The Fremont Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that connects Fremont and 4th Avenues N. It opens for boats going through the locks to the sound or heading through to Lake Union and Lake Washington.

With the warmer weather now in Seattle a popular place for families are area splash parks. The Green Lake Wading Pool can be found at the north end of Green Lake at the intersection of Wallingford Ave N and East Green Lake Drive North. For more spalsh parks in the area look at: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/wadingpools.asp

Located in Northwest Seattle in the neighborhood of Broadview this popular park has a great playground, swings, and park area.

Cafe Fiore was Seattle’s first organic coffee house and has been voted Seattle’s best coffee shop. Their Sunset Hill location is at: 3125 NW 85th St. in Seattle. You can read more at: http://caffefiore.com/

The Woodland Park Zoo is located in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood. It’s a beautiful 92-acre zoo featuring more than 300 different animal species. In the summer they host Zoo Tunes, which are summer family concerts. For more information please visit: http://www.zoo.org/home

Located in the Roosevelt area at 1026 NE 64th in North Seattle you can get great fresh, local & organic goods.

The Good Shepherd Center was founded in 1906 and was a school that provided over 60 years of service to young women seeking shelter, education, and training. The GSC houses many non-profit organizations and community based programs.

NSCC is located in the Northgate area five miles north of the Seattle city center in a quiet residential neighborhood. The college is easily accessed from I-5. Its modern campus occupies 62 acres, including 11 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands.
In addition to programs that prepare students to transfer to four year colleges and universities, NSCC offers more than 40 career training programs and has a robust selection of continuing education and college preparation courses. For More information please visit: http://www.northseattle.edu

This photo was taken by Ray Weisgerber of the Greenlake Coffee Stand. There are drive-through coffee stands all over North Seattle. Ray published a book called Driven to Espresso of coffee stands all over the Northwest. For more info please see: http://1by1publishing.com/

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Residents in Wallingford painted a giant lady bug at the intersection of Burke and 49th Street in hopes of cutting down traffic, bringing the community together and creating a sense of neighborhood.