Named after an engineer who played a key role in their development, the Chittenden Locks are the busiest in the country, with as many as 50,000 vessels passing through each year. Locals typically call ...

At the Ballard Locks this weekend, there’s a strong Chinook salmon run passing through — one of the strongest runs in the last decade. The number of fish is impressive, but what really caught the ...

It’s a big weekend at the Ballard Locks as sockeye salmon return as part of their journey upstream to spawn. The sockeye travel 40-50 miles upriver to spawn in Lake Washington during the summer. Every ...

People danced to ragtime music and picnicked, some dressed to the nines in period clothing, at the Hiram M. Chittenden Ballard Locks, Monday evening, during a holiday weekend celebration held in honor ...

This piece is from our latest This City Block series, which highlights stories from Ballard. If a visit to Ballard is on your list of local urban walks this spring, I have a fun itinerary for you.