We really loved visiting Vashon-Maury Islands. If you have been there, plan on going, or find Puget Sound history interesting, please leave a comment and let us know.
Well...if the context is that things were thrown away and the ocean washes things back up, I'd rather the sherds were gathered and preserved as art, when it comes to modern historical era finds. Finding WWII era crockery sherds is very common at Fort Flagler. The folks at the museum told me about that and they pretty much encourage people to look for the sherds when beachcombing. It was apparently fairly common for the base to throw stuff away in the sound! Native American sites and finds are a different thing!! I love spending time on Vashon! I took an out of state friend one time and we were walking the beach at Pt Robinson and a resident orca surfaced just off the beach...I mean it was just BARELY in enough water to be swimming. Absolutely incredible! I haven't been able to visit when the museum is open but I would be very curious what it has to say about Japanese Americans. I find the Strawberry Festival on Vashon to be a very avoidable annual event since most of the strawberry farmers in the 40s on the island were Japanese Americans who were all interred by the US government. I hope you had a good lunch while there! I always enjoy lunch at The Hardware store (a restaurant, but can you guess the history of the building? lol) If you like coconut, and are lucky enough to be there a day when they have their from-scratch coconut pie, it's like a religious experience 😊 Vashon is chock full of quirky stuff...great place to spend time.
I visited the Vashon Maury Island Heritage Museum several years ago, I remember panels and displays on the various historical resort communities and mosquito fleet landings. It will be interesting to see what they display after the renovation. Hopefully the museum will have a display on Japanese American Internment. I know there is more to see out there and at some point, we plan to head back to film a second video. The Mukai Farm & Garden, a Vashon cemetery, and the heritage museum are on our list. Hopefully I can come up with a couple more things to see related to history. We will definitely try to check out the Hardware store! Although, it might not be possible for us because we take Thora (our German Shepherd) with us everywhere we go! Thanks for watching the video and thanks so much for leaving this thoughtful comment.
My understanding is the dry dock at Dockton eventually ended up as a breakwater at the Edmonds ferry terminal, lying just north of where the ferries dock. It is still there under water, in a diminished state, but it’s still there.
Interesting. Where did you learn this? Sonar imagery shows something large and rectangular under the water in the approximate location of the former dry dock. Of course there is no way to know what it is without underwater confirmation. I would like to learn more about the dry dock moving to Edmonds. Thanks for watching!
Will you have a car? The reason I ask, I am pretty sure the ferries that leave from the Seattle City Center do not go to Vashon. You will need to drive to Fauntleroy from downtown seattle (25 minutes) then take the Fauntleroy -Vashon Ferry (30 minutes). The ferries from downtown Seattle go to Bainbridge Island (which is a nice place with things to see) and Bremerton (not so nice).
@@ExploreTayo While there is the town of Bainbridge Island right where the ferry lands, even Bainbridge Island would be good with a car. You could drive over to the Bloedel Reserve and also visit Poulsbo (a little Norwegian town) and then take the ferry back at the end of the day. This could all be done in a day trip from Seattle. For a longer day trip you could drive to Port Gamble (via ferry to Bainbridge), which is a small New England Style village.
@@ExploreTayoSuggestion: if you're interested in renting a car for a few days, look into getting an uber from your hotel to a rental location in Kent or Tukwila (or take an uber/taxi from the airport to the rental). I haven't checked in several years, but when family would visit me and we needed a bigger car than I have, the rentals from Kent/Tukwila were less than HALF the cost of renting at the airport. It takes a bit more time to pick up and drop off, but when you are saving HUNDREDS for a week's rental, it is worth it. You aren't going to visit Seattle without taking a day trip to...Rainier? Mt. St. Helens? Olympic National Park? North Cascades? I know...too much for one trip, but spending a whole vacation just in the city would be a very narrow slice of Washington! If you're going to spend most of your time in the city though, a City Pass is a good way to save money.
We really loved visiting Vashon-Maury Islands. If you have been there, plan on going, or find Puget Sound history interesting, please leave a comment and let us know.
I really love the town of Dockton! If you take your time to explore both islands there really are some cool places to find.
I enjoy all of your adventures. So much history and places I had no idea about. Hi thora! Thanks crew for another fun video.
Glad you liked it! 🙂
@@searchingforhistory I like seeing you all travel to multiple locations and really getting to see an area.
@@earthandtime5817 Hopefully it will inspire you to come to the Pacific Northwest one day!
@@searchingforhistory definitely on my list! I would love to come and do some geology videos! So many cool rocks and history…of course!
Well...if the context is that things were thrown away and the ocean washes things back up, I'd rather the sherds were gathered and preserved as art, when it comes to modern historical era finds. Finding WWII era crockery sherds is very common at Fort Flagler. The folks at the museum told me about that and they pretty much encourage people to look for the sherds when beachcombing. It was apparently fairly common for the base to throw stuff away in the sound! Native American sites and finds are a different thing!!
I love spending time on Vashon! I took an out of state friend one time and we were walking the beach at Pt Robinson and a resident orca surfaced just off the beach...I mean it was just BARELY in enough water to be swimming. Absolutely incredible!
I haven't been able to visit when the museum is open but I would be very curious what it has to say about Japanese Americans. I find the Strawberry Festival on Vashon to be a very avoidable annual event since most of the strawberry farmers in the 40s on the island were Japanese Americans who were all interred by the US government.
I hope you had a good lunch while there! I always enjoy lunch at The Hardware store (a restaurant, but can you guess the history of the building? lol) If you like coconut, and are lucky enough to be there a day when they have their from-scratch coconut pie, it's like a religious experience 😊 Vashon is chock full of quirky stuff...great place to spend time.
I visited the Vashon Maury Island Heritage Museum several years ago, I remember panels and displays on the various historical resort communities and mosquito fleet landings. It will be interesting to see what they display after the renovation. Hopefully the museum will have a display on Japanese American Internment. I know there is more to see out there and at some point, we plan to head back to film a second video. The Mukai Farm & Garden, a Vashon cemetery, and the heritage museum are on our list. Hopefully I can come up with a couple more things to see related to history. We will definitely try to check out the Hardware store! Although, it might not be possible for us because we take Thora (our German Shepherd) with us everywhere we go! Thanks for watching the video and thanks so much for leaving this thoughtful comment.
My understanding is the dry dock at Dockton eventually ended up as a breakwater at the Edmonds ferry terminal, lying just north of where the ferries dock. It is still there under water, in a diminished state, but it’s still there.
Interesting. Where did you learn this? Sonar imagery shows something large and rectangular under the water in the approximate location of the former dry dock. Of course there is no way to know what it is without underwater confirmation. I would like to learn more about the dry dock moving to Edmonds. Thanks for watching!
Pretty cool! We're not sure yet what we'll do in Seattle, but how long is the ferry from downtown to Vashon?
Will you have a car? The reason I ask, I am pretty sure the ferries that leave from the Seattle City Center do not go to Vashon. You will need to drive to Fauntleroy from downtown seattle (25 minutes) then take the Fauntleroy -Vashon Ferry (30 minutes). The ferries from downtown Seattle go to Bainbridge Island (which is a nice place with things to see) and Bremerton (not so nice).
@searchingforhistory we don't know yet if we'll get a car, I'd prefer not to. Bainbridge might be cool, thanks!
@@ExploreTayo While there is the town of Bainbridge Island right where the ferry lands, even Bainbridge Island would be good with a car. You could drive over to the Bloedel Reserve and also visit Poulsbo (a little Norwegian town) and then take the ferry back at the end of the day. This could all be done in a day trip from Seattle. For a longer day trip you could drive to Port Gamble (via ferry to Bainbridge), which is a small New England Style village.
@@ExploreTayoSuggestion: if you're interested in renting a car for a few days, look into getting an uber from your hotel to a rental location in Kent or Tukwila (or take an uber/taxi from the airport to the rental). I haven't checked in several years, but when family would visit me and we needed a bigger car than I have, the rentals from Kent/Tukwila were less than HALF the cost of renting at the airport. It takes a bit more time to pick up and drop off, but when you are saving HUNDREDS for a week's rental, it is worth it.
You aren't going to visit Seattle without taking a day trip to...Rainier? Mt. St. Helens? Olympic National Park? North Cascades? I know...too much for one trip, but spending a whole vacation just in the city would be a very narrow slice of Washington! If you're going to spend most of your time in the city though, a City Pass is a good way to save money.
All good suggestions!
Those round pieces are early mason jar lids.
That is what I was thinking, thanks for the confirmation! Thanks for watching!