Oregon Territory s first lighthouse was built on the Umpqua River in 1857 to guide ships engaged in the growing coastal trade between California and the Pacific Northwest. These absorbing stories tell of the fascinating history of 14 lighthouse that served the Oregon Coast and lower Columbia River, and Columbia River Lightship station and the lighthouse tenders that served them all woven into the rich maritime lore of the Beaver State. This guide is packed with maps, photographs and useful information, including visitors hours and descriptions of those lighthouses and nearby museums, which are open to the public.

Umbrella Guide to Oregon Lighthouses (Umbrella Guides)

Travel

Nelson, Sharlene

Nelson,Ted

Specialty Travel

Northwest Corner Books

From coastal cliffs and beaches to the shores of Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands, lighthouses have guided mariners through Washington waters beginning in 1856. In this new edition of their popular guidebook, Sharlene and Ted Nelson provide up-to-date visiting information as well as fascinating histories of Washington s twenty-six lighthouses. Stories of the lonely and often dangerous lives led by the state s lighthouse keepers are punctuated with entertaining anecdotes about storms and shipwrecks, bells and whistles, lightships and lighthouse tenders. Content includes: lighthouses that are open to the public, available for tours, or accessible by car or on foot; original keeper s dwellings where you can visit or stay for a couple of days to a week; towers that still hold the classic Fresnel lens.

Umbrella Guide to Washington Lighthouses (Umbrella Guides)

United States

These views of Seattle and Puget Sound were all produced by Seattle area photographers who captured perfect moments in time through the lens of a camera. Featuring city and landscape photographs from Bill Brookster, Dan Carrow, John S. Chao, Adrienne DeLiso, Joe Faulkner, Neal Herbert, Chris Jacobson, S.H. Marti, Joe Poehlman, and John Rizzo.
Their artistic vision is yours to enjoy in Views: Seattle and the Puget Sound.

Views: Seattle and the Puget Sound

Arts & Photography

Greg Saffell

Photography & Video

Color photographs of Washington State by area photographer Chris Jacobson.

Views: Washington

Photos, like the written word, tell a story. A picture is worth a thousand words, after all. Views: Washington collects color photographs of Washington State by 28 area photographers. From the Columbia River in the South to the Cascades region in the North; from the coastal waters of the Oympic Peninsula in the West, to the rolling hills of the Palouse region in the East--these images present the best of Washington's views, both scenic and urban.

Views Washington

Coloring book featuring familiar scenes of the Seattle area.

Color Me Seattle

Children's Books

Kristine DeLong

Activities, Crafts & Games

Review\n"Suspension of the Rules is a captivating page-turner, suspenseful to the end, and highly recommended." - Midwest Book Review\nA dairy farmer drowns in his own livestock waste lagoon. This suspicious death draws lobbyist Sandy Dalton into investigating the ultimately dangerous world of farmers, environmentalists, and their complex legislative politics.

Suspension of the Rules (Washington Statehouse Mystery)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Don Stuart

Mystery

Fatal Happiness

Bukey, Rachel

Product Description That Christmas Eve, when a snowstorm lays siege to Seattle, there will be disappearances, unseen terrors, and unexpected encounters in small, tight places. The Rossi family is about to learn the meaning of Christmas. About the Author Nick DiMartino is the author of twenty-two novels published by University Book Store Press, most of them set in Seattle, and has had over twenty plays in full-run productions across the United States. His University Ghost Story was the number one bestselling paperback of the year. His Dracula, Pinocchio, and The Snow Queen premiered at Seattle Children's Theater. His Frankenstein premiered at the Honolulu Theater of Youth, and sold out in Nashville, Louisville, Dallas and Milwaukee. His four-woman Victorian vampire thriller, The Red Forest, won second place at the 1987 Pacific Northwest Writers Conference. His Italian farce, Stop the Wedding! was a finalist in the 1988 New City Theater Playwrights Festival. His new version of Babes in Toyland, with the original music of Victor Herbert, was the 1994 opening production of the new Village Theater in Issaquah, Washington. He was the campus book buyer for University Book Store for fifty years.

Christmas Ghost Story

Literature & Fiction

DiMartino, Nick

Genre Fiction

Seattle Ghost Story

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