Ding! Ding! Ding! Winner! Winner! Surprise! The Oak Harbor Tavern is an unexpected waterfront gem. It is an old-school tavern that serves no food, no hard liquor–just beer and wine–and no children are allowed. I have not been in a traditional tavern for years and years. The Oak Harbor Tavern sits on the waterfront, right […]
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Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 5
Toby’s Is there any waterfront bar more famous than Toby’s in Coupeville? I set out from my homeport of La Conner, went out the channel, hugged Whidbey, went past Strawberry Point, past Polnell Point and Oak Harbor. It took about an hour. It was a beautiful, calm day, but be careful, as it can really […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 4
Mount Vernon via the Skagit River One of the greatest dinghy adventures you can take in the Puget Sound is up the Skagit River. From LaConner and head south. Stay to the left and hug Goat Island. It is here that it gets shallow, so you must go at a highish tide. If you stay […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 3
The Boat Shed Restaurant and Bar has it all–a bar, their own dock, gorgeous waitresses, a giant outdoor deck, and the Mariners. It is located on Port Washington Narrows in the town of Manette across the bridge from Bremerton. It sits, just like a troll, right below the new Manette bridge at 101 Shore Drive, […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 2
Oyster and Thistle, LaConner, WA To my surprise, they don’t serve thistles! They do, however, serve oysters. The Oyster and Thistle is my first stop on my dinghy tour of all the waterfront bars on the Puget Sound. I was looking for everything that a good bar should have: a bar with a gorgeous bartender […]
Boats, Bars, and Baseball – 1
My goal this summer is to retire and visit every waterfront bar in the Puget Sound by dinghy and watch a Mariners game on their televisions. I have a great little inflatable dinghy that is 9’6” long, and has a 15-horsepower Mercury 2-stroke outboard motor with electric start. My fantasy is to start in the […]