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Seattle's primary sailboat moorage, a glittery collection of boats. Inside the marina, you
206-784-9386;
7001 Seaview Ave NW)
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BALLARD FARMERS MARKET
MARKET
( 10am-3pm Sun; 17)
Seattle's most popular Sunday market is a genuine produce-
only farmers market that sets up in Ballard Ave NW.
TOP SIGHTS
HIRAM M CHITTENDEN LOCKS
Seattle shimmers like an impressionist painting at the Hiram M Chittenden
Locks. Here, the freshwater of Lake Washington and Lake Union that flows
through the 8-milelong Lake Washington Ship Canal drops 22ft into saltwater Pu-
get Sound. Construction of the canal and locks began in 1911; today 100,000
boats a year pass through. Situated a half-mile west of Ballard, off NW Market St,
the locks act as a pedestrian bridge across the canal.
On the southern side of the locks, theffish la
dderrwas built in 1976 to allow sal-
mon to fight their way to spawning grounds in the Cascade headwaters of the
Sammamish River, which feeds Lake Washington. Visitors can watch the fish
from underwater glass-sided tanks or from above (there are nets to keep salmon
from overleaping and stranding themselves on the pavement). The best time to
visit is during spawning season, from mid-June to September.
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through gardens filled with flowers and mature trees, each labeled. Flanking the
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DON'T MISS…
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Carl English Jr Botanical Gardens
