Day Tripper | Improved St. Helens visitor center is a blast from the past
Jul 23, 2025 | By: Mary WilliamsA new interpretive center is open on Mount St. Helens. A side trip to Centralia and Chehalis can fill out the trip.
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A new interpretive center is open on Mount St. Helens. A side trip to Centralia and Chehalis can fill out the trip.
Read MoreStephanie Lile of the Harbor History Museum will discuss the Shenandoah, the island of Brac and the town’s pioneering families this week.
Read MoreThe Summer Art Festival continues Sunday at Sehmel Park. Here’s what you’ll see if you go.
Read MoreCheck out these photos from the first two weeks of Summer Sounds at Skansie, featuring Gimme Shelter and Mixed Tape.
Read MoreThe Summer Art Festival, Psychedelic Resource Fair, another Indivisible Gig Harbor Protest and more are planned for this week.
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Read MoreSummer is finally here and there’s no shortage of kid-approved adventures to check out near and far. From new baby meerkats to bouncy obstacle courses, here are some options to wow the kiddos in your life in the coming weeks.
Read MoreOutdoor concerts are planned at Skansie Park, Sehmel Park and Uptown; meanwhile, Olalla hosts its Lavender Festival.
Read MoreJustin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
Read MoreLimuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.
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