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Novels set in the
Puget Sound
"Superspill" by Mary Kay
Becker, 1974.
An hour-by-hour account of the havoc wrought by spreading oil after a tanker goes aground.
"Mighty Mountain" by
Archie Binns, 1940.
Historical novel about the Puget Sound country in the mid-1800s, highlighting
relations between the Indians and the White settlers.
"The Timber Beast" by
Archie Binns, 1944.
Charlie Dow typifies the old style logging operator in this story of the Sound's lumber
industry.
"Mom Counted Six" by Mac
Gardner, 1944.
Warm and humorous chronicle of a family who live in a Puget Sound mill town.
(Gardner was born and grew up in the Puget Sound area.)
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Puget
Sound, Washington
Visitor
Information Guide
CITIES
and TOWNS
See individual
cities
and towns for additional visitor information as well as information on
accommodations, activities and attractions in specific
Puget Sound cities.
When looking for a city or town, you can choose from either an
alphabetical list, or, a list
by the Puget Sound Region.
MEDIA
Metropolitan
Living. 400 Mercer Street, Suite 408, Seattle, WA 98109.
Phone: 206-378-5888; Fax: 206-378-5855.
A monthly tabloid-sized magazine established
August 1999 and distributed for free. Publisher say their new offering is
devoted to people and personalities and how their work and personal lives effect the
metropolitan Puget Sound community of Western Washington.
Stanwood/Camano
News. 9005 271st Street NW, P. O. Box 999, Stanwood, WA
98292. Phone: 360-629-2155. E-mail
Web
Radio Puget Sound.
Featuring live mp3 stream Internet radio with 12 station genres, dial-up and broadband connections in stereo.
Scenic Drives
Olympic Loop. Great Washington State Birding Trail.
(Olympic National Forest - Forest Service website.)
TRAVEL and
TRANSPORTATION
East
King County Convention and Visitors Bureau
A region of 15 cosmopolitan communities and pristine outdoor just
minutes from downtown Seattle. The county extends from Bothell and Woodinville in the
north to Renton in the south. The visitor's section has information on tours,
events, parks, accommodations, dining and shopping.
Puget Sound
Traffic Cams
Website of the Northwest Region, Washington State Department of
Transportation. Provides images from cameras located along many
of the major freeways in the Puget Sound area.
WEB
GUIDES
ItsNautical.Com. Phone: 253-444-7246.
E-mail
A recreational
boating information web with listings for sailboat accessible restaurants
and bars in the Puget sound area and coastal Washington state.
Puget
Sound Computer User
This is the web directory of the PSCU, a computer magazine. This lengthy page categorizes
businesses in the region. Includes travel and lodging, sport and recreation, art
galleries and museums.
Puget Sound
Satellite imagery of the Sound on the WorldSat web site.
Sound
Web
Web site of People for Puget Sound, a non-profit citizens group dedicated to protecting
and restoring the land and waters of Puget Sound and the Northwest Straits.
Includes newsletter, issues, and marine attractions.
Western
Washington
A web site where you can find what you want to know about Western Washington. From local
town information to up to the minute news breaks.
Note:
See individual cities
and towns for additional visitor information as well as information on
accommodations, activities and attractions in specific cities.
When looking for a city or town, you can choose from either an
alphabetical list, or, a list
by region.
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The Puget Sound town and road map will help you locate cities, towns and other
attractions.
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