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morial is also the site of the ceremonial blessing of the fleet, held annually on the first
Sunday in May.
In the two terminal buildings are some good restaurants specializing in the freshest
seafood in Seattle, a tobacconist, a ship chandler and a charts and nautical gifts store.
day's catch.
BERGEN PLACE PARK
LANDMARK
(cnr NW Market St & Leary Ave NW; 17)
In case you forget where you are or the origin of
the people to whom Ballard owes its existence, a quintet of flags fly over diminutive
Bergen Place Park: those of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden, the five
so-called Nordic countries. The park was inaugurated by King Olaf V of Norway in
1975 and sports five 'Witness Tree' sculptures.
The community noticeboard gives details of the latest Nordic-themed events - Mrs
Lundqvist's meatball cook-off and the like.
CENTER ON CONTEMPORARY ART
GALLERY
(COCA; 206-728-1980;
www.cocaseattle.org
;
6413 Seaview Ave NW; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri;
61 from Ballard)
F
This gallery has been a force in Seattle's contemporary art scene
for two decades. After moving around a lot, it has opened a new branch in
Belltown
(2721 1st Ave)
as well as this primary space in the Shilshole Bay Beach Club.
GOLDEN GARDENS PARK
PARK
(8498 Seaview Pl NW; 61 from Ballard)
Golden Gardens Park, established in 1904 by
Harry W Treat, is a lovely 95-acre beach park with sandy beaches north of Shilshole
Bay Marina. There are picnic facilities, restrooms, basketball hoops, volleyball nets,
gangs of Canadian geese, lots of parking and plenty of space to get away from all the
activity.
Rising above Golden Gardens is
Sunset Hill Park
(NW 77th St & 34th Ave)
, a prime
perch for dramatic sunsets and long views.
SHILSHOLE BAY MARINA
MARINA
(Seaview Ave NW; 61 from Ballard)
The Shilshole Bay Marina, about 2 miles northwest
of the locks along Seaview Ave NW, offers nice views across Puget Sound and, as
