A free outdoor contra dance began at 7 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, June 30, 2010) on the north end of Green Lake (near the intersection of Wallingford Ave N & E Green Lake Dr N. The dance will go on until dusk, around 9:50 p.m. Many thanks to Caroline W. Sherman for sending us this picture, taken just after 7 p.m tonight:
June 2010
June 29, 2010 at 12:17AM
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2010 citywide chicken coop tour to make several stops in NE Seattle
Learn about raising hens and building chicken coops! Seattle Tilth is hosting a citywide chicken coop tour on Saturday, July 10, 2010, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. While the locations have not been disclosed, we do know that thirteen of the stops are in northeast Seattle. From Seattle Tilth: Do you have the urban farm itch? Spend a summer afternoon with family or friends visiting some of the city’s hardy urban farm folk and find out for yourself what it’s like to keep a flock of egg-laying hens. Also on tour: bees, goats, ducks, green building, rainwater harvesting, a solar…
June 28, 2010 at 6:47PM
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The Fourth of July in Green Lake: A history
For 60 years, from 1920 until 1980, Green Lake was a prime Fourth of July destination, offering a spectacular fireworks show to crowds that descended on the neighborhood from all over Seattle. Seattle’s Post No. 1 of the American Legion sponsored the show from the event’s inception in 1920 until 1972. The fireworks, which began at the north shore of Green Lake and then moved to Duck Island, were traditionally preceded by naturalization ceremonies at Woodland Park or the Green Lake Aqua Theater. A 1952 Seattle Times article about the show quoted Col. Ralph H. Hall of the American Legion:…
June 28, 2010 at 5:28PM
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Large emergency response sent to Green Lake Park for water rescue
Today (Monday, June 28, 2010), between 3:32 p.m. and 3:38 p.m, a total of 21 emergency response units were sent to Green Lake’s east beach for a water rescue. Happily, all is well. At 3:49 p.m., The Seattle Fire Department tweeted that a boat had overturned on Green Lake and the “person is now on the shore and uninjured.” This is the second large water rescue at Green Lake this month. Take care out there, everyone!
