Featured image by Artsy Bee, courtesy Pixabay Every year in early March, Longfellow's Greenhouses in Manchester, Maine, invites you to dust off your fairy wings and join the staff in a day of family fun. This year's Fairy Festival is on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The kids can enjoy fairy … Continue reading Fairy Festival fun for all ages in Manchester, ME

Featured image by peacedreamlady, courtesy Pixabay Celebrate Mardi Gras early by creating a float for your favorite miniature troll (or trolls) and bringing it to the Fremont Sunday Market in Seattle on March 3 for the Petit Troll Parade. Pull your float in a flash-mob-style parade through the market. Build your float on your own … Continue reading Tiny troll parade celebrates Mardi Gras in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood

Featured image courtesy Creative Commons When summer arrives in Seattle, what better way to celebrate than with a parade and festival in the city's funkiest neighborhood? Fremont prides itself in being quirky and unique. It's the only place I've explored that has a giant troll under a bridge. Fremont's Soltice Parade isn't the typical parade, … Continue reading 2019 Fremont Solstice Parade and festival welcome summer in Seattle

Featured image credit: Animal Aid Feed your hunger while supporting shelter animals at the same time on Saturday, April 6, when Animal Aid's Pop-Up Pub returns to the Lagunitas Community Room in Portland, Oregon. It's among Portland's most exciting parties of the year. Munch out on delicious pizza, garlic knots, and salad—all vegetarian and vegan, … Continue reading Eat, drink, play, and support animals at this pop-up pub in Portland

Featured image courtesy Pixabay The 2019 free public lecture series hosted by the Port of Vancouver, Washington, focuses on the maritime industry and international trade. Four lectures are scheduled this year. Two have been finalized, and tentative dates are set for the other two. Maintaining our Dams and Waterways on Wednesday, March 6, 6:30-8 p.m. … Continue reading Port of Vancouver hosts lecture series on maritime industry, international trade

Featured image: An artist's rendition of the new Central Terminal at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (image credit: Port of Seattle) Whenever my trips take me to Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport, I like to allow extra time to relax and enjoy a meal at Anthony's Reataurant. For breakfast, I order the Seattle Scramble—fresh eggs scrambled with … Continue reading Anthony’s at Sea-Tac closing March 31, more aiport retail changes coming

Photos from the National Park Service It's that time of year again when the glowing ribbon of Horsetail Fall returns to the east face of El Capitan at Yosemite National Park when the sky is clear and enough snow fell to allow the water to flow. If all goes well, you can see the spectacular … Continue reading Horsetail Fall at Yosemite glowing again for a limited time

Featured image: A summer aerial view of Mount Saint Helens (photo by Cheryl Landes) If you're planning to climb Mount Saint Helens April 1 to October 31, you'll need a permit. You'll also need a permit if you climb above 4,800 feet year-round. Recreation.gov will start selling permits on Monday, March 18, at 7 a.m. … Continue reading 2019 Mount St. Helens climbing permits go on sale March 18

Featured image: The Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes) Forty paintings by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, one of the country's top indigenous artists, will be on display at the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) from Saturday, March 9, through Sunday, June 30. The exhibit, "In the Footsteps of My Ancestors", explores Smith's cross-cultural … Continue reading Major Native American art show coming to Tacoma in March

Featured image: Ethnicity mural by Michael Feliz, located at 2516 East Fourth Plain Blvd. in Vancouver, Washington (photo credit: Clark County Mural Society) Help promote the arts in Clark County while enjoying some of the area's best wines at the annual wine tasting on Thursday, May 2, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The tasting is … Continue reading Clark County Mural Society hosts annual wine tasting in May