The other day—which is Seattlest-speak for "about two weeks ago"—the Port of Seattle offered the third in their series of Port 101 tours. This one sailed from Pier 66 down the Duwamish Waterway. The , of course, is that lower portion of the Duwamish River that has been straightened, channelized, and dredged into a human-made representation of its former self. But evidence of the past remains. If you take a close look at the street plat of the Georgetown area, you'll see swaths where, illogically it seems, there are no streets. This is where the river flowed. more ›

Hot on the heels of Seattlest MvB's thorough inspection and vetting of Sea-Tac's shiny new runway, we ourselves took the second of the Port of Seattle's Port 101 public tours. The Canal 101 tour had us board an Argosy vessel and steam toward Gasworks and then the Locks whilst we examined and heard about the various activity and industry along this extremely busy waterfront. more ›