Scootin Around

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Must be summer for college students. No socks, plaid cargo shorts, tee shirt, messenger bag with a very light load and the wind in his hair as he's scootin around on (what I think is) his Honda Elite 50. He breezed past me on Queen Anne Ave N, heading toward Seattle Center.

Scootin Around

Photo & Text © 2010 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

Must be summer for college students. No socks, plaid cargo shorts, tee shirt, messenger bag with a very light load and the wind in his hair as he's scootin around on (what I think is) his Honda Elite 50. He breezed past me on Queen Anne Ave N, heading toward Seattle Center.

Les Seattlennes, Summer Edition

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The summer wardrobe starts to make its appearance with Seattle shoppers on Ballard Ave. now that July is in full sunny swing. Ballard Avenue's businesses and residence hotels once catered to sailors, fishermen, railroad and mill workers, and for the past ten or more years has become a very popular shopping, entertainment, and dining destination for natives and summer tourists alike.

Les Seattlennes, Summer Edition

Photo & Text © 2010 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

The summer wardrobe starts to make its appearance with Seattle shoppers on Ballard Ave. now that July is in full sunny swing. Ballard Avenue's businesses and residence hotels once catered to sailors, fishermen, railroad and mill workers, and for the past ten or more years has become a very popular shopping, entertainment, and dining destination for natives and summer tourists alike.

The Schooner Adventuress

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Part of the Northwest Schooner Association's newly formed Windjammer Fleet, the beautiful schooner Adventuress took part in the 2010 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, giving folks a taste of sailing on this classic 1913 vessel. I also saw the Zodiac, and they were among several in the fleet present on Lake Union. The Adventuress hosts an educational program called Sound Experience, and some of the other schooners can be chartered for private events. For the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival the Adventuress was boarding passengers for cruises around Lake Union and hosted a July 4th Fireworks viewing from her decks, complete with Lopez Island Creamery ice cream.

The Schooner Adventuress

Photo & Text © 2010 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

Part of the Northwest Schooner Association's newly formed Windjammer Fleet, the beautiful schooner Adventuress took part in the 2010 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival, giving folks a taste of sailing on this classic 1913 vessel. I also saw the Zodiac, and they were among several in the fleet present on Lake Union. The Adventuress hosts an educational program called Sound Experience, and some of the other schooners can be chartered for private events. For the Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival the Adventuress was boarding passengers for cruises around Lake Union and hosted a July 4th Fireworks viewing from her decks, complete with Lopez Island Creamery ice cream.

Ships With Living History

Photo & Text © 2010 Kim- Seattle Daily Photo. All rights reserved; no use, alteration, reproduction or republishing in any media.

During the Center for Wooden Boats Festival, July 4th weekend and July 10th & 11th, historic tall ships The Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain are docked in South Lake Union. The public is invited to board and tour the vessels, and they will take folks for a battle sail or even an evening fireworks sail on Lake Union. Their working crews dress in period costume and they share their enthusiasm for their ship's history and expertise in manning a classic wooden beauty. They sailed down from Bellingham, a group of school age children helping man the vessels with the crew. All great fun. This crew member was working at something while hanging off the bow.