Pickleball is Bainbridge Island’s contribution to the world of sports. Indeed, it was on an old converted badminton court on the front lawn of Carol and Scott Stover’s home on Pleasant Beach Drive where the game first began in the …
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Shop Bainbridge Island – SOS Bainbridge Island Holiday Shopping Guide
Holiday shopping? Don’t overlook what’s in your own backyard.
Give a gift from Bainbridge Island to your friends and family far away that reflects the way we live in the Pacific Northwest.
We are so fortunate to have one-of-a-kind local …
Hats off to History – Bainbridge Island Historical Museum Virtual Fundraiser – September 14th through 18th
We’re very fortunate here on Bainbridge Island to have an amazing historical museum, filled to the brim with an extensive research library, a curatorial collection, which houses a treasure-trove of historical records, maps, memorabilia, archaeological materials, oral and written histories, …
Getting Back to Business Bainbridge Island Style (Part 9) – Bainbridge Island Historical Museum and The Boys & Girls Club of Bainbridge Island
It’s been a long tough road over the last few months, and although we’re not out of the woods just yet, we’re resilient, and slowly—under County and State re-opening guidelines—we’re opening our doors again to the public. Through this series, …
Paint Night – Bainbridge Island’s Unofficial Rite of Passage
When we moved to Bainbridge Island in the fall of 2017, one of the things I consistently noticed were odd, and seemingly random, large letters and numbers printed in white paint on the streets throughout the island. Some were quite …
Meeting John Fossett
For many people on the island, John Fossett is a familiar face and a familiar voice. I was first (informally) introduced to John via Bainbridge Community Broadcasting (BCB) podcasts that he hosted each month for the Bainbridge Library’s …
Mochi Tsuki 2020 – Celebrating the New Year
Ring in the New Year with the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community 2020 Mochi Tsuki Celebration
Mochi is a Japanese rice cake, made of mochigome, a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, which is pounded into a paste and then molded into …
Bainbridge Island Senior Center – A place for everyone!
Learning and writing about our wonderful community is a constantly evolving experience where I often find one interview leads to another—and that’s exactly what happened with the Senior Center. A few months back, I wrote an article about the various …
The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum and Winslow Art Center proudly present: Paint Out Winslow 2019 – A Plein Air Event – September 6th through September 8th
Experience the art of painting outdoors!
En Plein air (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ plɛn ɛːʁ]), is a style of painting, primarily established in France in the mid-19th century, when artists began painting outdoors, especially during daylight hours. This technique differs from …
Events That Explore The Island’s History – Sponsored by The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
I’m a huge advocate of our historical museum, in fact, as a volunteer at the Visitor’s Desk at the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce, our historical museum is number one on the list of places I suggest to visitors when …





