July 23, 2019

Newcastle, Washington

After discovery in 1863, coal came out of the ground at Newcastle for nearly 100 years, helping to make this community's mark on the development of Seattle, Washington Territory and even San Francisco. With coal and railroads each helping the other grow, some estimates range as high as 13 million tons were mined at Newcastle to fuel transportation and commerce on the West Coast.
October 18, 2019

Edmonds, Washington

Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is located in the southwest corner of the county, facing Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located 15 miles north of Seattle and 18 milessouthwest of Everett.
August 11, 2019

Redmond, Washington

Two settler families arrived about 1870 from across Puget Sound. Fortunately for this area, Luke McRedmond was focused on building a town on Squak Slough (Sammamish River), and his fellow pioneer created an inn and a needed network of roads. Most residents were either loggers or mill workers, while those involved with fishing and hunting had close access to Squak Lake (Lake Sammamish).
June 11, 2021

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly

A long time ago a Lockheed Constellation took off from the Detroit airport one evening bound for Miami. In a window seat over the wing sat a young teenage boy on his very first flight. The plane roared into life and was soon above the moonlit clouds, blue fire belching from all four of her mighty engines. It was if one was doing a shift in a steel mill on the night shift.