Seattle would be a different city without the Ballard Locks and the ship canal, massive feats of engineering that connected Lake Washington to Puget Sound. This week we share with you an edited ...

Salmon are swaggering through Ballard and it’s a show not to be missed. The windows at the fish ladder at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are shimmering with fish. Not just any fish, but the toast of ...

AS the nation toasts its independence this Tuesday, the Puget Sound region should also celebrate the 100th birthday of the Ballard Locks. Officially the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, this gateway between ...

Named after an engineer who played a key role in their development, the Chittenden Locks are the busiest in the country, with as many as 50,000 vessels passing through each year. Locals typically call ...

SEATTLE -- To commemorate the recent renovation of its fish ladder viewing room, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Aug. 16, 2021, at Lake ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, has introduced legislation that suggests the breaching of Seattle locks and the removal of Seattle City Light dams before the removal of dams along the ...