Brazilian music in our “little village”

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We are republishing this article from last year as we begin the 2024 Centrum Choro workshop. Some years back a Brazilian musical friend stated "we...

Kelly Doran’s views of Port Townsend

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Port Townsend artist Kelly Doran has spent a number of mornings sitting in downtown PT, sketching out views of the city and bay while...

The Rainbow Colors of the Salish Sea

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The Solstice finally arrived, yet our days are still short and often gray. It’s a good time to remember the rainbow colors in our...

Getting a Little Squirrely

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Squirrels are fascinating, and we have 25 species of the Squirrel Family in our region, according to David Moskowitz’s Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest....

Beach Eggs – PART 3

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For Part 3 of my series on Beach Eggs, we’ll look at different vertebrate eggs, all photographed on beaches in or near Port Townsend....

Beach Eggs – Part 1

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Cover Photo - Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis) In this four-part series we’ll look at some little known wonders of the Salish Sea by examining the...

Insectivore Birds Part 2

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Here’s the second of a two-part series on insect-eating birds. In Part 1 I wrote of the importance of insects, and described some of...

Deep River Road – A Book begins a Journey                                                 

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Words and Photographs by Joel W. Rogers October 17th 2022   Cape Disappointment State Park. Once again, my 1999 Subaru and I are doing what we were...

Critters

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Photography by Joel Rogers. Click on any image to go full screen.

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Going nuclear: The high school mascot of mass destruction

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Editor's note: With the launch of Oppenheimer, we are once again reminded of the legacy of the atomic bomb, and of the people and...

So Long, Pygmy Kayaks

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More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...

Hush-hush: Our Biggest Park is a Local Secret

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Port Townsend is surrounded by state parks.  From Point Hudson, we look into at least five: Fort Worden and Fort Casey to the east,...

Boys – and Girls – In the Boat

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Port Townsend’s Legacy of Wooden Rowing Shells In 1998 the phone rang at the Cupola House, then home of the Wooden Boat Foundation, and was...

Oystercatchers

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The Black Oystercatcher is a spectacular shorebird that lives right here on the shores of the Salish Sea, and all along the West Coast...