Shilshole Blog

The owner of Alison’s Coastal Cafe & Bakery has bought the Lockspot Cafe, and is planning to preserve the nearly century-old restaurant just next to the Ballard Locks.  Read more on My Ballard

The fish ladder viewing room at the Ballard Locks is now open after a major renovation.  This is the time of the year to get the kids over there to view the salmon returning from the ocean to spawn. See the link for more info and a video…

https://www.ballardlocks.org/salmon-at-the-locks.html

How does one join the liveaboard association?

Admin note:  as a Port of Seattle authorized liveaboard at Shilshole you are, by default, a member of the Shilshole Liveaboard Assoc.  We have a board comprised of 15 members that works with the Port regarding policy and security issues that affects not just us liveaboards but the tenants in general.  Contact us

Seattle Parks has (finally) moved the closing time at Golden Gardens from 11:30 up to 10pm.

This time change is intended to help mitigate an increase in public safety issues and illegal activity at the park, including acts of violence, excessive noise violations, illegal fires, illegal parking, unpermitted events, and blocked access for emergency vehicles.

read more here:   Seattle Parks and Recreation to pilot new opening and closing hours at Golden Gardens Park – Parkways

The 4th is only a couple weeks away and falls on a Sunday.  This means people will have a long weekend to get away from the dock and cruise locally. Some popular displays to see by boat are:

Poulsbo   (on July 3rd) currently still cancelled but keep checking their site, as more and more venues are opening up.  The homes around Liberty Bay and maybe the Casino will have their shows

Edmonds

Quartermaster Harbor-Vashon Island (private sponsored show over inner harbor – here is a 2016 video), there is no confirmation that this show is still on

Lake Union-Seattle

Tacoma Waterfront

Everett Waterfront

Des Moines waterfront…still cancelled

Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor  …this site states that they will have fireworks

Anacortes