The Canal That Never Was: How Island Residents Tried to Cut Through the Sound

In 1892, residents of Vashon and Maury Islands held a rally to propose digging a canal through the portage between their islands, aiming to shorten travel times to Seattle and Tacoma.

A Seattle Party Ran Fifteen Deer Into Puget Sound — Then Shot Them From Boats

Vashon Island settlers had let the local deer grow so tame they were a familiar sight. Then one snowy dawn a hunting party came over from Seattle with five hounds and swept the herd into the water.

“before hardly any one knew it they had run fifteen out in the water, where they shot them from boats, and a steamer ran in and took them off.”