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Pacific Northwest and Beyond started as a local blog, then a travel blog, and now features both, along with a PNW and Puget Sound area events calendar, local routes, photography, and a shop — along with the occasional off-topic post.

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Bald Eagles at Big Beef Creek: “It’s that Seabeck time again.”

Every year in late May and early June, a number of bald eagles come to Big Beef Creek in Seabeck with the morning low tide.

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Ending and Beginnings

This is just a quick “blog news” post about what’s upcoming in 2023. I hope to post more updates in this spot in the future.

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This is a list in chronological order of what we’ve been adding to the website. It includes: blog posts, pnwwiki entries, events (and might include all occurrences of an event), routes, and photography galleries, and products. You can scroll through to browse more beneath the grid.

Silverdale Whaling Days

July 28, 2023 – July 30, 2023 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm –

Whaling Days is Silverdale’s annual Summer celebration featuring a parade, fireworks, the Silverdale Rotary duck race, as well as entertainment, food, beer, and more.

Ballard SeafoodFest

July 16, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 8:00 pm –

Ballard SeafoodFest has been an annual Seattle Summer tradition since 1974. The event encompasses three days of music, SEAFOOD (and other food), vendors, and craft beer.

Ballard SeafoodFest

July 14, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 8:00 pm –

Ballard SeafoodFest has been an annual Seattle Summer tradition since 1974. The event encompasses three days of music, SEAFOOD (and other food), vendors, and craft beer.

Ballard SeafoodFest

July 15, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 8:00 pm –

Ballard SeafoodFest has been an annual Seattle Summer tradition since 1974. The event encompasses three days of music, SEAFOOD (and other food), vendors, and craft beer.

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Seattle Pride Parade 2023

June 25, 2023 @ 11:00 am – 3:00 pm –

Seattle’s annual Pride Parade happens annually in June in downtown Seattle. The event features community groups, brands, businesses, as well as food and entertainment.

Camlann Medieval Village Midsomer Festival

June 25, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm –

Camlann is a medieval association and “village” in Carnation, WA. You can dine at their Boar’s Hede Inn throughout the year, but on special occasions, they hold seasonal festivals and feasts. We haven’t been to one for years, but did many in ages past and would highly recommend dressing up in medieval garb and attending one of their feasts.

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