Featured image: Salmon entree at Jake's Grill in downtown Portland. Jake's Grill is among the 100 restaurants participating in the March 2019 Portland Dining Month. (photo by Cheryl Landes) More than 100 restaurants are participating this year in Portland Dining Month. Through March 31, enjoy three-course meals for $33. Some restaurants require reservations. Check before … Continue reading Get three-course meals for $33 at Portland Dining Month in March

Featured image by Cheryl Landes After months of delays due to regulatory approvals and the government shutdown, the first commercial flight finally takes off today at 10 a.m. from Paine Field in Everett, Washington. Alaska Airlines receives the honor of making the maiden voyage. Alaska is offering 18 non-stop flights from Everett to these destinations: … Continue reading Commercial flights take off today from Everett’s Paine Field

Update, March 14, 2019: The online ticket sales page is working now. Baby animals are arriving at the living farm at the American West Heritage Center, and tickets are now on sale to see them on Wednesday-Sunday, April 3-6. During these Baby Animal Days, you'll see lambs, piglets, calves, kids (as in goats), foals, chicks, … Continue reading Tickets on sale for 2019 Baby Animal Days at the American West Heritage Center

Featured image: Collecting sap from a maple tree in Maine (photo credit: Maine Maple Producers Association) Vermont is famous for its maple products, but there are many producers in New England's six states. In Maine alone, there are more 80 maple producers. Throughout New England, the sap starts flowing in either February or March, depending … Continue reading Maple Sunday celebrates sap season in Maine

Featured image from a previous pow wow hosted by the Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington (photo credit: Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington) This is a last-minute post, because I just learned about it on Facebook. Today from noon until 10 p.m., The Native American Parent Association of Souhwest Washington is hosting … Continue reading Annual pow wow today in Vancouver, WA

Featured image: The new Pacific Seas Aquarium under construction at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) The new Pacific Seas Aquarium opened at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma on September 7, 2018, but the staff has been adding more animals and preparing for sharing interesting stories about the new residents … Continue reading Pacific Seas Aquarium Community Celebration coming to Tacoma in April

The Penn Cove Musselfest is back on Saturday-Sunday, March 2-3, on Whidbey Island! Savor Whidbey Island's famous Penn Cove mussels in the official Penn Cover Shellfish Festival Tent at the corner of Coveland and Main, just north of Cooks Corner Park in Coupeville, Washington. Sip local brews and enjoy the views at the Waterfront Beer … Continue reading Penn Cove Musselfest celebrates the famous seafood treat from Whidbey Island this weekend

Featured image: Dancing under an ice arch at Ice Castles (photo credit: @argenel on Instagram) Enter a breathtaking world built with hundreds of thousands of icicles by professional ice artists. Explore castles filled with frozen sculptures, thrones, slides, fountains, tunnels—all illuminated with colorful LED lights. Ice Castles founder, Brent Christensen, created his first icy work … Continue reading Explore the Ice Castles in the U.S. and Canada

Featured image credit: Water Lantern Festival Relax and enjoy the beauty of hundreds of lanterns floating on a pond or lake near you as the Water Lantern Festival tours across the United States. To participate, follow these steps: Find a location near you and buy your tickets. Each ticket covers admission and comes with a … Continue reading Water Lantern Festival coming to a city near you

Featured image: The barn and greenhouse at the Natick Community Organic Farm in Natick, Massachusetts (photo by Cheryl Landes) Celebrate everything maple on Saturday, March 2, at the Natick Community Organic Farm from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. Take a sugaring tour and hayride. Hear live music. Savor a pancake breakfast with syrup made at … Continue reading Celebrate maple sap season at Natick Community Organic Farm