Living in the Pacific Northwest and especially in the Puget Sound area, we have been spoiled with our ability to spend recreational time out in the wilderness, fishing and harvesting various shellfish. With more than 10,000 rivers and streams leading into Puget Sound, and thousands of miles of beach and boat access, there are few […]
things to do
Posted inBlog, Community News
Boat Rentals Open on the Gig Harbor Waterfront
Looking for a romantic date on the water? Rent a classic boat at the Gig Harbor BoatShop. The Small Craft Livery Service is open to the community every Saturday through September, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The boats available for rent are classic small-craft that have been restored at the BoatShop. Many of them […]
Posted inAround West Sound, Blog, Featured
Enjoy All Things Lavender at Blue Willow Lavender Farm Festival
You don’t have to trek to the Olympic Peninsula to enjoy all things lavender. Blue Willow Lavender Farm, on the Key Peninsula, celebrates all things lavender at its annual festival on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11. The farm boasts 10 lavender varieties on 15 lavender beds totaling 2.5 acres. But there’s much more […]
Posted inFeatured, Garden
Community Education Opportunities
Organic Gardening for Year-Round Harvests This is a hands-on class taught by Master Gardeners to help you create an organic backyard vegetable garden, with an emphasis on extending the growing season and food crops to harvest fall through early spring. Learn the principles of organic gardening with a focus on soils, composting, locally appropriate techniques […]
Posted inBlog, Featured, Gardeners Corner
July 11 Show is a Celebration of Roses
Most gardeners love to have visitors to view and talk about what’s growing, and Kitsap County Rose Society members are no different than most. Novice and advanced rose gardeners will groom their best roses for a special July event that will be a cross section of what can be grown here in Kitsap. One of […]
Posted inBlog, Community News
Celebrate Tradition at Old Mill Days Americana Festival
The Old Mill Days Americana festival will return for its 10th year to the picturesque town of Port Gamble on July 3-5. The weekend will offer a new entertaining lumberjack show, chainsaw carving competitions, ice sculptures, entertainment, live music, carnival rides, and food and craft vendors. A fireworks show on the 4th will feature the […]
Posted inFeatured, People & Places
Ideas for Parents for Promoting Children’s Summer Learning
“Summer time and the living is easy” — but parents shouldn’t make it too easy for their children to forget everything they’ve learned up to vacation time. Schooling stops during the summer but our learning should not. Many children tend to regress in skills learned in school during the summer months. Children come back to […]
Posted inAround West Sound, Blog
A Real, Old Time Fourth of July in Kingston
For years on the Fourth of July, people have lined Main Street in Kingston with lawn chairs and blankets, and kids have waited with bags ready for the candy to rain down. Even the Kingston ferry pauses out of respect. People who want to be a part of it all pull this show together in […]
Posted inBlog, Community News
Bremerton’s Summer Concert Series Returns with Longer Run
The docks will definitely be rocking this summer in Bremerton. Now in its third year, the Rock the Dock concert series on the Louis Mentor Boardwalk at Bremerton Marina has been such a success that this year, organizers have extended the four-week schedule and made it a nine-week-long, eight concert series, and moved the concerts […]