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Family Play Opens at BPA »

Town & Country Markets, Inc. and Ace Hardware present
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS
Music by MARY RODGERS |
Lyrics by MARSHALL BARER |
Book by JAY THOMPSON, DEAN FULLER, and MARSHALL BARER |
Directed by Corey D. McDaniel |
POOR Princess Winnifred! First she has to swim the moat to get into the castle, then her potential mother-in-law puts a lumpy [...]

The Island in Winter »

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Come..visit the Island in winter.  You will find the same wonderful art galleries, the great Historical Society Museum, the plays and shows of the BPA going strong, the restaurants less crowded, plenty of room in Island inns and B&B’s (and season discounts as well)…. come for a day, or better yet, a weekend or a [...]

Lodging »

all the places to sleep

Sports on Bainbridge »

Watersports include sailing and power boating

Kayaks

And scuba diving… the waters around Bainbridge Island are great for divers and octopus sightings

This Giant Pacific Octopus was photographed close to Blakely Harbor on Bainbridge Island by diver Scott Boyd
Lots of great places for bikes….

And hikes….
Traditional sports such as golf and tennis are not forgotten.
Castanes Tuttabella

Take the Ferry from Seattle »

The 35 minute Washington State Ferry crossing from Seattle to Bainbridge Island runs every 55 minutes from 4:40 a.m. until 2 a.m. (check schedule for exact times)…. Fares for walk-on passengers are only charged from the Seattle side of the crossing. There is no charge for walk-ons from Bainbridge to Seattle. Bicyclists and [...]

A Peek at IslandWood »

IslandWood is a special part of Bainbridge Island… in a very real way it brings the Island’s past, present and future together in one place….
The past as timber lands for the Port Blakely Mill, the present as a large piece of prime Bainbridge real estate that was saved from “development” by the foresight and [...]

A Gathering of Eagles »

A bald eagle watches her two eaglets learn to fish and fly during low tide at Pleasant Beach in mid-July.
Bainbridge Island, Washington

Port Blakely Then and Now »

Then:

Port Blakely at its heyday in 1905 when it was the world’s largest sawmill and the masts of tall ships came from the region’s tall straight stands of fir. This detailed painting is part of a series depicting Port Blakely in its prime by Bainbridge Island artist Ron Crabb.

This video was produced by Islandwood, a [...]

What is a Mesogeo Greenhouse? »

Great Thai with Great Views »