Best Places in Bellingham

Whatcom Falls Park
Large rec area with gardens & streams
Sehome Hill Arboretum
Wooded area with an observation tower
SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention
Exhibits devoted to electricity
Whatcom Museum
Regionally focused art, artifacts & more
Lightcatcher Museum
Mindport Exhibits
Science museum & learning center
Bellingham Railway Museum
Museum
Larrabee State Park
Bayfront camping & freshwater lakes
Lummi Island
Camping, hiking, cycling, whales, and kayaking

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Bellingham is a coastal city in Washington State, near the Canadian border. It’s a port for ferries to Alaska. East is Mount Baker, a huge snow-capped volcano with ski runs. In the city center, the SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention contains hands-on science exhibits. The Whatcom Museum showcases art, nature and regional history across 3 sites, including the Lightcatcher building with its curving, translucent wall.

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Author: David Ebenal

In 1993, in the basement of their home, David Ebenal established Summit Construction. Since then, family-owned Summit Construction has become a leading public and private contractor, with a focus on quality construction and historical preservation.Summit Construction has completed many high-profile public and private projects, including the Squalicum Harbor Coast Guard Station, the Whatcom Museum for History & Art, the restored Waldron Building, Bellingham International Airport and numerous other commercial, residential, educational, mixed-use and non-profit properties. Since its reincorporation, the Summit Group has expanded to include a full-service team of designer/builders, estimators, project managers, superintendents and field crew. The company consistently completes projects on time and within budget, with an attention to detail and period accuracy that has garnered accolades from architectural groups, historical societies as well as from satisfied clients and tenants throughout the State of Washington and as far away as Baton Rouge, Louisiana and numerous locations in between.