Sep 03, 2010 7:01 - By: Whit Honea
World music, cold water and lots of sunshine. Welcome to the International Fountain.
The Seattle Center (in Seattle, WA, duh) is home to the Space Needle, the Center House (home of the Seattle Shakespeare Co.), the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, a fairly shady amusement park and the Pacific Science Center, among others.
Pictured is the International Fountain which was built in 1962 for the World’s Fair. It shoots music timed to a programed soundtrack that is changed monthly. The fountain is open all year, but the summer months (which in Seattle stretch through September) are all about the kids. Also, naked bicyclists. Seriously.
May 21, 2010 9:40 - By: Whit Honea
Beers across America
Beer lovers, unite! This week has been American Craft Beer Week, but don’t fret if you’ve missed any of the festivities — this weekend is beer-filled and then some!
The annual American Craft Beer Week runs through the 23rd of May and celebrates small and independent craft brewers. Promotions in most states run throughout the “Mother of all Beer Weeks.” Check the official website for beer events in your area. Read More »
Oct 30, 2009 10:03 - By: Whit Honea
All aboard!
Seriously, if you haven’t picked your pumpkin yet you’re about as big a slacker as the guy that waits until October 30th to write about a pumpkin patch. Let’s not judge.
Besides, calling Remlinger Farms a pumpkin patch is like calling Neil Diamond a singer. He’s an entertainer, people. Remlinger Farms is pretty entertaining, too.
The farm is located in Carnation, WA and is a self-contained family destination, minus the lodging. Luckily, Seattle is about 30 minutes away and they have a couple of motels along the freeway. Read More »
Oct 08, 2009 15:15 - By: Whit Honea
Like any good fish story, this one got away. That’s right, you just missed Salmon Days in Issaquah, WA and you should be ashamed of yourself. Go ahead and cry it out. I’ll wait.
Okay, enough. You brought it upon yourself. Now sit still and let me tell you what you missed, aka, rub it in.
Every year about this time the salmon leave the deep, salty waters of Seattle’s Puget Sound and they start swimming. They swim through lakes and streams and wind their way to Issaquah Creek, where the water is shallow and clear. They swim all the way to the hatchery in which they were born, they do their thing with the eggs and the stuff and then they die. Needless to say the salmon don’t find the occasion as festive as we do. I watched them for hours and never saw a single party hat. Read More »
