Summer has reached Whatcom County, and The Bellingham Herald is exploring local cities, islands and other destinations within a day’s travel from Bellingham in a new series of Destination profiles for ...

BIRCH BAY, Wash. -- A bar in Birch Bay is holding a fundraiser Thursday night for the staff of a restaurant destroyed during last week’s storm. Waves crashed through the windows at Bay Breeze ...

A sand sculpture from the 40th Annual Birch Bay Sand Sculpture Competition in 2023 in Birch Bay, Wash. Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce Courtesy to The Bellingham Herald August is here, and before summer ...

BIRCH BAY, Wash. — Portions of Birch Bay were flooded with sea water during the height of Thursday's windstorm, damaging a popular restaurant that sent diners scrambling to avoid a massive surge of ...

A formal request made by owners of Birch Bay Waterslides asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed against the park owners after a visitor was severely injured on one of its slides was denied at a ...

Birch Bay Waterslides in Blaine will be closed for the rest of the season after a person was injured Friday, the water park announced. “There was an unforeseen accident on one of our main slides,” ...

Welcome to the Beach - The Beach Bar on Birch Bay The Beach At Birch Bay Rebrands to "The Beach Bar" with Management Shuffling. The character of the restaurant will remain the same, offering 'the ...

A small business owner in Birch Bay, Washington, says she has lost 50% of her customer base as tourism from Canadian residents has dropped. Revenue is plummeting, and she is pleading for locals and ...

BIRCH BAY -- John Lind vacationed here for about 15 years before retiring and moving from Kirkland into his beachfront cottage three years ago. "I just got tired of the traffic and all the people," ...

Uniquely is a Bellingham Herald series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in Northwest Washington so special. Summer has reached Whatcom County, and The ...