As a homeschool mom, when I think about things to teach the boys, my mind wanders to back when I was in school. I was not the best student for sure. Because how we were taught was not the way I learned best. I was blessed to be able to read with ease, and I'd… Continue reading Local Adventures: Totem Park and The Elliot Point Treaty
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Local Adventures: Edgewater Beach
The beachfront of Mulkiteo, Washington were once nearly all industrial. Filthy, ugly and used to move things, rather than be used by birds and animals to thrive. One of the worst crimes against the beaches was the "Mulkiteo Tank Farm", which was built in the 1950's to house fuel for the squadron housed nearby at… Continue reading Local Adventures: Edgewater Beach
Local Adventures: Fowler Pear Tree Park
It's nearly time for school to start again, and in the waning weeks of summer my mind returns to finding walks to go on. Are they hiking? Well, not really. But it is foot powered walking to see unique things. Fowler Pear Tree Park is one of them. For it is Washington State's oldest pear… Continue reading Local Adventures: Fowler Pear Tree Park
Local Adventures: Mulkiteo Lighthouse Park
Tucked into the bottom of the hill, on Possession Sound is the Mulkiteo Lighthouse and park. The lighthouse was there long before the park was, because the park was created when someone got the idea to fill in the water with fill to create more land. The lighthouse was built in 1906, and was connected… Continue reading Local Adventures: Mulkiteo Lighthouse Park