This Museum is dedicated to providing a gathering place for youth, adults and families to honor the past and embrace the future.

At the Museum are documents and exhibits of the unique historical and cultural experiences of the African American population in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.  This is a place to go, learn and enjoy while gaining appreciation for the life and times of the African-American population of this area.
The displays of this Museum include visual arts, music, crafts, literature and history.  The displays encompass the time from the African-American slavery to the new immigrants from such places as Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia.

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Situated on 243 acres in the Horse Heaven Hills Appellation is this winery ready to provide you with some of the Northwest regions best wines.  The Alexandria Nicole Cellars produces small lots of hand-crafted wine. 

The grapes are grown at Destiny Ridge Vineyards especially great for the growing of grapes with the ideal climate and soil quality.

Because of the size of the vineyard the grapes that are not used for the Alexandria Nicole Cellars are sold to other wineries in the area.

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This 12,000 square foot center is fashioned after an ancient Yakama winter lodge.  The Yakama Nation Cultural Heritage Center tell of the life of the Yakama Indian, their life stories, survival and successes.  This is one of the oldest Native American Museums in the United States.

The exhibits in the museum will tell you the story of the Yakama Indian People through a blend of dramatic visual and listening experiences.  You will learn from the wonderful wall poetry, rich with oral tradition.  You will travel the time through the world of the Yakama ancestors up to the present day tribe.

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Enter the world of beauty and fun when you step through the door the Seattle Aquarium.  Here you will be able to see a orca whale and her it's calls, be amazed by the glowing jellyfish and run your fingers along a sea anemone's soft tentacles!  Have you ever had a chance to see a sea otter up close?  You can here. 

In the display called the Window on Washington Waters you will see salmon, colorful rockfish, vibrant sea anemones and other native Washington marine life.

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The permenant collection at the museum consists of a wide range of fabulous items to see form the Episodes from Aeneid, ca 1470 which is an Egg tempera, oil, and gold on wood panel.  Paolo Uccello was the artist who lived in Florence, Italy from 1397 to 1475.  The Window: Peonies in the Wind, ca 1893.  This pice is leaded glass with copper foil.  Designer John La Farge who is American, 1835 - 1910 measuring 56 x 26.  There is also a Galukw'amhi (Mask of the Crooked Beak), ca 1940.  This red cedar, paint, red cedar bark, mahogany plywood, leather, cord piece was created by Willie Seaweed (Hilamas) Kwakwaka'wakw, Nak waxda'wx Blunder Harbour, 1873 - 1967.  The Plaque: Oba and attendants, ca 1550 - 1650.  This piece is cast bronze (cire perdue) with African ties to Nigerian, Benin.

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Seattle has a wide array of different places to visit, but this is truly a Mecca of Victorian Romanesque architecture for you to enjoy.  Here you will find unique shops, fine art galleries and it is the epicenter of Seattle’s entertainment nightlife.

You can visit this area in a number of different ways.  You might want to take the buggy ride throughout the area or take a guided walking tour or see it from the deck of a ferry.  If you want you can certainly wonder on your own and find the wonders that are waiting for you.

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The beauty of this area of Washington is still a secret to many that would enjoy the wild, rugged beauty of the area filled with jagged peaks, cascading waterfalls giving an eyeful of outstanding splendor.  The 318 glaciers are just waiting for your discovery.  The mountainous region included in the National Park consists of four different parks all managed by the National Park Service as one unit.

The park had 318 glaciers with an area of 117 km² (Post et al., 1971), which is the most of any park in the lower 48 states. All the glaciers in the park have retreated significantly from 1980-2005 and the rate is increasing. The recent warmer climate has led to more summer melting and more winter melting events, reducing winter snowpack. Several glaciers in the range have melted away in the last decade.[1] The Boston Glacier, on the north slope of Boston Peak, is the largest glacier in the park with an area of 7 km².

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The city of Bellingham is located in Whatcom County in northern Washington. Bellingham is a beautiful area that attracts visitors who love the mild climate and gorgeous landscape. Many who come to the area visit the many parks located throughout Whatcom County.

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