Living in the foothills of the Cascades offers Issaquah and Sammamish residents ample opportunity to enjoy nature. Cougar, Squak, and Tiger Mountains present a patchwork of year-round trails, scenery, and interest.

Take a peek inside Western Washington’s unique and wonderful wine community.

Perhaps the best thing to come out of the 2008 Legislative session in Olympia was a little-noticed law designed to promote Washington agricultural products and, as a result, opened opportunities for small craft distillers to produce spirits using at least half their raw ingredients from Washington.

If your romantic getaway includes walks on the beach, waves breaking over jetties and a lighthouse to add drama to your pictures, you’ll find the Shelburne Inn to be the ultimate coastal experience.