Gig Harbor Now and Then | A new Item of Mystery
Feb 20, 2026It’s obviously a tool of some sort. It’s equally obvious that it is homemade. But what IS the Item of Mystery?
It’s obviously a tool of some sort. It’s equally obvious that it is homemade. But what IS the Item of Mystery?
A 90-minute crafting session of reused materials and no instructions turn imagination into unforgettable creations.
Low-pressure January outing ideas for families, pulled from past Two in Tow adventures around Gig Harbor and the South Sound.
A New Year’s Day visit to the Olalla Polar Plunge brings cold water, community spirit, a lost bottle, and an unexpected hero.
Tonya and the kids take you on a cruise to see the best holiday lights displays in the area — complete with an interactive map and a playlist.
Do the tags on the Gig Harbor Lions Club Giving Trees represent real wishes? We share our experience.
If you had an emergency in the pre-911 era, all you had to do was call one of several multi-digit phone numbers depending on what service you needed and what jurisdiction you were in. And the numbers changed routinely.
A sign of history Earlier this year, Gig Harbor Now columnist Tonya Strickland and I started a series of stories titled Behind the Finds. They explore the lives of people in photographs found in random places. This entry in Gig Harbor Now and Then is so similar, it could be called Behind the Signs. There
Gustav Stromer likely built the first “aeroplane” in the Gig Harbor area, though he shipped it to Tacoma before it took off.
Here are our favorite Trick-or-Treating neighborhoods in Gig Harbor.
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