Archive for the "Events & Festivals" category

Gratulerer med dagen: It’s Syttende Mai

by Daytona Strong - The Flying Salmon
( May 17th, 2012 )

This morning in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood I can only imagine the preparations that are going on. Today is Syttende Mai, or the 17th of May, Norwegian Constitution Day, and each year thousands of people come to Ballard for the festivities.

Seattle hosted its first Syttende Mai festival in 1889, the same …

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Dashing through the woods

by Louise Lakier - TheFlyingSalmon
( March 28th, 2012 )

Running through the Fort Steilacoom trails covered in orange and white streamers I feel a bit like a character out of hansel and gretel or maybe peter pan. I have a quiver on my back for trail marker collection. I …

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Lady in Rock: Siren Nation Festival

by Shae Healey - The Flying Salmon
( September 28th, 2011 )

Siren Nation Festival 2011An email landed in my inbox yesterday that sent a bolt of lightness through my cubicle-logged limbs:  ”Siren Nation Festival Tickets Now on Sale.”

Yes, indeed, it’s that time of year again – the time for a highly concentrated weekend …

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