Washington State is an outdoors lover’s playground. With two gorgeous mountain ranges, the Olympics, and the more intense Cascades, which expose the unbelievably picturesque Mt. Rainier, and the desolate, almost moonlike, Volcano victim, Mt. St. Helens, a mountain climber will not be disappointed. Picturesque lakes scatter Washington State, which is also home to the Pacific [...]

Whatcom Locavore: Mostly Lummi Island chili, with a little help from friends Everything was ready. I’d spent nearly two weeks tracking down and gathering ingredients from m Read more on The Bellingham Herald Print Page Bookmark Email Friend

If you own real estate on Lummi Island, Lake Whatcom, SuddenValley, Geneva or south of Lakeway Drive in Bellingham, you recently received a notice from the Whatcom County Assessor that your property is worth more than it used to be. Since real estate in these areas was last assessed prior to 4 years of rising [...]