Genaro Shaffer

A local’s guide to Bellingham SeaFeast – a free two-day September festival on the waterfront celebrating the commercial fishing fleet, fresh seafood, and maritime culture.

A local’s guide to Bellingham Race Week – the Pacific Northwest’s biggest sailing regatta, which relocated to Bellingham Bay in 2025, and how to watch it from shore.

A local’s guide to Ski to Sea – Bellingham’s iconic 93-mile, seven-leg Memorial Day relay from Mt Baker to Bellingham Bay, and the finish festival in Fairhaven.

A local’s guide to hiking the Chuckanut Mountains near Bellingham – Oyster Dome, Fragrance Lake, the wider trail network, passes, and why you can hike them year-round.

A local’s guide to Lummi Island near Bellingham – the ten-minute ferry from Gooseberry Point, the reefnet fishery, the Willows Inn legacy, and the slow island pace.

A local’s guide to Larrabee State Park south of Bellingham – Washington’s first state park, with sandstone tidepools, Clayton Beach, and the Chuckanut Mountain trails.

A local’s guide to Lake Padden in Bellingham – the 2.6-mile loop trail, swimming, the off-leash dog area, the golf course, and why it’s the south side’s living room.

A local’s guide to Whatcom Falls Park in Bellingham – the waterfalls, the historic WPA stone bridge, the summer swimming hole, the fish hatchery, and the trails.

A local’s guide to Chuckanut Drive near Bellingham – the PNW’s first scenic highway, its oyster bars, trailheads, and the best pull-offs along the Salish Sea coast.

Sailing, kayaking, sunsets, and a working waterfront turning into parks — a local’s guide to Bellingham Bay and why the water is the whole point.