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City in Washington, United States
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Bainbridge Island is an island city in the Puget Sound of Washington state, just across the Agate Pass Bridge from Kitsap Peninsula. It is a 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Seattle.
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The Memorial is on the site of the former Eagledale ferry dock where, on March 30, 1942, US Army soldiers armed with rifles fixed with bayonets forcibly removed 227 Japanese Americans men, women and children — two–thirds of them American citizens — from their homes, sent by ferry to Seattle and then to internment camps in California and Idaho.
An award winning garden so popular that reservations are sometimes required. A 150 acre forest garden made by the vice-chairman of a lumber company, under the influence of the conservation movement and Asian philosophy. Prentice and Virginia Bloedel wished to "capture the essence of the Japanese garden — the qualities of naturalness, subtlety, reverence, tranquility — and construct a Western expression of it". Although the Reserve includes a traditional Japanese garden, the Bloedels' approach for the rest of the property stands in contrast to that of "Japanese gardens" which achieve their effects through the use of ornament. The Bloedel Reserve has both natural and highly-landscaped lakes, immaculate lawns, woods, a rock and sand Zen garden (formerly the swimming pool where poet Theodore Roethke drowned in 1963), a moss garden, a rhododendron glen, and a Reflection Garden designed with the assistance of landscape architects Richard Haag and Thomas Church. The Bloedels' French Chateau-style home including many original furnishings, is preserved as a Visitor Center.
Delightful local museum in a 1908 Bainbridge Island schoolhouse.
the park comprises 16.84 acres (68,100 m2) of land, including 1,420 feet (432 m) of saltwater shoreline along Puget Sound.
A free local museum of contemporary art & craft of the Puget Sound Region. It's a short walk from the ferry terminal on the way towards town.
Has its own improv comedy troupe.
The National Parks Service Named this trail as the 'Trail of the Month' in the entire USA for the month of December 2012, PDF copies of the water trails map are available and the trail is accessible from Bainbridge Island.
Kayak and scuba rentals.
The waters and bedlands of Rich Passage within a 400-yard radius of Orchard Rocks day marker are well-known to regional scuba divers. The natural bedrock and boulders provide habitats for rock associated fish and invertebrate species. Copper rockfish and quillback rockfish once were common at this site but now are rare. Brown rockfish are common as are lingcod, red Irish lord, buffalo sculpin, striped seaperch, and pile perch. Kelp greenling, painted greenling, cabezon are consistently present in the reserve. Dominant invertebrates include red rock crab, spider crabs, red sea cucumber, and orange sea cucumber. Harbor seals frequently visit the site and are often seen hauled out on the exposed rocks at low tide. California sea lions are also commonly observed at the site and may be seen hauled out on nearby navigational buoys.
Several popular dive sites accessible by boat including wreck diving a 70' long wooden shipwreck simply known as The Boss. To find this site go to Blakely Harbor's southern shoreline that heads out to Restoration Point. At about the midpoint of this shoreline, you will see a yellow buoy in about 50 feet of water. This is a PADI dive buoy marking The Boss which is maintained by local divers. The hull of the boat is in about 50' of water and is easily recognizable as it is covered in a field of white Plumose Anemones.
The network of trails provides views of Gazzam Lake and across Port Orchard Channel to Illahee.
A large park/preserve with an extensive trail network that has multiple access points and parking lots, ranging from Battle Point Park (far west end of the trail system (47.659836, -122.574855)), a parking lot along Miller Rd NE (47.657004, -122.560544)), a parking lot at the curve in the south half of Mandus Olsen Rd NE (47.650477, -122.547834), a parking lot along the north half of Mandus Olsen Rd NE (47.659562, -122.547742), the end of McRedmond Ln NE (far east end of the trail system (47.654076, -122.537260)), and from other surrounding roads.
Public golf course with covered driving range.
Japanese.
Family-style Tex-Mex.
Indian & Nepali Cuisine.
Traditional diner fare.
Traditional diner fare.
Island-inspired seafood & vegetables.
Italian.
Small neighborhood coffee shop.
The Pub
21+. Drinks with freshly-made mixers; seasonal drinks. Consistently voted the best Fish and Chips on the island. Harbor view.
Doc's
Full bar and restaurant. Harbor view.
Enormous margaritas.
Child-friendly. Wide selection of beers brewed there as well as beers from other breweries in Kitsap County. Local music venue. Tourists are rarely encountered here due to the distance from the ferry terminal.
Gin, vodka, and whiskey distilled in small batches from local organic grains. Contact them to see if you can assist on a bottling day (usually Saturdays).
Pegasus has been roasting small batches of high-quality coffee since 1979, the first coffee roaster to serve espresso over the counter in the Seattle area. Live music every Friday.
shop, eat, listen to great music, and enjoy one of Bainbridge Island's best traditions.
By public transit
The following Kitsap Transit routes serve as local commuter runs from the Bainbridge Ferry Terminal to other parts of Bainbridge Island during weekday afternoons and to the Ferry Terminal during the…
By taxi
By charter bus
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