Birch Bay Historical Society

08/20/2026

Gold Stars...that's a vintage idea, ties this post right in to history and building community!

Just a few things that deserve a gold star ⭐

Basically: participating in your community.

08/19/2026

It's a Wednesday! The mini museum is open behind The C Shop.

08/16/2026

Don't get railroaded.

Back when Railroad was a two-way street!
Throwback to 1964, when downtown Bellingham was set up a little different 🤠

ETA:
Apparently I had not yet consumed enough coffee when I originally posted this! Correction: This is definitely HOLLY STREET, not Railroad Street. Railroad is the cross street. I swear I knew this 😅

Thank you to the 60+ people who have lovingly pointed this out ;)

08/16/2026

Vintage photos.

08/15/2026

Our community newspaper is inviting us to tell it what we want and need.

If you haven't seen much of me around Blaine, Birch Bay and Semiahmoo over the past six months — other than the occasional City Council meeting — there’s a reason. I’ve been keeping the …

08/15/2026

This may be of interest.

08/15/2026

Weather forecasting.

Open Fridays-Monday from 12-4pm, make the Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum a must-see stop on your visit to the Historic Ashtabula Harbor. View the Fourth Order Fresnel lens from the Ashtabula Lighthouse, the copper hard-hat diving helmet, a WWII depth charge, and so much more at 1071 Walnut Blvd.

ashtabulamaritime.org

08/15/2026

Here's a photo from the Whatcom Museum Collection. Photo by Jack Carver.
I met someone the other day that remembered going to the Birch Bay Amusement Park when she was a school patrol person. Did you ever go there, and can you share a memory?