The Vashon Island Chamber of Commerce has postponed the 2020 Vashon Island Strawberry Festival. It was a tough decision i’m sure as the Strawberry Festival makes up the lion share of the Chambers revenue. This hurts me personally as I know many of our local businesses rely on that revenue…
Update: I want to be reasonable. I wrote ta blog this blog post (which I have deleted) a back in March 12th, before the mandatory lock-down here in Washington State. As I said at the beginning of the post, “Please adhere to all government recommendations during this virus bs. Be…
Not many people even know about Lisabeula Park on Vashon Island. It’s a small little park that is at the bottom of a winding road that seems like it is something out of Jurassic Park. The beach is kind of rocky, not much sand. There is often sea life that…
There are many hidden gems on our little island. Some of these are made by nature, others are made by humans. Look at this house in Burton, one of our great neighborhoods on the island. We have driven past here a million times, didn’t realize how awesome it was! There…
The 2019 Vashon Island Strawberry Festival is here! The Strawberry Festival is one of the island’s largest events. We welcome thousands of people to our island for tons of food, music, vendors, and dancing… ALL WEEKEND LONG! Map Getting to the Island West Seatle (Fauntleroy) Ferry: Address | Ferry Schedule…
Including the arts in your visit to Vashon Island makes for a great weekend. Vashon is rich with the Arts and the island has invested in our love for the arts. One of our gems is the Vashon Center for the Arts. A beautiful facility in the center of the island.…
Coming to Vashon Island is an adventure on it’s own. There is something about driving your car onto the ferry and sailing across the beautiful Puget Sound to a remote island that time as not necessarily forgot, but perhaps ignored. We have had some of our visitors ask us to…
A Washington State Ferry worker caught a great shot of the sky on the Point Defiance (Tacoma) to Vashon Island Ferry run yesterday. This was just so awesome, I wanted to share. If all my ferry rides were this beautiful, I wouldn’t mind riding the ferries so much.
