This year's "Ocian in View" historical symposium focuses on who visited or lived at the mouth of the Columbia River before Lewis and Clark's visit.
October 30, 2008
Take a Walk
Location: Federal Way
Length: About a mile of interlacing trails.
Level of difficulty: Flat to moderately hilly gravel trails.
January 26, 2006
Take a Walk
Location: Anacortes.
Length: About a 2-mile loop.
Level of difficulty: Level-to-moderate dirt/gravel trail, somewhat muddy in places after rain. Many roots/rocks make trail slippery in winter, so wear sturdy footwear and use caution (not difficult in places to take a misstep into the shallow lake).
Setting: Set off for a hike in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands (ACFL), a splendid 2,800-acre preserve in the heart of Fidalgo Island within the city limits of Anacortes.
January 5, 2006
Museum location: 5400 N. Pearl St., No. 11 (Point Defiance Park), Tacoma.
November 24, 2005
Take a Walk
Location: Auburn.
Length: About a half-mile each way.
Level of difficulty: Level-to-gentle paved path.
October 27, 2005
Museum location: 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma.
October 20, 2005
Take a Walk
Location: Newcastle/Bellevue.
Length: About 1.5 miles round-trip; connects to additional trails.
Level of difficulty: Level-to-moderate dirt/gravel trail.
September 29, 2005
Take a Walk
Location: Puyallup.
Length: About a mile.
Level of difficulty: Level-to-gentle paved path.
September 22, 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.
September 15, 2005
Location: Bellevue.
Length: About five miles of trails.
Level of difficulty: Level-to-moderate bark/dirt/gravel trails and wooden boardwalks.
August 25, 2005
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