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	Alki Point -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Alki Point is the westernmost point in (Click link for more info and facts about West Seattle) West Seattle, (A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific) Washington; Alki is the (A large mass of land projecting into a body of water) peninsular neighborhood surrounding it.
		The Alki Point Lighthouse dates from 1913, replacing the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. Lighthouse Service) U.S. Lighthouse Service's post light from 1887 and Hanson's lantern-on-a-post from the mid (The decade from 1870 to 1879) 1870s.
		There have been summer concerts at Alki Beach since the early (The decade from 1900 to 1909) 1900s--the original streetcars to West Seattle were established in order to bring people to these events.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alki_point.htm (436 words)

	Seattle Virtual Tour - Alki Beach
		The drive also includes the historic spot on Alki Beach where the first white settlers arrived in Seattle and spent the winter of 1851 before retreating to the less blustery site on Elliot Bay that became downtown.
		Alki Beach is also a home to several restaurants year around ranging from hamburger joints to upscale gourmet with mesmerizing views of downtown Seattle.
		Whether you want to catch some rays or watch a winter storm roll in, Alki Beach is a great place to view Seattle from a different perspective.
	www.cityofseattle.net /tour/alki.htm (162 words)

	NWsource: Venue details - Alki Beach Park
		Its water may be nippy but Alki Beach Park is hands down one of Seattle's hottest places to hang out — especially in the summer.
		Alki Beach Park's sand attracts castle builders, beach volleyball players and sunbathers; its flat, wide path invites in-line skating, running, and leisurely strolling.
		Alki Beach Park is partially protected by a seawall at its north end.
	www.nwsource.com /ae/scr/edb_vd.cfm?c=t&ven=4061&s=nws (126 words)

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		Alki Point marks the southern entrance to Seattle's Elliott Bay.
		The sign in front of the lighthouse notes that the Alki Point Light is one of thirteen along the shores of Puget Sound, and that one of the last two civilian lighthouse keepers retired at the light in 1970.
		The Fresnel lens used in the Alki Point Lighthouse is on display at the Admiralty Head Lighthouse.
	home.myuw.net /rholland/Flotilla/alki.htm (373 words)

	The Stranger - News - Feature - Road Trip: Alki Beach
		West Seattle is not built for pedestrians, and Alki operates under the delusion that it is located in a drier clime.
		Alki would never be the thronging metropolis the homesteader hoped it would be.
		Go to Alki when it's clear, bring a raincoat in case it's not, and you can properly admire the tricked-out cars and flouncy skirts and dusky orange sunsets.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=19178 (1356 words)

	Alki Point Lighthouse, Washington at Lighthousefriends.com
		Alki, the Washington State Motto, is a Chinook Indian word meaning "by and by".
		A monument commemorating the landing of the original colonists, which led to the development of the Seattle area, is found at the intersection of Alki Avenue and 63rd Avenue.
		After automation, one of the two keepers' dwellings was remodeled to house the Commandant of the 13th Coast Guard District.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=112 (624 words)

	Alki Chiropractor, Alki Chiropractic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Alki Chiropractic care is holistic, meaning that the entire body and a person's lifestyle are examined and treated.
		When your Alki chiropractor works with a patient, the cause of the patient's physical problem is addressed and lifestyle factors that may affect the problem (such as diet, posture, exercise, and others) are modified to speed recovery and prevent recurrence.
		Your Alki chiropractor is fully trained in differential diagnosis and we have a wide referral network of conventional and complementary health care providers.
	www.cybersolutionscorp.com /directory/alki_chiropractor.asp (367 words)

	HistoryLink Essay: Alki Point Light Station
		The light in the 37-foot tower at Alki Point, visible for at least 12 miles, was a fourth-order Fresnel lens, used mainly for shoals, reefs, and harbor entrance lights.
		The Alki Point Light Station was equipped with a Daboll three-trumpet fog signal, invented and manufactured by Celadon L. Daboll of New London, Connecticut.
		The original Alki Point fourth-order Fresnel lens is on display at the Admiralty Head Lighthouse at Fort Casey on Whidby Island, but a similar lens is on display in the fog-signal house at Alki.
	www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=4197 (1957 words)

	The Seattle Times: Local News: Alki hotel plan kicks up sandstorm
		There is an Alki familiar to those who invade during the summer — surf, sand and shops where fish and chips are sold and bicycles are rented by the hour.
		But there also is an Alki beside itself, a neighborhood that always seems to be fighting something to preserve its sanity and sanctity.
		The Alki neighborhood has plenty of singles and empty nesters living in condos, town houses and apartments, but also its share of families.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002283300_alki21m.html (1287 words)

	Alki Bathhouse Studio for Fine Arts
		The bathhouse was rebuilt with funds from the Pro Parks Levy, Alki Community Center Advisory Council, Friends of the Bathhouse, and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.
		Bathhouse activities are organized and operated by the Alki Community Center staff and advisory council in consultation with Friends of the Bathhouse.
		Alki Bathhouse is right on Alki Beach and is a wonderful site for weddings, parties, corporate retreats, and public meetings.
	www.cityofseattle.net /parks/Arts/alkiart.htm (383 words)

	HistoryLink Encyclopedia Search Results
		Alki Point, today part of West Seattle, stretches into Puget Sound to form the southern boundary of Elliott Bay.
		According to legend, it was Hanson who in the 1870s hung the first lantern to mark the hazardous Alki shoals and the southern entrance into Elliott Bay.
		The Alki Point Light Station, which remains essentially the same today as when it was built, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.historylink.org /results.cfm?keyword=+King&searchfield=county (1815 words)

	The Alki Foundation - Bridging Local Business with Municipal Activism
		Recognizing the importance of a healthy economy to the livability of any city, Alki was founded in 1983 to ensure that needs of the business community are met in municipal government.
		Alki’s diverse, non-partisan membership base falls just over 80, and is comprised of businesses ranging from multi-national corporations-such as Microsoft and Boeing-to the single person owned and operated start-up.
		Alki is a not-for-profit organization funded entirely by membership dues and private contributions.
	www.munileague.org /MUNINEWS/2000-11/alkifoundation.htm (337 words)

	Alki Elementary School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Alki is rated 7th of all Seattle schools on Judy's Book.
		Grant writing: Alki PTA is in need of someone who can help the PTA and school staff locate grants to help fund the academic and enrichment programs that make for a well rounded educational experience.
		Lots of Alki parents, friends, and relatives have expressed interest in using the toll-free Legislative Hotline to share their opinions on school funding with our elected representatives.
	www.seattleschools.org /schools/alki/announcements.html (761 words)

	Alki beach page
		Visibility at Alki is typical of the Puget Sound region, averaging 10-50 feet (3-15 meters), with wintertime maximums of up to 100 feet (30 meters) or more.
		Just offshore from the seawall's staircase entry, Alki's shallow, sandy bottom averages 25 feet (8 meters), and out there, somewhere among the sea pens, is the collection of porcelain waiting to be found.
		Because of the distance they go from shore, and the impact of tidal currents, Alki divers are well-advised to use compasses to avoid disorientation.
	www.dtmag.com /dive-usa/AlkiBeach.html (1000 words)

	WhaleTailPark.org- Press Releases and Articles
		Alki residents have been thinking of ways to improve the northeast section of the playground, where the whale's tail creates the impression that one of the big mammals just dived under the lawn.
		He later gained fame for his better-known sculpture in Fremont, "Waiting for the Interurban." With the Whale's Tail as a focal point, landscape designer and Alki resident Robin Parsons followed the advice of other Alki residents as she redesigned the park (click here to view site plan).
		THE PLAN is to build a 25-foot-high sculptural lighthouse resembling the Alki Point lighthouse, said Chuck Warsinske, a landscape architect and Alki resident who's also been working on the design.
	www.whaletailpark.org /press.htm (918 words)

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		Alki Software Corporation is a Seattle company working at the intersection of the software and editorial-content industries.
		Alki MasterWord, a product that bundled the help files with other Alki utilities, was carried by many retailers.
		Alki went on the next year to create the toolbar and several other incremental features of Microsoft Word 5.1 for the Mac, a classic word processor that had a loyal following for many years.
	www.alki.com /alki.htm (253 words)

	The Stranger - Chow - Feature - Phoenecia at Alki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		If you go to Phoenecia at Alki for dinner, you will think you are somewhere else entirely, and not in the city you thought you knew so well.
		First, there is Alki itself--that beautiful but surprising strip of waterfront that's more reminiscent of a college town in Southern California than familiar Seattle.
		Eating a meal at Phoenecia at Alki is an inevitably pleasant exercise in contradiction and loosened rules.
	www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=14531 (785 words)

	AOL CityGuide: - Seattle - Alki Tavern - Bar/Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		Alki Beach during the summer weekends can resemble the beach strips in LA or San Diego.
		And this is when the Alki Tavern is at its busiest.
		Parking is no problem in the free lot or on the street, though during the height of summer, you may have to walk a few blocks.
	cityguide.aol.com /seattle/bars/venue.adp?vid=33046 (280 words)

	Alki Elementary School
		Alki PTA (Parent Teacher Association) is a parent driven volunteer organization dedicated to the welfare, social and academic enrichment of all students and families at Alki Elementary School.
		Organizationally, Alki PTA is a registered 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable non profit organization.
		Alki Education Fund forms can be found in front of the school office and at our website.
	www.seattleschools.org /schools/alki/pta.html (780 words)

	The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Is there room for inn at Alki?
		While hotel projects are booming in downtown Seattle and Bellevue, Lin, a first-time developer, is taking a different tack with the proposed 48-room luxury inn he wants to build among the restaurants, cafes and condos that line the popular, historic beachfront community.
		Despite the stunning views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, the location at 58th Avenue Southwest and Alki Avenue Southwest is far from a conventional choice given the dearth of hotels in West Seattle.
		His Inn at Alki calls for an L-shaped building combining street-level restaurants, shops and a spa with three stories of hotel rooms, each with a view of the beach and water.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/businesstechnology/2002166443_alkiinn01.html (724 words)

	Alki: Seattle's humble birthplace has come a long way since 1851 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		One hundred and forty-five years after the first white women stumbled ashore at Alki cold, wet and in tears, a sun-kissed woman wearing a neon-colored thong, in-line skates and little else flashes down Alki Avenue.
		Alki, the humble birthplace of the city of Seattle, has come a long way since the Denny party rowed ashore in November 1851.
		Today it is on the verge of being loved to death, especially during the summer when a tsunami of renters, tourists, students and other sun and beach wor-shipers flood the neighborhood.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /neighbors/alki (353 words)

	Save Alki! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		This block, where Alki Mail and Dispatch has been for years, would be demolished for a new 46-unit hotel.
		The Alki site currently is zoned “neighborhood commercial 1” but lodging is not a permitted use in that zone.
		Smith harkened back to the late 1800s and early 1900s when Alki was a vacation destination and weekend getaway.
	savealki.org /press.html (541 words)

	Alki Point Lighthouse Washington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-15)
		In 1910, the government acquired 1.5 acres for $9,000 and two years later, a small, square stucco building with a brick tower was constructed at the end of Alki Point.
		Because the US Coast Guard continues to operate Alki Point as an important navigational aid, the old building is not regularly open to the public, though there are scheduled tours.
		Alki Point beach is popular for scuba divers, especially because of the deep slopes out in front of the lighthouse.
	www.harbourlights.com /catalog/2003/hl_alki_point.htm (271 words)

	The Symbols of Washington State
		Al-ki or Alki is an Indian word meaning "bye and bye." While not an "official" state symbol, this motto first appeared on the territorial seal designed by Lt. J.K. Duncan of Governor Steven's surveying expedition.
		On one side it pictures a log cabin and an immigrant wagon with a fir forest in the background; on the other side, a sheet of water being traversed by a steamer and sailing vessel, a city in perspective; the Goddess of Hope and an anchor is in the center.
		The figure is pointing at the significant word "Alki." According to Professor Edmond Meany, settlers from the schooner "Exact" first named their settlement on Alki Point New York.
	www.leg.wa.gov /legis/symbols/symbols.htm (2239 words)

	Alki Point Lighthouse - Seattle, WA, 98116-2614 - Citysearch
		Built in 1913, the operating US Coast Guard facility is conveniently right off the main drag of Alki Avenue.
		Unless you're carpooling, you will also need to park on the street (which shouldn't be a problem) as the lot holds only about 10 cars.
		Alki Point was discovered by Captain George Vancouver in 1792.
	seattle.citysearch.com /profile/11347849 (307 words)

	Seattle Views: Alki Beach Park
		Alki Beach Park is the largest of a chain of public access spaces that skirt the West Seattle peninsular along the water's edge.
		Towards the middle of the park is a sandy beach with volley ball facilities and fire circles.
		Alki Beach Park began with an acquisition of 2500 feet of beach between 58th and 65th Avenues SW, in 1910.
	www.gonorthwest.com /Washington/seattle/viewpoints/alki-beach.htm (660 words)

	Alki Point Lighthouse
		Alki Point juts into Puget Sound just south of Elliott Bay - the center of shipping traffic for modern-day Seattle.
		Drive one block to Alki Avenue SW (where 63rd ends).
		The lighthouse is on the grounds of the station and open to the public only during tour hours.
	www.rudyalicelighthouse.net /NWLts/AlkiPt/AlkiPt.htm (426 words)

	Alki Tours Snow Train 2004 to Leavenworth
		You are welcome to leave your carry on items in your seat or in the overhead storage area on the train or you can carry them with you during the day.
		Alki Tours will not assume responsibility for lost or stolen items on the train.
		Alki Tours will not be responsible for any person missing the train for any reason.
	www.alkitours.com /snowtrain.html (945 words)

	Alki Beach
		Alki Beach was sampled west of the Alki sewage treatment facility, south of the lighthouse and adjacent to Schmitz Park, a Seattle City Park.
		This beach was one of the five sampled in 1974 by Thom and Armstrong.
		The grid is 50 feet by 40 feet on this beach rather than the 100 foot x 40 foot format used on most other beaches.
	dnr.metrokc.gov /wlr/waterres/beaches/alki.htm (689 words)

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