History

Historical stories about Bellingham, Lynden, Ferndale and Whatcom County.

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Brian Griffin leads a History Sunset Cruise on Bellingham Bay.

Set Sail on a Whatcom County History Sunset Cruise

Band of (Baseball) Brothers: The History of the Deming Loggers

Walk Back Through Time With Lynden Pioneer Museum’s New Director Amanda May

A Tale of Two Company Towns: How Newhalem and Diablo Power Seattle City Light

Old Ironsides: When the USS Constitution Visited Bellingham in 1933

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From Historic Fairhaven Firehouse to Charming Performing Arts Center

Lynden Pioneer Museum Preserves History With Support From Peoples Bank

Luxurious Lodgings of Bellingham’s Past

Black Cats, Bewitched Castles: The Haunted History and Hoaxes of Fairhaven’s...

Far From Home For the Holidays: How Bellingham Celebrated Christmas During...

In 2003, Relentless Rain Led to Massive Landslides in Eastern Whatcom...

The History of Bellingham’s Oldest Buildings

The Ghost Towns of Whatcom: Forgotten, but Not Gone

A Brief History of Custer, a Rural Whatcom County Community

The story of a curse, placed upon Bellingham by buried Chinese miners, continued to circulate in local media and story-telling for decades after supposedly occurring. This Jack Carver photo is from a 1949 Bellingham Herald article.

The History Behind the Bellingham ‘Curse’

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The Fork at Agate Bay Bellingham

The Fork: A Wayside Restaurant of Southern and Pacific Northwestern Fine...

Just outside Bellingham, by the shores of Lake Whatcom, is a curious sight: The Fork at Agate Bay, a fine dining restaurant and bar...

El Capitan’s Bellingham

The Legend and Deliciousness of Bellingham’s El Capitan’s Gourmet Sausages, Pretzels...

Bellingham Pizza

Pronounced “Peet-za:” Pizza Comes to Bellingham