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Summer fun in the 20th Century

By Kay F. Reinartz

While winters on Salmon Bay were, and are still, marked by lots of damp chilly weather, the summers were generally dry and sunny with light long into the evening.

Ballard,…MORE

More people are moving to, and moving through, Ballard to catch a buzz. They are saying "yes" to mopeds, those noisy, 50cc motor scooters with pedals that hit nearly 38 miles per hour.

Don't laugh.

They're cheap, fun to ride and get…MORE

The Sea Rover was docked near Pacific Fisherman recently. A stroll on the dock at the end of 24th Avenue Northwest offers views of many ships, but watch out for the Canada goose droppings.

On Labor Day, just inside the Ballard Locks entrance, Brittany Rupert, 16, of Gold Bar, performs a trick on her unicycle called "wheel walking." She propels the unicycle pushing the wheel forward with her foot, without using the pedals. A sign…MORE

This 108' boat at Fisherman's Terminal has "Free Ballard" painted on the wheelhouse which refers to the fact Ballard should have remained an independent city and not have joined Seattle 100 years ago. The longliner "Blue Ballard" will fish in…MORE

The late afternoon is when rowing classes take place on Green Lake. Rowers in boats of various sizes take their turns on the water.

Photographer Steve Shay took this photo about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He shot the eclipse of the moon through the "Immigrant Tree" sculpture in Bergen Park in downtown Ballard.

For them, that is. At the Ballard skateboard park, skateboarder is Brendon Mekola of Ballard

One of the most well-known diagnosticians at Providence Mount St. Vincent never went to medical school. The West Seattle nursing home is the residence of Buckwheat, a cat that apparently has the ability to predict patients' deaths.

The…MORE

The people of West Seattle ArtWalk and ArtsWest are working together to create a combined art walk in the Alaska Junction.

Currently, the two groups appeal to different crowds. The West Seattle ArtWalk targets younger community members. On…MORE