   | Opening Day,the official opening of Seattle’s boating season sponsored by the Seattle Yacht Club,includes a celebration of many kinds of water activities. Festivities will include a morning of crew races,a sailboat race,and of course,the grand Opening Day boat parade on Saturday. As always,the Opening Day Parade starts [...] For tourists,the Ride the Ducks attraction offers a fun sightseeing tour through the city and a plunge into Lake Union,with a cruise past Seattle’s famed houseboats and the working waterfront. But a request by the company to build a new launch ramp on property it purchased on the lake’s southeast shore has [...] Seattle Magazine (see our own article about South Lake Union in their latest print edition) has done a gorgeous job on the following story:
Grand Opening December 29-30 The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle is proud to open its newest exhibit,Fish On!,exploring the history of boathouses and fishing resorts of Puget Sound. The new exhibit will run through fall of 2013 in the Gallery in CWB’s Boathouse at 1010 Valley Street,in Seattle next [...] The Lake Union Cafe and the MV Skansonia are opening their doors on December 9,2012 with a very special event in support and celebration of Washington State referendum 74 passing to legalize same-sex marriage. Both venues have collectively hosted dozens of civil and commitment ceremonies alike over the years,and both venues recognize and accept [...] 2012 Christmas Ship Schedule For more info call 206-623-1445. SATURDAY,NOVEMBER 24 (PREVIEW and VALUE NIGHT) Depart/Return: Lake Union Park 7:00 – 9:40pm CHOIR:Dickens Carolers 7:40-8:00 MOHAI (SLU) 8:30-8:50 Seattle Yacht Club All the details are at: http://www.argosycruises.com/themecruises/xmasSchedule.cfm
greg gilbert photo Brandon Robinson demonstrates the “FlyBoard,”a water-powered device that allows the pilot to hover 20-30 feet in the air and do acrobatic tricks. Robinson,in town for the Lake Union Boats Afloat show,described the sensation as “riding on the end of a fire hose.”The propulsion is supplied by a [...] It’s true –hot tub boats could be hitting South Lake Union by the summer. Adam Karpenske,owner of Karpenske Marine Carpentry,says he is currently working on a prototype of the boat. Karpenske,along with his wife,Erin Kirkegaard and employee Kelly Norton have been thinking of this idea for [...] The lake was filled with boats all weekend as sunny days rose to nearly 60 degrees! Each night,through December 23rd,2011 the Argosy Christmas Ship™ sails to different Puget Sound waterfront communities,over 45 in total. Choirs onboard sing 20-minute performances to these communities,all broadcast via state-of-the-art speaker system. Between 8:20 and 8:40 pm on Thursday,December 1st,the ship will end it’s opening night by pulling [...] |      |
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