Seattle Mag
So You Want to Own a Boat?
A look at the hidden costs of owning your dream boat.
Thinking about taking the plunge? Here’s a look at what kind of cash you’ll sink into boat ownership—first the purchase price, then the combined annual expenses of insurance, maintenance and moorage. Illustrations by Vidhya Nagarajan Intex Excursion 5 Boat: $450 + $0/year 16-foot Bayliner 160 OB Bowrider: $13,000 + $3,800/year 35-foot Tiara 3500 Sovran LE:…
Paddleboard Yoga Offers a New Core Curriculum
Master your lunge (else you take a plunge).
In the beginning, there was yoga. Next, hot yoga caught fire. But for Seattleites, even that wasn’t enough of a mind-body challenge. Now, behold WASUP: Washington Stand-Up Paddleboard Yoga. At last we can execute warrior poses while balancing atop a paddleboard in the middle of Shilshole Bay. Part of the Washington Surf Academy (wasurfacademy.com), which…
Road Trip: Winthrop
Celebrate American folk music via hardcore fiddling.
WHERE: Winthrop, Washington, in the Methow Valley. WHY: For the BIG NORTH CASCADES OLDTIME FIDDLERS CONTEST (8/27. $15; kids younger than 12 are free. Spring Creek Ranch, 22 Belsby Road; 509.996.2111; winthropfiddle.org), where you’ll celebrate American folk music via hardcore fiddling competitions for all age divisions, from Pee-Wee to Senior. BRING: Your own insect or…
Scoop: Full-Court Press
The School of Visual Concepts takes letterpress to the streets.
Keep your fingers and toes (and children) close—for the 10th year in a row, the talented kooks at the School of Visual Concepts (SVC) are putting on a letterpress wayzgoose, and that means the 2-ton steamroller will be back in action. A letterpress tradition since the 17th century, a wayzgoose was originally a feast to…
Summer Guide 2011: the Water Issue
Like the mountains that frame our city, water gives Seattle its identity. Life here is a life aquati
From the briny smell of Elliott Bay wafting over downtown to the sight of sunlight sparkling on Lake Washington during a summer morning commute; from the lapping sound of waves against docks and kayaks to the taste of our drinking water—some of the purest in the world. And—we’ll say it—the feeling of warm rain splattering…
Eat from the Sea
Professional forager Langdon Cook shows us how to snag tuna, clams, squid and more from the ocean.
Dig It! We’ve got so many clams, you could say it’s an embarrassment of bivalves. Manila clams, in particular, are easy to dig and nearly foolproof in the pot. They live right below the surface on gravelly or muddy beaches around Puget Sound; use a three-pronged garden cultivator to scratch them out of their lairs….
Liquid Assets: Creatures of the Deep
When it comes to cryptids, Loch Ness can’t hold a plesiosaur to the things that lurk in the depths o
Rumors of a giant squid dwelling beneath the Tacoma Narrows Bridge are probably bunk. Probably. Lake Washington is reportedly home to a monstrous white sturgeon, which, according to various witness accounts, measures 20 feet in length. The briny channels of upper Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca are the alleged stomping ground…
Liquid Assets: A Water Guide to Seattle-area Rivers
The best area rivers for paddling, playing and fishing.
The Yakima River Angling for a new hobby? Hop in your car, drive southeast for a couple of hours and stick your toes into some of the best fly-fishing waters in our state. A 75-mile stretch of the Yakima River is Washington’s only official Blue Ribbon trout stream (meaning it’s one of the best in…
Liquid Assets: A Water Guide to the Pacific Ocean
From the sand bucket list to beachy foraging feasts, here's how to take full advantage of our state'
Though they’re rarely hot and sunny, Washington’s coastal beaches really bring the drama: wild, ever-changing weather, vast stretches of windswept, solitary beaches and fantastic, eerie sea stacks. Sure, shivering in layered fleece isn’t the typical beach dream, but spend a day strolling the rugged, rocky shores, listening to the thunderous surf and watching tattered seagulls…
Liquid Assets: A Water Guide to Puget Sound
From the Ballard Locks to Elliot Bay, here's the scoop on our beautiful Puget Sound hangouts.
Waterways: The Ballard LocksWitness cool water workings at the Ballard Locks (aka the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, if you please), which are basically a series of gates and holding chambers that shuffles boats between the Ship Canal and the Sound (and keeps the salty Sound water from backwashing into Lake Union’s freshwater). Watch the fascinating…
Top 10 New Washington Wines 2011
In the world of wine, each vintage is a new chance for perfection, and with so many new wineries on the scene in Washington, we are experiencing something like a perfect storm. With more than 80 tasting rooms now west of wine country, there have never been more opportunities to taste Washington wine. To guide…
Food News: Street Food Coup for Mobile Vendors
Seattle City Council approved a bill today that would allow local food trucks to do business on city streets (under the old rules, mobile food vendors were required to operate from private lots). What does all of this mean for the every day diner? Here’s hoping it leads to more on-the-go menus citywide.