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4 stories matching starfish

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  1. Bellingham Bay's Monster Starfish

    A local fisherman hauls in a record-breaking sea creature from the pilings of an old wharf.

    Feb 11, 1891The Seattle Post-IntelligencerBellingham, Whatcom CountyStrange But True

  2. The Oyster King’s Blueprint: How Connecticut’s ‘Submarine Landlords’ Could Save Washington’s Economy

    A visiting shellfish commissioner reveals that state-owned oyster beds create wealthier workers and richer treasuries—a radical land reform idea taking root in Aberdeen.

    Dec 18, 1890Aberdeen HeraldAberdeen, Grays Harbor CountyFollow the Money

  3. Two Miles Perched on the Lower Circle of a Rainbow

    A Shelton legislator's private letter describing a steamer passage up Hammersley's Inlet becomes the best prose in the paper — a circle of prismatic color, starfish, glaciers and one awestruck captain.

    Nov 9, 1891The Olympia TribuneHammersley Inlet, Shelton, Mason CountyStrange But True

  4. The Tiny Republic of Anacortes: Boys, Shells, and Self-Government

    In 1893, a group of Anacortes boys turned beachcombing into a natural-history club with a constitution, dues, and an exhibition that drew the whole town.

    Dec 24, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerAnacortes, Skagit CountyStrange But True

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