Named after an engineer who played a key role in their development, the Chittenden Locks are the busiest in the country, with as many as 50,000 vessels passing through each year. Locals typically call ...

Salmon are swaggering through Ballard and it’s a show not to be missed. The windows at the fish ladder at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are shimmering with fish. Not just any fish, but the toast of ...

Editor’s note: Pacific NW magazine’s weekly Backstory provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the writer’s process or an extra tidbit that accompanies our cover story. This week’s cover story takes a ...

SEATTLE – Have you ever wanted to be in someone’s Seattle vacation highlight reel? No need to land a gig at Pike Place Fish Market or the Space Needle – you can make a cameo just by bobbing in the ...

Three years ago, a Washington state senator from Ferndale introduced a bill to study the costs and benefits of breaching the Ballard Locks. Republican Doug Ericksen, who died in 2021, didn’t really ...

So do the beings that Native Americans who live in the area consider family members. "To us the salmon are actually a relative. We consider them a relative of ours, and we treat them with honor and ...

An iconic Seattle railroad bridge that has stood at the western edge of the Ballard Locks for more than 100 years might be about to reach the end of the line. BNSF Railway, the railroad company whose ...

WASHINGTON -- A Senate subcommittee agreed yesterday to open the spending floodgates a crack for the Ballard Locks, adding $2.1 million for the popular facility near Seattle. The subcommittee also ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seattle Fire crews rescued two men who were reported to be in distress in Salmon Bay near the Ballard Locks. Crews responded ...

Seattle would be a different city without the Ballard Locks and the ship canal, massive feats of engineering that connected Lake Washington to Puget Sound. This week we share with you an edited ...