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Belfair OUR NEW BREMERTON FOOT FERRY     Just in time for summer, commuters will again have speedy, passenger-only ferry  service between Bremerton and Seattle. The Rich Passage 1, a brand new catamaran, will make the trip in 35 minutes, about half the time it takes on a larger Washington state ferry.  The ferry will make two round trips in the morning and […]
News Shhhhh, the world’s most quiet destination Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is one of the quietest places on Earth. You may have to go a little farther than you thought to find quite in today’s world. A tiny plot of land there on the Olympic Peninsula – a five hour drive from Seattle and two-hour hike is what one expert says is the single […]
News Happy Birthday Sol Duc Hot Springs – 100 Years This May On the Olympic Peninsula, the Sol Duc Hot Springs in the Olympic National Park celebrates its 100th year of operation.   The resort about 40 miles west of Port Angeles, will commemorate the milestone with promotions and a special event planned at the hot springs May 5-6. The event will be hosted by Sol Duc […]
Belfair “The Taste of Hood Canal” Joins Seafair Congratulations to the Belfair “Taste of the Hood Canal” who is now a Seattle Seafair Community Event. The North Mason Rotary who sponsors this Hood Canal summer celebration to support the community was notified today this free annual event held on August 11 is now part of Seafair. For those outside the Puget Sound, Seafair is Seattle’s […]
Fishing Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby this weekend The ever-popular 2012 Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby, sponsored by the Gardiner Salmon Derby Association, will attract from 800 to 1,000 anglers this President’s Day weekend. Luckily, there is a lot of room to fish for the out-of-towners and all the area anglers. Like last year, the derby includes 500 square miles of fishing and five […]
News Black Ball Ferry Survives “It will be business as usual” says the new executives at Black Ball Ferry Line who acquired the link between Victoria BC, Canada and the Olympic Peninsula.  The 52-year-old company, which operates the MV Coho between Victoria and Port Angeles, has been purchased from the Oregon State University Foundation by the company’s executive management team. […]
Fishing 2011 – A record crab harvest Dungeness crabs – Olympic Peninsula favorite According to Rich Childers of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2011 appears to be a record year for the amount of crabs harvested by recreational crabbers in Puget Sound. An estimated 2.1 million pounds of crabs were taken in the summer season from July 1 to Labor […]
News Q3 Gardner Report is out For those of us who watch the Northwest economy and how it affects Washington real estate, Mr. Matthew Gardner and Windermere Real Estate has released “The Gardner Report” for Q3. Mr. Gardner is a land use economist and principal with Gardner Economics and is considered by many to be one of the foremost real estate […]
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Camping Olympic National Forest to grow? SHELTON — U.S. Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Belfair, and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., are floating a proposal to add roughly 130,000 acres to wilderness areas to the Olympic National Forest.  Their staffs were in Shelton Friday for public feedback before drafting a bill to accomplish that goal. The plan would take existing federal forest land surrounding the Olympic […]
Olympic Peninsula Christmas Town Parade Tonight, bring your Christmas spirit and the whole family to Shelton’s annual “Christmas Town” Parade happening Saturday, December 3 at 5pm in downtown Shelton. This time-honored tradition promises live music, marching bands and dance routines, festively-decorated cars, prancing horses, shiny fire trucks and many more entries created by local schools, businesses and organizations. Come early […]
Olympic Rainshadow – November 16-17 Storm – 2011" style="background-image: url(http://withwre.com/mikemostyn/files/2011/11/rainbow.jpg); " class="moxi-post-shelf-link has-post-image" href="https://mikemostyn.com/2011/11/18/olympic-rainshadow-november-16-17-storm-%e2%80%93-2011"> News Olympic Rainshadow – November 16-17 Storm – 2011 The Olympic Peninsula Rain Shadow did it again! A fall storm, not unlike any other on the Olympic Peninsula, hit us November 16 and 17.  It poured in Seattle, caused power outages in Tacoma but less than 50 miles as the crow flies on Discovery Bay in Sequim, the day was clear. Again, we experienced […]
Hood Canal Chum salmon are right on time" style="background-image: url(http://withwre.com/mikemostyn/files/2011/11/Chum-Salmon.jpg); " class="moxi-post-shelf-link has-post-image" href="https://mikemostyn.com/2011/11/18/hood-canal-chum-salmon-are-right-on-time"> Fishing Hood Canal Chum salmon are right on time At the Big Bend on Hood Canal near Shelton, snaggle-nosed chum salmon take over the fishing spotlight about this time each year.  Between the Coho and winter steelhead runs, I can report the Chum have arrived right on time. State Fish and Wildlife Department checked at the Hoodsport Hatchery on Hood Canal one day last […]
CHRISTMAS TREE PERMITS AVAILABLE" style="background-image: url(http://withwre.com/mikemostyn/files/2011/11/Olympic-National-Forest.jpg); " class="moxi-post-shelf-link has-post-image" href="https://mikemostyn.com/2011/11/04/christmas-tree-permits-now-available"> Hood Canal CHRISTMAS TREE PERMITS AVAILABLE Christmas tree cutting permits are now available from Olympic National Forest offices. According to Lorina Madinger, Support Services Specialist with the Forest Service Headquarters in Olympia, permits cost $5 each (cash or check only) and can be purchased during regular business hours at: Forest Service Headquarters in Olympia Hood Canal Ranger District Office in Quilcene […]
Hood Canal Seven honored by Hood Canal The Hood Canal Coordinating Council announced that on Friday, November 4th, seven award-winners will be honored for their help to protect and restore Hood Canal. These seven people “embody the spirit of fostering cooperation, collaboration and lasting relationships to achieve a healthy Hood Canal,” said Robin Lawlis of the coordinating council. The seven will be […]
New Shelton Golf Course get national award" style="background-image: url(http://withwre.com/mikemostyn/files/2011/10/sc_pano.jpg); " class="moxi-post-shelf-link has-post-image" href="https://mikemostyn.com/2011/10/28/new-shelton-golf-course-get-national-award"> Golf New Shelton Golf Course get national award Shelton’s Salish Cliffs Golf Club   Shelton’s brand-new Salish Cliffs Golf Club at Little Creek Casino Resort is the nation’s top course to open in 2011, and No. 8 overall, according to “Golfweek’s Best 2011: Best New Courses” ranking, released today. Salish Cliffs, a Gene Bates design that opened to the public on Sept. 16, was chosen […]
Olympic Peninsula There is now more Olympic Discovery Trail For hikers, bikers and other non-motorized adventurers, there is news from the Olympic Discovery Trail. Another mile west of Port Angeles has been completed.  18 volunteers helped turn more former railroad rails into smooth grade between 10th and 18th as they continue to Lower Elwha Road to meet the section being built by the Lower […]
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