, and collapsed into Puget Sound the morning of November 7, 1940, under high wind conditions. Engineering issues as well as the Read more...