Category: Visit Bainbridge

First Friday Art Walk – July 1, 2022

Winslow Way and surrounding area, Downtown Bainbridge Island
First Friday of every month, 6-8 PM

Spend an evening experiencing all that downtown Bainbridge has to offer. Many galleries, shops and businesses will be participating this month showcasing the art of …

Join the Bainbridge Public Library for the July 2022 First Friday Art Walk, featuring artists Elyse Cregar and Judy Guttormsen

Join the Bainbridge Public Library for the July 2022 First Friday Art Walk, featuring artists Elyse Cregar and Judy Guttormsen

The Bainbridge Public Library is dedicated to spreading the joy of reading and the discovery of ideas with not just our local community, but with visitors from near and afar. In addition, the library is fortunate to house beautiful local …

Welcome to The Ravine – A slice of history with a side of enchantment

Welcome to The Ravine – A slice of history with a side of enchantment

Located on Winslow Way, next to the Winslow Ravine, sit four of Bainbridge Island’s oldest buildings. Built between 1892 through 1930s, the buildings have housed a variety of businesses over the years. When the owners decided to sell, it was …

Our Community Past to Present – Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

Our Community Past to Present – Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

Bainbridge Island has been home to many diverse communities of people and industries over its long history. For the Suquamish and other Coast Salish tribes, the island and the Puget Sound region was a center for trade. In the late …

Reaching for the Stars: The Ritchie Observatory at Battle Point Park – Built for and by Bainbridge Islanders

Reaching for the Stars: The Ritchie Observatory at Battle Point Park – Built for and by Bainbridge Islanders

In 1992, three not-so-amateurish astronomers, Edwin E. Ritchie, John H. Rudolph and Mac Gardiner founded the Battle Point Astronomical Association (BPAA), named for the location in which the group met at Battle Point Park. Although we definitely have our share …

Love Birds? Check out the Rookery of Blue Herons on Bainbridge

Love Birds? Check out the Rookery of Blue Herons on Bainbridge

Great Blue Heron’s are almost as common on Bainbridge Island as the Majestic Eagle – which is their archenemy – and less so than Seagulls and other recognizable shore birds, such as Canadian Geese and Mallards, among others.

What’s cool …

Bainbridge’s First-ever Juneteenth Celebration Happens this Sunday

Bainbridge’s First-ever Juneteenth Celebration Happens this Sunday

The public is invited to attend and participate in the inaugural Bainbridge Juneteenth Community Celebration at the Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center at Waterfront Park on Sunday, June 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Juneteenth is an official Federal,

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Uniquely Bainbridge – Our Curiously Creative Mailboxes

Uniquely Bainbridge – Our Curiously Creative Mailboxes

We’ve all seen them, incredibly creative, often whimsical, always fun – the mailboxes of Bainbridge Island, and as a writer and lover of this artistic community, I’ve always thought it would be great fun to write about them. Clearly, I …

Join the artists at ROOST for their Pop-Up Studios this Saturday, June 18th from 11am to 4pm

ROOST is located in the historic Lynwood Center/Pleasant Beach neighborhood and is the home to the Flying Goat Art Studios at ROOST: Patricia Orellana (fine art) and Theresa Killgore’s Peaceful Spring Designs (contemporary jewelry and unique art).

Orellana Studio and …

Explore Bainbridge Island history as you cruise around the island on the Virginia V – Sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

Explore Bainbridge Island history as you cruise around the island on the Virginia V – Sponsored by the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (BIHM) invites you to join them aboard the beautifully restored steam-powered ferry Virginia V, the last of the “Mosquito Fleet” boats. The tour departs from the City Dock at Waterfront Park at 1pm on …

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