Category: Parks & Recreation

Bainbridge Island Holiday Events Guide (Updated) – Here’s a Rundown of What’s Happening  from November 17th through December 11th!

November 17, 2023 - Winney Farm, IVC Community Meal, Manor House Concerts, Fall Work Party, Kiwanis Holiday WreathORDER YOUR HOLIDAY TURKEY NOW! Winney Farm has fresh birds for your holiday feast, visit their online ordering system here.

THE ISLAND HOLIDAY COMMUNITY MEAL PROJECT – order deadline for December 22nd meals is Monday, December 11th!

Star Gazing at the John H. Rudolph Planetarium at Battle Point Park just got even better!

Observatory EntranceFor the last few years, staff, members and volunteers of the Battle Point Astronomical Association have been hard at work doing an array of much needed upgrades and improvements to the Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory at Battle Point Park. …

Re-use Project: Seattle Ferry Terminal Walkway is Bound for Puget Sound to Pacific Trail Corridor

If you were a walk-on ferry passenger visiting Seattle over the past few years, you likely walked on the elevated passage-way that extended from the Colman Dock Ferry Terminal in Downtown Seattle to Marion Street and beyond. When we’d trekked …

The Big Dark is upon us, but so are the Holiday Events – Here’s a Rundown of What’s Coming for the November 2023 Season!

November 2023 - AHB, Winney Farm, Lesser-Known Players, BPA BSO, Manor House ConcertsARTS AND HUMANITIES BAINBRIDGE is now accepting applications for the Individual Artist Grant, submission deadline is NOVEMBER 30th. The goal of the Individual Artist Grant is to support the creation of new work by eligible artistic professionals, …

Updated as of October 17th! CELEBRATE FALL and HALLOWEEN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND STYLE – OCTOBER 2023

Updated as of October 17th!  CELEBRATE FALL and HALLOWEEN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND STYLE – OCTOBER 2023

As many islanders know, we love our holidays here on Bainbridge, and celebrating Fall and Halloween is no different. There’s a lot going …

Join the Battle Point Astronomical Association for the Upcoming Solar Eclipse this Saturday, October 14th!

The Battle Point Astronomical Association (BPAA) will open the Ritchie Observatory in Battle Point Park for viewing of this unique and rare event on Saturday, October 14, 2023, provided it’s not raining. The maximum eclipse will begin at approximately 9:20am …

CELEBRATE FALL and HALLOWEEN BAINBRIDGE ISLAND STYLE – OCTOBER 2023

As many islanders know, we love our holidays here on Bainbridge, and celebrating Fall and Halloween is no different. There’s a lot going on throughout the month and here at the Island Wanderer Blog, we’ve done our best to compile …

Park District’s Student Conservation Corps Wraps up Another Successful Summer Cleaning Up our Parks!

scoco_4Their neon shirts and boundless energy make Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District’s Student Conservation Corps’ crews hard to miss.

Some 40 teens spent their summer vacations working with the Park District’s Natural Resources team, helping to manage invasive …

Moritani Preserve hosts its Annual Community Picnic on Labor Day, Sept. 4

graphic-moritani-picnic-box-lunch 2023Looking for something fun to do on Labor Day? Consider attending the annual Moritani Community Picnic, from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4 at the Moritani Preserve.

In case you are unfamiliar with the Preserve, and its whereabouts. It …

Like Biking and Eating? Try out this coming Sunday’s Annual Bike for Pie Event

2023 Bike for Pie logo imageOk, let’s face it, the thought of eating pie and bicycling seem like contradictory activities, Capiche? But not if you’re a member of Squeaky Wheels, the Bainbridge Island Bicycle Advocates, which will be hosting its annual Bike for

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