If you are headed to the Olympic Peninsula over the holiday weekend, consider spending the day in Port Townsend on Sat., May 28. Celebrating the Olympic Peninsula’s artisan foods and makers, the 3rd Annual Artisan Food Festival will begin at the Port Townsend Farmers Market from 9am to 3pm and resume at Finnriver Cidery’s new Orchard […]
Recently declared a drought zone, the Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula may be unusually accessible this spring and summer. For better or worse, this year the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve with its beaches, rain forests and mountains will experience one of the driest springs on record. If you […]
Recently declared a drought zone, the Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula may be unusually accessible this spring and summer. For better or worse, this year the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve with its beaches, rain forests and mountains will experience one of the driest springs on record. If you […]
One of my best guy pals is headed to the Quinault River again this fall. Last year he caught 20 silvers! Thank you to the Perfect Fly website for this description of fall fly fishing on the river. When to fish the Quinault? In the fall Coho and Chinook Salmon fishing starts about the second week […]
Each October foodies and fun-seekers from across the United States and as far away as Finland descend upon the scenic Olympic Peninsula to partake in a grand celebration of the coveted crustacean that derives its name from the town where it was first commercially harvested back in 1848 — Dungeness. The 13th annual Dungeness Crab […]
With all the glorious weather lure us to favorite destinations such as the Olympic Peninsula, it’s time to review a few favorite Spring-Summer activities that don’t cost anything at all. For a full list, please visit www.thewhaletrail.org. Art and About The Olympic Peninsula’s natural beauty is an inspiration for many. Artists showcase their works year […]
Orcas are beloved around the world and the waters off the Olympic Peninsula are part of their home. This May Orca Tour 2014 is promoting awareness of local J, K and L Orca pods. The Whale Trail and other Olympic Peninsula partners have worked together to bring noted author and marine conservationist, Erich Hoyt, to Port […]
