Tuesday
Activities
We would like to
invite you to arrive early to participate in some activities “on your
own.” Special arrangements have been made with local agencies and
businesses to offer some unique Bellingham activities for the Tuesday
preceding the conference.
Whale
Watch Cruise with The Island Mariner
This seven-hour whale watching cruise has been voted the #1 tourist
activity in the area. The cruise departs from the Bellingham
Marina at 10AM, and returns at 5PM. The 110 seat Island Caper cruises
through the San Juan Islands in search of Orca whales. You may see sea
lions, eagles, great blue herons, and other wildlife in addition to
the Orcas. An on board naturalist provides lively and entertaining
historical, geological, nautical and wildlife information. Lunch
is available for sale on board or you can bring your own. The
conference rate is $55 for adults and $45 for children. Make
your reservations at 1-877-734-8866
and tell them you’re with the NSN conference. It can get cool on the
water even on warm days so make sure you bring a windbreaker. Consider
bringing a camera, hat, and sunscreen too.
www.orcawatch.com
As of June 25, there are still
spaces available on the boat.
Guided
Interpretive Tours
Bellingham
Walking Tour of Downtown
Public Art.
In
this 1 1/2-2 hour interpretive tour you will have the opportunity to
see the world-class public art on
display throughout downtown Bellingham. There is a limit of 40
participants for this tour.
History
of Salmon and People on Whatcom Creek.
.
There is a long relationship
between salmon and people at the site where Whatcom Creek empties into
Bellingham
Bay. This relationship reaches from long before recorded history to
the contemporary struggles to provide for both salmon and industry.
This 1 ½ -2 hour tour of the salmon hatchery,
Environmental Learning
Center, and Maritime Heritage Park will provide a fascinating look at
this history ending with storytelling at the Salmon Woman totem pole.
Note:
The two walking tours above can be taken in succession.
Ferndale
(Located 10 minutes
north of Bellingham)
Tennant Lake
Interpretive Center.
Between 3:30 –5 PM Naturalists Jim and Holly will be leading two
separate 1 ½ hour tours of the fragrance garden, look-out tower (with
spectacular views of Mt. Baker) and the boardwalk out over the
wetlands surrounding Tennant Lake. There is a 30 participant limit.
After the tour
you may want to take a 10 minute walk or short drive to...
Hovander Homestead Park Farm.
This historic
Homestead is adjacent to Tennant Lake and is now a county park. You
can feed the farm animals, climb the look-out tower, walk through the
huge barn, climb on old farm equipment, tour the turn of the century
farmhouse, and stroll along the banks of the Nooksack River.
Contact Brian Flowers at 1-360-734-3422 or
storyflowers@hotmail.com for more information on Tuesday daytime
activities.
See the Come Early-Stay Late listings for more
ideas for local activities.
Please note: Tuesday “on your own” activities are
organized by the Bellingham Storytellers Guild and are not covered by
NSN or BSG.
