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A Brief History of Vashon Island

Author : Bruce Haulman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1626191697
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Vashon Island written by Bruce Haulman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reachable only by ferry, Vashon Island is a breathtaking rural retreat from the bustling activity of nearby Seattle and Tacoma. The island' first inhabitants, the sxebabs, took advantage of its evergreen forests and rich marine resources. In 1792, George Vancouver was the first Anglo to discover the island and named it after Captain James Vashon. By the late 1800s, the first white settlers had established farms and greenhouses that supplied nearby cities with berries, tomatoes and cucumbers. Ferries drove development in the later half of the century, introducing new industries and tourism to the area. While both influenced by and isolated from the mainland, the island developed its own unique character treasured by locals. Merging human and natural history, author Bruce Haulman presents the rich heritage of this thriving commmunity.

Vashon-Maury Island

Author : Bruce Haulman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738574998
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Vashon-Maury Island written by Bruce Haulman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vashon-Maury Island lies between Seattle and Tacoma and is connected to the mainland by the Washington State Ferries. The bridge proposed in the 1950s and 1960s did not materialize, which helped retain the island's isolation and rural lifestyle. Like other Puget Sound islands, its original economy was based on logging, fishing, brick-making, and agriculture, especially its strawberries. Island industries included the largest dry dock on the West Coast, shipbuilding, and ski manufacturing. Distinct from the other islands, Vashon-Maury is the only one whose major town is not on the water. Originally inhabited for thousands of years by the S'Homamish people, the island's first white settler arrived in 1865. Today, 145 years later, the population is more than 11,000.

Urban Trails Seattle

Author : Craig Romano
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1680510339
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Urban Trails Seattle written by Craig Romano and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2018-08-13 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seattleites often play in the mountain ranges they can see from their city—but sometimes you just need a hike you can do before lunch. That’s what you get with Urban Trails: Seattle. A thriving city of more than seven hundred thousand residents within a metropolitan area of nearly four million, Seattle has become a big city, with rapid growth and an increasing number of new arrivals every year. Thanks to the foresight of early city planners, however, the city's large park system contains a wide array of trails that traverse manicured lawns, nature preserves, old-growth forest groves, historic districts, and vibrant neighborhoods—as well as trails that travel along lakeshores, cascading creeks, and stretches of Puget Sound shoreline. Within this sprawling metropolis you'll also find some of the best long-distance paved trails in the Northwest. They thread together parks and greenbelts that call out for further exploration and adventures. Whether you like to hike, run, or walk, you’ll find countless options among Seattle's urban trails, giving you many reasons to never leave the city when seeking excellent outdoor adventures. Features of this guide include: Easy to reference maps Trail distance and high point Indicates trail suitability for walkers, hikers, and runners Trailhead amenities Info for families with kids and for dog owners Sidebars on area history, nature, and sights

Red Ranger Came Calling

Author : Berkeley Breathed
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613717588
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Red Ranger Came Calling written by Berkeley Breathed and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While spending Christmas in 1939 with a well-meaning aunt, a young boy who does not believe in Santa Claus has an unusual experience that changes his thinking.

A Brief History of Vashon Island

Author : Bruce Haulman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439657890
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Vashon Island written by Bruce Haulman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reachable only by ferry, Vashon Island is a breathtaking rural retreat from the bustling activity of nearby Seattle and Tacoma. The island's first inhabitants, the sx???bab", took advantage of its evergreen forests and rich marine resources. In 1792, George Vancouver was the first Anglo to discover the island and named it after Captain James Vashon. By the late 1800s, the first white settlers had established farms and greenhouses that supplied nearby cities with berries, tomatoes and cucumbers. Ferries drove development in the later half of the century, introducing new industries and tourism to the area. While both influenced by and isolated from the mainland, the island developed its own unique character treasured by locals. Merging human and natural history, author Bruce Haulman presents the rich heritage of this thriving community.

Vashon Island Archaeology

Author : Julie K. Stein
Publisher : Burke Museum, Seattle, Washington
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vashon Island Archaeology written by Julie K. Stein and published by Burke Museum, Seattle, Washington. This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book continues that discovery process, presenting and explaining the data gleaned from the site and offering interpretations based on the various objects found that speak to people's lives at this place.".

Walter's Muse

Author : Jean Davies Okimoto
Publisher : Endicott & Hugh Books
ISBN 13 : 0983711534
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (837 download)

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Download or read book Walter's Muse written by Jean Davies Okimoto and published by Endicott & Hugh Books. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "It's the first summer of her retirement and librarian Maggie Lewis is relishing the unfolding of sweet summer days on Vashon Island: walking on the beach, reading the classics, and kayaking. But in June when a sudden storm hits the island, Maggie's summer becomes about as peaceful as navigating whitewater. Not only does her wealthy sister arrive uninvited with a startling announcement, but Maggie finds herself entangled with her new Baker's Beach neighbor, Walter Hathaway. A famous children's author and recovering alcoholic, Walter has a history with Maggie they would each like to forget."--Page 4 of cover.

Stoneshore

Author : Phoebe Calma
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781483615530
Total Pages : 58 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book Stoneshore written by Phoebe Calma and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of sixteen autobiographical short stories set in the coastal landscape of the Pacific Northwest during the Depression. Phoebe Calma, then Phoebe Bashore, was seven years old when her father announced they would be moving to Vashon Island, 4 miles out by ferry from the city of Seattle. Few others lived on the Island, making up a community of misfits, hermits, and Japanese farmers. The children of three families formed a gang, building cars and fires, and playing poker with matchsticks. Eighty-nine years later, Phoebe Calma is a unique voice, giving light to an old way of life in the poignant way in which only a long life of experience can. A childhood of freedom, filled with vivid discoveries and harsh realities, that one would find in classic American literature.

Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Seattle

Author : Maria Christensen
Publisher : First Books
ISBN 13 : 0912301732
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Newcomer's Handbook for Moving to and Living in Seattle written by Maria Christensen and published by First Books. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bogged Down: A Vashon Island Mystery

Author : Charlotte Stuart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781950613441
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (134 download)

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Download or read book Bogged Down: A Vashon Island Mystery written by Charlotte Stuart and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bogged Down is a mystery set on Vashon Island, a place that has been described as Mayberry-meets-Burning Man. Lavender (Lew) Lewis moved there because it is only a twenty-minute ferry ride from Seattle, yet light years away in tempo and character. She grew up on a commune in Alaska, joined the army at 17, does woods parkour for exercise and HR investigations to earn a living. Life in her waterfront cabin with her two food-obsessed cats is predictable and relatively stress free. Until she leads a tour group into an ancient bog on the island and discovers a body.The victim is one of the island's most passionate pro-wilding advocates. While the official investigation focuses on those opposed to preserving wildlife on the island, Lew is convinced that the location of the murder in the fragile ecosystem of the bog is key to solving the crime.

Kayaking Puget Sound & the San Juan Islands

Author : Rob Casey
Publisher : Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594856869
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (948 download)

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Download or read book Kayaking Puget Sound & the San Juan Islands written by Rob Casey and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLICK HERE to download two trips from Kayaking Puget Sound — "Freshwater Bay to Salt Creek" and Rob Casey's favorite, "Deception Pass" *Kayak, canoe, and stand up padding routes that promise beauty and adventure * Completely updated information and maps, all new photographs, and over 10 all new trips * Revised, easier-to-use Trips-at-a-Glance chart * Originally for kayakers, info now applies to a range of vessels including pedaling kayaks, stand up paddleboards, canoes, row boats, shells, and even kayak-sailing outriggers The miles of inland waterways of the Pacific Northwest are among the best in the world for paddling. Beautiful scenery, intricate and protected waterways, and abundant marine life define the area, while on shore are ample public parklands for camping and exploring. The 60 trips in this extensively updated 3rd edition of the bestselling Kayaking Puget Sound & the San Juan Islands cover the Sound's myriad islands, fjord-like canals, and inlets from Canada's Gulf Islands to the Nisqually River Delta, including the fabulous San Juan Islands and the unique Hood Canal. Each trip description covers all the details paddlers need to plan and complete specific tours throughout the region. Other important updates to this 3rd edition include: modern safety tips (emphasis on proper gear and PFDs); a list of weather resources; how to make use of cell phones and mobile apps that utilize GPS and real-time navigational data; a resources section on kayaking training in the region through paddle clubs, certification groups, and paddle shops; how to prepare for open water trips; new info on how to cross into Canada; and more. Kayaking Puget Sound & the San Juan Islands, 3rd Edition, gives novice paddlers, weekenders, and lifelong kayakers the inspiration and knowledge to get out and explore the Northwest via its singular waterways.

The Cloven: Book One

Author : Garth Stein
Publisher : Fantagraphics Books
ISBN 13 : 1683963105
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (839 download)

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Download or read book The Cloven: Book One written by Garth Stein and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Garth Stein, the author of the #1 bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain, and Matthew Southworth, the co-creator of Stumptown come a raucously funny and fast-moving series of graphic novels. James Tucker is the most successful Genetically Modified Human Organism ever created. Half-man, half-goat, Tuck's story unfurls like an action-packed fever dream spanning the Pacific Northwest, from a homeless encampment to a secret sanctuary in the woods where elites perform ritual goat sacrifices. The Cloven Book One features a special full-color four page fold-out spread.

The Abundant Community

Author : John McKnight
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
ISBN 13 : 160509627X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Abundant Community written by John McKnight and published by Berrett-Koehler Publishers. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " We need our neighbors and community to stay healthy, produce jobs, raise our children, and care for those on the margin. Institutions and professional services have reached their limit of their ability to help us. The consumer society tells us that we are insufficient and that we must purchase what we need from specialists and systems outside the community. We have become consumers and clients, not citizens and neighbors. John McKnight and Peter Block show that we have the capacity to find real and sustainable satisfaction right in our neighborhood and community. This book reports on voluntary, self-organizing structures that focus on gifts and value hospitality, the welcoming of strangers. It shows how to reweave our social fabric, especially in our neighborhoods. In this way we collectively have enough to create a future that works for all. "

Origin of Washington Geographic Names

Author : Edmond Stephen Meany
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Origin of Washington Geographic Names written by Edmond Stephen Meany and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Looking for Betty MacDonald

Author : Paula Becker
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295999373
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (959 download)

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Download or read book Looking for Betty MacDonald written by Paula Becker and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Betty Bard MacDonald (1907–1958), the best-selling author of The Egg and I and the classic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle children’s books, burst onto the literary scene shortly after the end of World War II. Readers embraced her memoir of her years as a young bride operating a chicken ranch on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and The Egg and I sold its first million copies in less than a year. The public was drawn to MacDonald’s vivacity, her offbeat humor, and her irreverent take on life. In 1947, the book was made into a movie starring Fred MacMurray and Claudette Colbert, and spawned a series of films featuring MacDonald's Ma and Pa Kettle characters. MacDonald followed up the success of The Egg and I with the creation of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, a magical woman who cures children of their bad habits, and with three additional memoirs: The Plague and I (chronicling her time in a tuberculosis sanitarium just outside Seattle), Anybody Can Do Anything (recounting her madcap attempts to find work during the Great Depression), and Onions in the Stew (about her life raising two teenage daughters on Vashon Island). Author Paula Becker was granted full access to Betty MacDonald’s archives, including materials never before seen by any researcher. Looking for Betty MacDonald, a biography of this endearing Northwest storyteller, reveals the story behind the memoirs and the difference between the real Betty MacDonald and her literary persona. Watch the book trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lr6iVK4zWk

Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State

Author :
Publisher : US History Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1603540466
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Washington: A Guide to the Evergreen State written by and published by US History Publishers. This book was released on 1941 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Afoot and Afloat

Author : Marge Mueller
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 9780898869521
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (695 download)

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Download or read book Afoot and Afloat written by Marge Mueller and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Guidebook to South Puget Sound from both the water and by land* In addition to maps and route info, the guidebook includes interesting facts and trivia, navigation notes, and new lists of attractions for specific tripsThis title is for people who love water and the South Puget Sound - being on it or near it. That's why the guidebook not only tells you where to take your boat but what you can do on land when you arrive at your destination. On the other hand, it's not necessary toown a boat to find fun things to do in these books. If you like to hike, bike, picnic, or see wildlife all with a beautiful Puget Sound backdrop, Afoot & Afloat: South Puget Sound will show you where to do that, complete with detailed driving directions.This South Puget Sound edition of the popular Afoot & Afloat series covers locations from Seattle, Bainbridge Island, Kitsap Peninsula, Vashon Island, Tacoma, Nisqually Delta and Olympia, among many more.