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Driving south on the improved highway just past today’s Key Center, May 1923.
The Story of the KP Highway, Part II
A two-part series on the history of the peninsula’s most important arterial. more
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Undated photo of Ira Creviston (left) and his brothers falling a giant on the Key Peninsula.
The Story of the Key Peninsula Highway: Part I
A two-part series on the history of the peninsula’s most important arterial from its forgotten origin to the present. more
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Wildlife rehabilitator Jennifer Van Orman released the rescued bald eagle at Joemma Beach State Park in May.
Rescued Bald Eagle Released at Joemma Beach State Park
A juvenile bald eagle found on Herron Island was rehabilitated and released at Joemma Beach in May thanks to the sharp eyes and good work of islanders. more
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BEAD project broadband grid west of the Narrows Bridge. The FCC uses hexagonal grids to map internet service across the U.S. On this map, each colored hexagon contains at least one unserved or underserved location. Hexagons which are fully served are not shown on this grid.
Broadband Access Expands on the Key Peninsula
Eligibility will depend on whether your property is served, underserved, or unserved by a high speed connection, as determined by the FCC. more
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Proposed locations for Astound’s communication towers.
Herron Island Broadband Project Canceled
Astound has formally withdrawn from the Herron Island portion of the broadband expansion project contracted with Pierce County in September 2024. more
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Proposed locations for Astound’s communication towers.
Herron Island Broadband Project Jeopardized by Permitting Challenges
The bombshell announcement came at Herron Island’s Nov. 8 monthly board meeting. more
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VBPLA Vice President Lillie Visell with young patrons shortly after the library moved to the civic center in 1957.
From Vaughn to Key Center: A Library for the Key Peninsula
Part 2 of a two-part series on the Vaughn Bay Public Library Association. more
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The ladies of the Vaughn Bay Public Library Association on a visit to Tacoma in 1906.
The Story of the Vaughn Bay Public Library Association
The story of public lending libraries in the United States is one of activist women committed to opening minds in their communities. more
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Rep Adison Richards
Fresh Thinking on Tap in Olympia from Rep. Adison Richards
The first-term legislator said he strategized to cope with serious variables in the state economy while striving to represent the needs of his district above party. more
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An American Story, Revisited
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this column appeared in the July 2016 edition of Key Peninsula News. Colvos Passage. I was intrigued. The name for the channel between Vashon and … more
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On Becoming a U.S. Citizen
I will never forget my roots in Greece. But I will always be proud that I chose to be an American. more
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Seattle mapmaker Oliver P. Anderson ca. 1889.
The Many Names of Filucy Bay: A Saga Told and a Mystery Solved
It may be the misreading that launched a thousand theories, leaving storytellers, historians, and the entire community in Filucy Bay with a riddle on their hands. more
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Undated photo of William Sipple by Cliff Bartells in “Early Days of the Key Peninsula.”
The Storyteller and the Princess: The Mystery of Filucy Bay
This closer look at the legend of how the bay got its name helps us understand the breadth of the Key Peninsula's history. First installment of a two-part series. more
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Isaac Pennypacker Hawk filed the first land claim on the Key Peninsula in 1863.
Early Settlers on the Key Peninsula: The Dawn of the Present
Just nine years after the Treaty of Medicine Creek in 1854, Isaac Pennypacker Hawk of Olympia filed the first claim on the Key Peninsula. more
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Ralph Collins (right) with a driver for the Davidson Logging Co., 1940s.
Service Stations of the Key Peninsula
It was the age of the automobile — a machine, as it was called, that demanded frequent feeding and care. One by one auto repair shops and gas stations sprouted along county roads, family busi- … more
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The maze of Indian trails across the top tier of the peninsula on the original 1856-1857 General Land Office surveys (detail).
The Little-Known Story of Elgin-Clifton Road
The earliest maps of the Key Peninsula to show geographical features in the uplands and the interior, rather than charting the contour of the coastline, were survey plats created between 1853 and 1857 for the General Land Office. more
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The Osprey of Herron Island
On May 10, 2016, then Herron Island ferry captain John Farris posted a photo on the islanders’ group on Facebook with a laconic caption, as was his style, even though the announcement could … more
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“Sea Coast and Interior Harbors of Washington,” 1888 edition (detail).
Of Mayo, Joe and Occam, and Other Names on Your KP Map
When Rear Admiral Henry Thomas Mayo (1856-1937) announced his retirement from the U.S. Navy Dec. 10, 1920, after 47 years of service, the news made the papers from his native Burlington, Vermont, to … more
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Charlie Sehmel
I moved to Herron Island from Seattle around 2015 after being a weekender for years. more
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See Bicycles
One thing you learn when you bike in the Northwest is that you won’t get much riding done if you don’t go out when it’s cold, dark and wet. more
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