Named after an engineer who played a key role in their development, the Chittenden Locks are the busiest in the country, with as many as 50,000 vessels passing through each year. Locals typically call ...

Dozens of sea lions have made the public guest docks at Shilshole Bay Marina in Ballard their new, temporary home, a customary move over the last few years. “It is that time of year again in Ballard.

Three years ago, a Washington state senator from Ferndale introduced a bill to study the costs and benefits of breaching the Ballard Locks. Republican Doug Ericksen, who died in 2021, didn’t really ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) on the beach during the summer premoult stage. The construction of dams across the Pacific ...

It’s a big weekend at the Ballard Locks as sockeye salmon return as part of their journey upstream to spawn. The sockeye travel 40-50 miles upriver to spawn in Lake Washington during the summer. Every ...

THERE ARE PLENTY of reasons to go to the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) Locks. Fans of civil engineering can marvel at the infrastructural feat of the Locks themselves, a massive complex spanning the ...

This piece is from our latest This City Block series, which highlights stories from Ballard. If a visit to Ballard is on your list of local urban walks this spring, I have a fun itinerary for you.