No. 242 Ilwaco Marina

Ilwaco Marina MAP It The quaint fishing town of Ilwaco is located on the north shore of Baker Bay where the Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean at the south end of the the Long Beach Peninsula. An important transport hub in its early years workers and vacationers would arrive on boats and ferries from cities east up the river and the take horse drawn carriages and later trains up the Long Beach Peninsula. Ilwaco became well known as an excellent...

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No. 241 Boeing first built 727 aircraft

20 years after the introduction of jet powered fighters and bombers for military applications the  "Jet Age" started showing up in aircraft designs drafts for civilian and commercial use. By the mid 1950's airliners wanted to be able to carry more passengers for longer distances than what turbo props aircraft such as the Bristol Britannia 300x series, Lockheed L1649 Starliner and the Lockheed L188 Electra could transport.  The...

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No. 240 Visit National Parks in Washington State for Free this weeekend

This Presidential Weekend all 401 national parks  will have free admission as part of National Parks week. Around here, the biggies are Mount Rainier National Park and Olympic National Park. (North Cascades does not charge an entrance fee.)  Ebey's Landing Whidbey Island   Fort Casey Military Fort Admiralty Head Lighthouse  Fort Ebey Armory  Fort Ebey State Park North Cascade National Park Area Artist Point Picture Lake, Vista Point Olympic National Park Hurricane Ridge Sul Duc Falls Neah...

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No. 239 The Photography of Modernist Cuisine: The Exhibition

The Photography of Modernist Cuisine: The Exhibition Pacific Science Center  http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/Exhibits/ModernistCuisine 200 Second Ave. N. | Seattle, WA 98109 MAP IT The Photography of Modernist Cuisine: The Exhibition, a collection of 100 large-format photographs of food taken by Nathan Myhrvold and his team at Modernist Cuisine, premiered October 26, 2013, at Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington....

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No. 238 NorthWest Scale Modlers Exhibition

2014 NorthWest Scale Modelers Show at the Museum of Flight 9404 East Marginal Way SSeattle, WA 98108-4097Phone: 206.764.5720 Time: Saturday, February 8, 2014 - 10:00am to 5:00pm           Sunday, February 9, 2014 - 10:00am to 5:00pm  Great Gallery MODEL DISPLAY: Explore the world in miniature at the 2014 NorthWest Scale Modelers Show at the Museum of Flight. See hundreds of detailed scale models of all types...

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No. 237 Lake Cassidy, Centennial Trail

Lake Cassidy lies 3 miles east of Marysville and is just a few minutes east of Highway 9. The lake covers over 123 acres of water and is a popular year round lake for fishing rainbow trout, largemouth bass, yellow perch, black crappie and brown bullhead catfish. This variety of fish attracts many species of wildlife to its shores. Hawks, Eagles, Heron and Bear can be scene all around the lake. On the east side of the lake there is a 2 mile section...

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No. 236 12th Ave South Bridge, Dr Jose Rizal Bridge

Built in 1911, the 171 foot long 12th Avenue South Bridge remains Washington State's oldest steel-arch bridge. The bridge connects Dearborn Street in the International District to Beacon Hill. In the past the bridge spanned trolley lines. By 1936 the trolley lines were removed and a 40 foot roadway was installed. In the 1960s the bridge underwent improvements as the Interstate 5 and Interstate 90 interchange was built. Bridge (later Rizal Bridge),...

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