Seattle Style File
New shops, new products — fall is getting off to a great start.
By Kathy Schultz | September 15, 2005
ROSLYN, Kittitas County — As we relaxed with our after-dinner drinks, listening to an impromptu golden-oldies songfest around a baby grand piano at the Prospector Inn's Canary Lounge, I had to wonder: Could the coal miners have imagined this?
Could the rough-and-tumble miners who put this tiny mountain town on the map have imagined we'd be here paying more than $200 a night for a room? That we'd end our day sinking into oversized tubs with the biggest question being which bath salts to use: lavender rose or mango papaya?
By Jack Broom | September 15, 2005
Mystery Bay. Sounds like a romantic getaway destination at a far-flung tropical resort, but it's right here, only 30 miles from Seattle. Tell boaters you're heading for that nearly landlocked bay near Port Townsend, and most will say, "Not me, I'm not putting MY boat on the mud. You can't get in there!"
By Larry Eifert | September 15, 2005
Museum location: 235 Mill Ave. S., Renton.
Permanent displays: This 6,000-square-foot museum is housed in a former fire station, a dashing, 1942 art-deco building that is among the last existing structures built in the area under the Works Progress Administration.
Temporary exhibits: "Century by Century" showcases the history of Renton during each decade of the 20th century.
By Cathy McDonald | September 15, 2005
ANACORTES -- As a place to prop yourself against a driftwood log and contemplate the mountains and the sea, few places are better than Pelican Beach.
As a place to glide through fluttering forests of bull kelp and spot things such as porpoises rolling in tide rips and seals peering at you with liquid-moon eyes, you can't much beat Cypress Island.
By Greg Johnston | September 15, 2005
Hike of the Week
MYSTIC LAKE -- the name alone is enough to pique a hiker's interest with visions of emerald meadows, desolate moraines and shimmering mists. This enigmatic lake in Mount Rainier National Park is reached via the world-class Wonderland Trail and was given its name by two visiting professors because of a mysterious whirlpool they observed near the outlet of the lake.
By Karen Sykes | September 15, 2005
Short Trips
Summer is winding down, the kids are back in school and most of the summer frivolity is becoming a vague memory. Many Northwest natives generally consider the Tuesday after Labor Day weekend the beginning of the end -- the beginning of a long, wet fall and winter and time to stay indoors.
By Jeff Larsen | September 15, 2005
