South Sound Waterfront Real Estate

Hood Canal Shrimp Season is This Weekend

Mike Mostyn — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:58:11 +0000

Local saltwater boaters will have to be careful Saturday, as the two-day recreational season for prawn-size spot shrimp opens and a huge crowd.

As we told you last March, shrimp season opens May 5, this Saturday and lasts only this weekend.

“Preseason testing showed results as good as we ever see around here,” said state [...]

Olympic Peninsula’s Native-American carver on display

Mike Mostyn — Wed, 02 May 2012 21:20:20 +0000

New Olympic Peninsula totems are always exciting and a reason for celebration.

For the past eight months, Olympic Peninsula Tlinglet master carver Israel Shotridge has been shaping a 40-foot red cedar into two 15-foot totems and a 30-foot sculpted facade in the Coast Salish style.

The work was commissioned by the Quileute Tribe on the [...]

Belfair bypass still state’s highest priority

Mike Mostyn — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:24:35 +0000

The Belfair bypass remains the highest highway priority between Bremerton and Shelton.

The final Bremerton Economic Development Study released Friday by the state Department of Transportation looks nearly identical to a 20-month-old-draft, with the long-awaited bypass on top. The $76 million project is in the midst of an environmental assessment, and got about $400,000 from the recently adjourned [...]