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  Bodies of water of Seattle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was founded on the harbor of Elliott Bay, home to the Port of Seattle—in 2002, the 9th busiest port in the United States by TEUs of container traffic and the 46th busiest in the world.
From east to west, it incorporates Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, and Shilshole Bay.
The main inlets of Puget Sound are Elliott Bay, Smith Cove, and Shilshole Bay; the main inlet of Lake Washington is Union Bay.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bodies_of_water_of_Seattle   (263 words)

  
 SBYC: Shilshole Bay Yacht Club
Shilshole Bay Yacht Club was formed in September 1961 as a Washington State Corporation, a recreation-oriented boating organization with emphasis on member participation and informality.
For several years, the CHIMACUM was moored on "J" dock at Shilshole Bay Marina.
The Members enthusiastically decorated the room in a nautical theme, but it was found that by the late '70's that there was not even enough room for buffet suppers as the size of the membership had doubled.
www.shilsholebayyc.org /log.asp   (646 words)

  
 Shilshole/Sunset Hill: Area has boats, food, views -- and much more   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Most Puget Sound residents come to the Shilshole Bay area for the boating, the magnificent views or the food.
Moller is one of about 350 liveaboards at the Shilshole Bay Marina, which anchors the Shilshole and Sunset Hill neighborhoods.
Shilshole got its name from a Native American tribe that occupied the shores of the bay many years ago.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /neighbors/shilshole-sunsethill/index.html   (768 words)

  
 Port of Seattle: Shilshole Bay Marina
Located just a few blocks from the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and Ballard, Shilshole Bay Marina is only 20 minutes from downtown Seattle.
Shilshole Bay Marina has been named an EnviroStar Business, earning the highest five-star rating for preventing pollution and reducing hazardous waste.
Shilshole is the first public marina to receive the award.
www.portseattle.org /seaport/marinas/shilshole/index.shtml   (334 words)

  
 CYC of Seattle Guest Moorage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Moorage is available on the North side of the Shilshole clubhouse, which is on the North side of S-dock.
If there is no space on the clubhouse, hail the Shilshole Bay Marina Harbormaster on VHF Channel 17 and ask for a guest berth.
Shilshole Bay Marina Office is open M-F 8:00 to 4:30 PM and Saturday from 8:00 to 1:00 PM.
www.sailingsource.com /cyc/guest.html   (395 words)

  
 Shilshole Bay Marina, Boating East Central Puget Sound   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Shilshole Bay Marina, Boating East Central Puget Sound
A forest of masts rises above the 4,400 foot breakwater that shelters this extensive Port of Seattle facility.
On-site and close by are lounges, three acclaimed restaurants, marine supply stores, boat brokerages, charter agencies, chandleries, the Locks, and Golden Gardens Park with beach and picnic area.
www.nwboat.com /shilshole   (235 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine
The Last to Go Until about 1916 when it was burned, Salmon Bay Charlie's home was a landmark fixture on the Magnolia side of what later was named Shilshole Bay.
Like the contemporary front yard of the Phelps home, this sturdy shack of the last of the Shilshole band of the Duwamish Tribe sat on a knoll near the foot of what was later developed as Sheridan Street in the Bay Terrace Addition.
Magnolian Russ Langstaff found this newest addition to the small store of Salmon (or Shilshole) Bay "Charlie photographs" while thumbing through images taken by both his father and uncle early in the 20th century.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /pacificnw/2003/1012/nowthen.html   (305 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Shilshole Bay Marina project may be trimmed
A ballooning construction budget has forced the Port of Seattle to consider scaling back a planned $78.5 million overhaul of Shilshole Bay Marina just months before the four-year-long project was scheduled to get under way.
The financial challenges raised concern among boat owners and organizations at Shilshole, one of the largest marinas on Puget Sound.
The Port still plans to lease land to Anthony's Restaurants to build a new waterfront restaurant at Shilshole, but new restrooms, showers and laundry rooms on the north and sound ends of the marina would be shelved, along with a planned maintenance-and-operations building.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/businesstechnology/2002118660_shilshole14.html   (474 words)

  
 Seattle Blackmouth
There are a number of explanations for how the word "mooching" came to describe the practice of fishing a herring on a light sinker beneath a drifting boat.
To the north, Crescent-shaped Shilshole Bay sprawls between West and Meadow points and is another proven destination for winter chinook anglers.
Shilshole is popular with moochers and trollers, and typically holds up through late winter.
www.wogameandfish.com /fishing/wo_aa015604a   (1413 words)

  
 Shilshole Bay real estate - Re/Max Shilshole Bay Seattle real estate - ReMax
Shilshole Bay is on the western edge of the Seattle neighborhood of Ballard.
One of the largest marinas on the west coast of the United States is located here on the waters of Puget Sound.
If you're looking for a Shilshole Bay real estate agent, we have the experience and the expertise to help you in the Shilshole Bay Seattle real estate market.
www.stanfordrealty.com /neighborhoods/shilshole.htm   (122 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Local News: Students savor journey made with paddles they carved
They rowed from Lake Union to Shilshole Bay to complement their studies of Coast Salish canoes.
The students row under the Ballard Bridge toward the Ballard Locks and eventually Shilshole Bay.
But one of her fellow paddlers was still clutching the side of the canoe as it docked.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/localnews/2002320993_canoe08m.html?syndication=rss   (522 words)

  
 Shilshole Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is home to the Shilshole Bay Marina on Ballard's Seaview Avenue N.W. and communicates with the Lake Washington Ship Canal via Salmon Bay, the canal's westernmost section.
The name derives from the Duwamish Indian word meaning "threading a needle," perhaps referring to the narrow opening through which Salmon Bay empties into Shilshole Bay.
This page was last modified 05:14, 8 July 2004.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shilshole_Bay   (130 words)

  
 Shilshole Bay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Shilshole Bay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
On its shores lie (additional info and facts about Discovery Park) Discovery Park, the Lawtonwood section of the (Any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia; valued for their longevity and exquisite fragrant blooms) Magnolia neighborhood, the neighborhood of (additional info and facts about Ballard) Ballard, and Golden Gardens Park.
The name derives from the (additional info and facts about Duwamish) Duwamish Indian word meaning "threading a needle," perhaps referring to the narrow opening through which Salmon Bay empties into Shilshole Bay.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sh/shilshole_bay.htm   (90 words)

  
 Shishole Success Story, Nonpoint Source Pollution Website
An agreement is completed by each liveaboard customer which documents the method of sewage disposal; discharge practices for fuel, oil, and chemical products; management of gray water, including dish washing, showers, laundry and liquid household wastes and management of solid waste disposal (the Marina provides recycle facilities for aluminum, glass, paper, plastic and metals).
Compliance with the Water Quality Plan is a requirement for living aboard at Shilshole Bay Marina.
Compliance is monitored on a quarterly basis and failure to comply results in termination of the liveaboard and moorage agreement.
www.ecy.wa.gov /programs/wq/nonpoint/success/success-shilshole.html   (294 words)

  
 Seattle
It is a vehicle for numerous local and regional parades and festivals, a coronation of its queen and her court, a Milk Carton Derby, 10k Run and culminating in the Unlimited Hydroplane Races on Lake Washington
Annually, a part of the Seafair celebration is the Maritime Festival, held on Elliott Bay.
Elliott Bay is shown at the right during the annual Pulley Point Race
www.borrowedlightimages.com /Seattle.htm   (359 words)

  
 CYC PUGET SOUND LARGE BOAT RACING PROGRAM 2004
SAFETY INSPECTIONS: If a boat is hailed by the race committee at the finish and instructed to report for a safety inspection, she shall report directly to the CYC Safety Inspectors at the North end of the Shilshole Bay Marina.
REGISTRATION: Registrations are due in the CYC Shilshole office by 1200 on the Wednesday prior to the event.
Code flag "L" may be flown from the Shilshole clubhouse to notify competitors of such changes.
www.cycseattle.org /racebook2004/pslargessi.html   (2065 words)

  
 Shilshole/Sunset Hill: To Do   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Shilshole Bay Marina -- The second-largest marina in the state, Shilshole Bay Marina has moorage for 1,500 boats and is a beehive of marine activity.
N.W. Golden Gardens Park -- This 95-acre park, a favorite with kite fliers and sunset watchers, abuts the north end of Shilshole Bay Marina and features views of the Olympic Mountains from the park's beach.
Sunset Hill Viewpoint Park -- The views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains and Shilshole Marina are spectacular from this steep bluff.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /neighbors/shilshole-sunsethill/todo.html   (331 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Lake Union to Salmon Bay and south through the Magnolia Interbay Area.
GNRR CEO James J. Hill (whose GNRR line was going to follow the Puget Sound route to Shilshole, and then turn east and then south through the Interbay) and his Seattle Council, Judge Thomas Burke (developer of Ballard properties) preferred a Northern route.
Guided the project through US Congressional channels, secured $2.3 million in 1910, and supervised early construction, which began in November 1911 and was completed in May 1917.
northonline.sccd.ctc.edu /nslib/HIS264/264s03TREK10.doc   (1796 words)

  
 Seaview Boatyard - About Us
By 1985 we had outgrown our Shilshole yard and decided to open a second location in a much larger facility along the Ship Canal across from Fisherman's Terminal.
By keeping the original yard, Seaview West, at Shilshole the company could continue to offer the most popular services at the very convenient saltwater location.
The second facility, Seaview East, at the former Seattle Cedar Mill site in Ballard enabled the company to bring in-house many of the services their customers, in the past, had to hire outside contractors to perform.
www.seaviewboatyard.com /aboutus.html   (379 words)

  
 Anthony's Home Port - Restaurants
Anthony's HomePort on Shilshole Bay is located at the entrance to the Hiram Chittenden Locks.
The view of the Olympic Mountains provides a spectacular backdrop for an ever-changing view of marine life and boating activities on the Puget Sound.
The closest moorage is at the Shilshole Bay Marina, a ten-minute walk north of the restaurant.
www.anthonys.com /restaurants/info/shilshole.html   (104 words)

  
 NWsource: Travel - Seattle, Washington Attractions : Ballard & Shilshole Bay
Ballard and nearby Shilshole Bay were the Nordic section of Seattle when immigration from Norway and Sweden peaked from 1890 to 1910.
Sivert Sagstad established his Ballard Boat Works in Shilshole Bay four months after his arrival and built more than 300 wooden boats.
Across the Ballard Bridge in Salmon Bay is the Fishermen’s Terminal, a bustling marina - largest in the Northwest - packed with some 700 commercial fishing boats.
www.nwsource.com /travel/scr/tf_detail.cfm?id=4157&cid=0&pageid=WA&cityid=2   (901 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Lake Washington Ship Canal Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The Lake Washington Ship Canal, which runs through Seattle, Washington connecting Lake Washington to Puget Sound, is a system consisting of, from east to west, Union Bay, the Montlake Cut, Portage Bay, Lake Union, the Fremont Cut, Salmon Bay, the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, and Shilshole Bay.
In 1916 the water level of Lake Washington dropped by nearly nine feet when the Montlake Cut was completed, replacing the Black River as the lake's outlet in favor of Portage Bay and Lake Union.
With the opening of the Locks on May 8, 1917, there was finally a navigable passage from the lake to the sound.
www.ipedia.com /lake_washington_ship_canal.html   (285 words)

  
 Go Boating America
Dressed in sweatshirts and wool socks, most of the family is crammed in the car waiting to drive to the boat at Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle.
We saw several deer near the nature trail, but we didn't see another person on the beach or on the trail in the entire three hours we visited the island.
We took a leisurely three hour return cruise and arrived back at Shilshole Bay before the first short day of Daylight Savings Time closed in on us.
www.goboatingamerica.com /main/article.asp?id=564   (1145 words)

  
 Shilshole Bay Yacht Club Jack and Jill Race   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
There will be a skippers meeting at the administration building of Shilshole Bay Marina at 0900 June 26.
To register for the race, use a generic entry form from, e.g.
As this is not a CYC event, please do not try to use the CYC web based registration.
www.cycseattle.org /1999_specific/sbyc_jj.html   (115 words)

  
 Mossbay Rowing - Kayaking - Kids Summer Camp - Rentals - Seattle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Whether you're a Seattleite or visiting from other places, Moss Bay provides easy-going, affordable outdoor recreation programs and parties for all to enjoy.
Or try a half day tour through the locks, out to Shilshole Bay and Golden Gardens beach.
Boat Sales - Moss Bay has a great 'boat share' program and we also sell off our fleet each Fall.
www.mossbay.net   (308 words)

  
 Open House 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The CYC will host a double open house at the Shilshole clubhouse.
(Pier S, Shilshole Bay Marina) The annual open house, orchestrated by Jay Winberg, will be combined with the Sea Scout open house, led by Bill Lieberman.
During this event, the initiation fee is reduced to encourage membership.
www.sailingsource.com /cyc/2005_specific/openhouse.html   (98 words)

  
 Sailboats At Shilshole (Seattle, WA)
Originally from Portland Maine, Margaret has sailed from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean and is excited to learn new waters here in the Pacific Northwest as she assists in all phases of the brokerage business here at Sailboats At Shilshole.
SAILBOATS AT SHILSHOLE is a founding member of the Northwest Yacht Brokers Association, a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and Yachtworld.
We are located in Seattle at the beautiful Shilshole Bay Marina on Puget Sound.
www.yachtworld.com /sas?page=2   (632 words)

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