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 year the state of […]
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A slice of Seattle life at Green Lake
I’ll be honest, I’m not much of an athlete. When it comes to that, I’ll leave it to my Flying Salmon cohort, Louise (you may have already read about her adventures running at Mount Si and Fort Steilacoom). However, when the sun comes out in Seattle, I do try to pull myself away from the […]