Emily Makes Music on Issaquah

Dozens of neighbors past and present turned out to help Emily Riddell celebrate her birthday on September 23. Emily also brought 15 blue grass picker friends, who provided lots of lively entertainment throughout the afternoon on Issaquah Dock. After 27 years, Emily and Stuart are selling their floating home, and...

The Spit – Gardening on the Edge

GARDENING ON THE SPIT—I guess I should start by saying the Hunter Clan has always loved gardening. My own love of gardening is constrained by living on a dock—Issaquah—where I’m limited to container gardening. There are only so many potted plants one can have, even when neighbors give up valuable...

A Labor Day Weekend to Remember

A Labor Day weekend to remember—or forget—depending upon how one managed to survive the heatwave. Joy Dryden (West Pier) describes the intense heat—105 degrees in the shade—on the afternoon of Friday, September 1: I decided at the most heat (105°) to seek refuge at my air conditioned office. As I...

Parlez-Vous “Floating Home”?

If you happen to be in France in October, look for the French edition of the National Geographic, with a cover story on San Francisco. The magazine sent a reporter (Thibault Petit) and photographer (Cyril Marcilhacy ) here in early August, and part of their assignment was to explore our...

Liberty Dock Sendoff for Nancy Frisch

Friends and neighbors gathered at the triangle on Liberty Friday night, July 29, to honor Nancy Frisch, who is moving away after 40 years. Nancy has decided to relocate to Washington State to be near her son Noah, who was born on the dock. Noah’s dad, photographer Steve Frisch, passed...