77-488: Safe Return is a memorial to deceased fishermen at Zuanich Point Park in Bellingham , Washington , United States. It is adjacent to the fishing port of Squalicum Harbor. Designed by Eugene Fairbanks, son of sculptor Avard Fairbanks , it features a bronze statue of a fisherman casting a mooring line , symbolizing a return home after fishing. A scale model of the statue was produced by 1996, after several years of fundraising by
154-451: A low-power FM radio station which broadcast a number of old shows popular many decades ago, as well as programming of general interest to the community. KMRE was housed at the museum in the beginning, but moved to The Bellingham National Bank Building, a few blocks from the museum because they needed more space. The station's license was cancelled on June 20, 2023. Mindport is a privately funded arts and science museum. Whatcom Falls Park
231-482: A GED; 33.8% have either a high school or GED degree; 27.1% have some college experience; 14.9% have a two-year (AA or AS) degree; 7.5% have a bachelor's degree; and 1.6% have a graduate or professional degree. The tribe operates several schools and education programmes. They have Head Start and daycare centers for children. While most education for Lummi children is provided by the Ferndale School District ,
308-563: A beer garden with local breweries held on Bay Street. From May to September, the Downtown Bellingham Partnership runs the Commercial Street Night Market, with local food, artisan vendors, live music and performances. The Whatcom Museum of History and Art sponsors exhibits of painting, sculpture, local history, and is an active participant in the city's monthly Gallery Walks which are pedestrian tours of
385-419: A city named Fairhaven , and Fairhaven residents would not support a city named Whatcom . They eventually settled on the name Bellingham , which remains today. Voting a second time for a final merger of Fairhaven and Whatcom into a single city, the resolution passed with 2163 votes for and 596 against. Bellingham was officially incorporated on December 28, 1903, as a result of the incremental consolidation of
462-613: A desirable and recognized local music scene. The presence of a large university-age population has helped Bellingham become home to a number of regionally and nationally noted musical acts such as Death Cab for Cutie , Odesza , The Posies , Crayon , Idiot Pilot , Mono Men , No-Fi Soul Rebellion , Sculptured , Federation X , The Trucks, Black Eyes & Neckties , Black Breath , The High Mountain String Band, Shimmertraps, Dizzy Spins, and Shook Ones . Local independent record labels include Estrus Records and Clickpop Records . The city
539-456: A fisherman atop a granite pedestal bearing the names of the deceased fishermen, alongside plaques depicting local fishing. The fisherman is depicted as bearded, wearing a hat and jacket, and casting a mooring line. Including the plinth, the whole memorial measures 16 feet tall and weighs over 38,000 pounds (17,000 kg). The bronze statue itself was built slightly larger than life, measuring 8 feet tall and 1,800 pounds (820 kg). The panels on
616-536: A fisherman casting a mooring line, symbolizing a return home. By January 1996, a scale model of the full statue was constructed. A full-scale clay cast was created the following year. The statue was mainly constructed by Eugene Fairbanks and his brother Justin Fairbanks, with assistance from a local college student and the children of deceased fishermen. The statue was publicly exhibited without its plinth at Zuanich Point Park on September 6, 1998, before entering storage at
693-412: A fisherman. The monument bears names of deceased local fishers dating from the early 1900s to present. Although a total list kept by The Bellingham Herald included around 86 names, 25 were initially nominated for inclusion on the statue. More names have been steadily added to the memorial since its creation to commemorate other local fishermen who died at sea. The memorial features a bronze statue of
770-575: A hundred years of extensive mining beneath present-day Bellingham, the last mine closed in 1955. In the early 1890s, three railroad lines arrived, connecting the bay cities to a nationwide market of builders. In 1889, Pierre Cornwall and an association of investors formed the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company (BBIC). The BBIC invested in several diverse enterprises such as shipping, coal, mining, railroad construction, real estate sales and utilities. Even though their dreams of turning
847-515: A lumber mill at Whatcom, now the northern part of Bellingham. Lumber cutting and milling continues to the present in Whatcom county. At about the same time, Dan Harris arrived, claiming a homestead along Padden Creek, and after acquiring surrounding properties, platted the town of Fairhaven in 1883. In 1858, the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush caused a short lived population growth that established
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#1733093610370924-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 53.5% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age in the city was 31.3 years. 15.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 23.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 22% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
1001-494: A memorial committee and the Whatcom Maritime Historical Society. Following a public exhibition in 1998, the statue was erected at a public ceremony on Memorial Day 1999. Succeeding a simple plaque erected at Zuanich Point in 1975, the statue stands atop a large granite plinth featuring the names of local fishermen lost at sea. Since the monument's erection, additional names have been added. Plaques along
1078-534: A mixed-use neighborhood since the 2000s. Bellingham has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples for millennia. The city of Bellingham and its surrounding area is the intersection of the territories of many Coast Salishan peoples. The Lummi , Nooksack , Samish , and Nuwhaha in particular fished in Bellingham Bay and shared the hunting and gathering grounds in the nearby forests and prairies. Indigenous people continue to live in and around Bellingham, particularly
1155-685: A publication of the Independent Writers' Studio, has produced 9 volumes since 2010. The city is home to writers including Steve Martini and George Dyson . The Bellingham Public Library provides free library services at the Central Library, Barkley Branch and Fairhaven Branch. Bellingham's theater culture is boosted by the performing arts department at Western Washington University. There are several theaters and productions in Bellingham: The Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
1232-462: A seafood restaurant at the harbor. The granite plinth, trucked to the site from South Dakota , was installed on May 26, 1999, with the statue then hoisted atop the pedestal by crane. On Memorial Day, May 31, 1999, the completed memorial was dedicated during a dedication and wreath-laying ceremony attended by over 2,000 spectators. Speakers included a representative of the Lummi Nation and the widow of
1309-445: A total area of 30.511 square miles (79.02 km ), of which, 28.198 square miles (73.03 km ) is land and 2.313 square miles (5.99 km ) is water. The lowest elevations are at sea level along the waterfront. Alabama Hill is one of the higher points in the city at about 500 feet (150 m). Elevations of 800 feet (240 m) are found near Yew Street Hill north of Lake Padden and near Galbraith Mountain. South and eastward of
1386-670: A wage earner in Bellingham is $ 49,363, which is below the Washington State average of $ 66,870. In the first quarter of 2017, Bellingham's median home sale was $ 382,763, compared to the Whatcom County median of $ 322,779. Strong job and income growth, along with low inventory of homes for sale, have contributed to a median monthly rental payment in February 2017 of $ 1,526. According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
1463-670: Is 25%. The Lummi unemployment rate of about 75% is estimated to be three times the local average. The median monthly income for employed Lummi tribal members is approximately $ 1,200. The constitution of the Lummi Nation was adopted in 1970. The tribe is governed by the Lummi Indian Business Council, an elected eleven-member council , on which members serve a three-year term. The council selects executive officers for their duties, including chair, vice-chair, treasurer, and secretary, and establishes committees for administration of
1540-539: Is 29. Nearly one-third of the members, some 31.8%, are 18 years or younger. 11.6% are 55 or older. According to studies conducted by the Lummi Nation either on or near the reservation boundaries, enrolled Lummi tribal members have an average household size of approximately 4.5 people. The Lummi Nation owns a large oyster farm , which is the third largest on the west coast of the United States. They also have large aquaculture facilities on their reservation. In 1970,
1617-598: Is a 241-acre (98 ha) public park encompassing the Whatcom Creek gorge, running directly through the heart of the city. It has four sets of waterfalls and several miles of walking trails. Popular activities during warmer weather include swimming, fishing, and strolling along the numerous walking trails. On June 10, 1999, the Olympic pipeline explosion occurred in Whatcom Falls Park, killing three boys who were playing in
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#17330936103701694-535: Is rare, although some summers are noticeably drier than others and some normally reliable wells have been known to run dry in August and September. Nevertheless, crops are more frequently ruined by too much rain rather than too little. Bellingham's proximity to the Fraser River valley occasionally subjects it to a harsh winter weather pattern (termed a 'north-Easter') wherein an upper-level trough drives cold Arctic air from
1771-445: Is the ancestral home of several Coast Salish groups. European settlement in modern-day Bellingham began in the 1850s and several coal mining towns grew in later years. The city of Bellingham was incorporated in 1903 through the consolidation of several settlements, among them Fairhaven . Local industries shifted away from coal in the mid-20th century; the industrial areas on the Bellingham waterfront have undergone redevelopment into
1848-415: The 2020 census , there were 91,482 people, 39,236 households, and 18,252 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 census , there were 80,885 people, 34,671 households, and 16,129 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,986.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,153.2/km ). There were 36,760 housing units at an average density of 1,357.5 per square mile (524.1/km ). The racial makeup of
1925-601: The Bering Strait , the Squalicum Harbor Fisher's Memorial Committee formed to organize the construction of a larger memorial at Zuanich Point. Alongside the Whatcom Maritime Historical Society, the Committee began collecting funds the following year, setting an initial fundraising goal of $ 200,000 ($ 365,801 in 2023), although the final memorial budget was around $ 150,000. Eugene Fairbanks, a retired doctor from Bellingham,
2002-573: The Salish Sea shoreline. The Lummi opposed the project because of potential adverse environmental impact on their treaty fishing rights and their sacred sites. It did not win approval. The Lummi Reservation is the Indian reservation of the Lummi Nation. Established in 1855, it was intended to serve as the reservation for the Lummi, Nooksack, and Samish peoples, as well as several other local peoples. Originally,
2079-517: The Silver Reef Casino Resort , opened in 2002, close to Interstate 5 . It was the target of an $ 11-million expansion in 2003, which built a steakhouse, terrace, cocktail bar, and a 400 seat pavilion for events. A recent collaborative study conducted by the Lummi Nation and Northern Economics Inc. found the following about the Lummi Nation workforce. 28% of the adult population (ages 18–64) is employed. The labor workforce participation rate
2156-694: The Strait of Georgia . It lies west of Mount Baker and Lake Whatcom (from which it gets its drinking water) and north of the Chuckanut Mountains and the Skagit Valley . Whatcom Creek runs through the center of the city. Bellingham is 18 miles (29 km) south of the US-Canada border and 50 miles (80 km) southeast of Vancouver. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has
2233-636: The Canadian interior southwesterly through the Fraser River Canyon. Such an event was recorded on November 28, 2006, when air temperatures of 12 °F (−11 °C) were accompanied by 30 to 48 miles per hour (48 to 77 km/h) winds. Wind chill values reached −10 °F (−23 °C) according to NOAA . Several days into this pattern, local ponds and smaller lakes freeze solidly enough to allow skating. These outflow winds also can collide with Gulf of Alaska moisture and create ice, snow, or heavy rains;
2310-536: The Electric Corporation of Boston to purchase a large block of shares. In 1890, Fairhaven developers bought the tiny community of Bellingham. Whatcom and Sehome merged in 1891 to form New Whatcom (1903 act of the State legislature dropped "New" from the name.) At first, attempts to combine Fairhaven and Whatcom failed, and there was controversy over the name of the proposed new city. Whatcom citizens would not support
2387-471: The Ferndale and Bellingham Areas, and they have been operating a home-improvement program since 1969. The Lummi Nation operates a healthcare facility in Bellingham where they offer both medical and dental care, as well as substance abuse counseling. The Lummi Nation has been working to increase the education levels among their youth. Among enrolled Lummis aged 25–64: 15.1% do not have a high school diploma or
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2464-681: The Lummi Business Council created the Aquacultural Project to harvest food from their waters. By the 1980s, they operated the largest salmon fleet on Puget Sound, with approximately 600 gillnet boats and 40 seiners . Throughout the 1990s, salmon runs were highly diminished, and in 2001, the fishing season was a "complete failure." Later that year, the Lummi Business Council declared the Lummi Nation an "Economic Fisheries Disaster Area" and created programs to try to retrain idle fishermen. By 2003, their fishing industry had collapsed, and
2541-644: The Lummi Nation also operates the Lummi Nation School (LNS), a K-12 school that opened in 2004. Four years later, they added the Lummi Youth Academy, a boarding school available for grades 9 through 12. The Academy is focused on strengthening Lummi culture, and offers social programs to at-risk teenagers. The tribe founded the Lummi Indian School of Aquaculture in 1973 as a means of training tribal members in fishing and shellfish hatcheries. Later,
2618-531: The Lummi Nation hosted its first potlatch since the 1930s as part of the Tribal Canoe Journeys Paddle to Lummi. During the event, 68 families paddled hand-made canoes to the Lummi Reservation from parts of Washington and British Columbia. In 2017, the Lummi Nation declared a state of emergency in the aftermath of the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break . They recaptured most of
2695-588: The Lummi Nation. The newly acquired land, situated next to Madrona Point, adds to the Lummi Nation's existing holdings of over 24 acres. Madrona Point is a sacred area held in trust by the United States . It, along with the recent acquisition, is part of the ancestral village of Ts’elxwisen’, which historically covered what is now Eastsound. The Gateway Pacific Terminal was a proposed coal export terminal at Xwe’chi’eXen ( Cherry Point ) in Whatcom County , along
2772-612: The Lummi fleet was reduced to between 150-200 gillnet boats and 3 or 4 seiners. They were among the first tribes to open an Indian casino in Washington after the U.S. Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. The tribe opened the Lummi Casino in 1992 and was the second largest employer in Whatcom County, with 450 employees. However, it closed in 1997 after traffic from Canada had declined. A new casino,
2849-537: The Lummi leaders at the time, signed the treaty for the Lummi "and other tribes." 13 additional people signed the treaty for the Lummi. The treaty demanded that the Lummi cede the title to their lands, and in return, the 12,562.94 acre Lummi Reservation was established near the mouth of the Nooksack River, on the Lummi Peninsula . On November 22, 1873, the Lummi Reservation was enlarged to 13,600 ares. In 1897,
2926-404: The Lummi, who have a reservation directly west of the city. The modern city of Bellingham, incorporated in 1903, consolidated four settlements: Bellingham, Whatcom, Fairhaven, and Sehome. It takes its name from Bellingham Bay , named by George Vancouver in 1792, for Sir William Bellingham . The first European immigrants reached the area about 1852 when Henry Roeder and Russel Peabody set up
3003-531: The Native American peoples who continue to call the geographic region their home. In 2015, the Seattle Arctic drilling protests spread to Bellingham when a protester chained herself to the anchor chain of a Royal Dutch Shell ship for 63 hours. In May 2024, students at Western Washington University formed a pro-Palestine encampment outside of Old Main. It has since disbanded after negotiating with
3080-448: The US. Despite this, Bellingham has less overcast days on average than Seattle (SeaTac), Everett (Paine Field) and Olympia. The hottest summer days rarely exceed 90 °F (32 °C) and the warmest temperature on record is 100 °F (38 °C) on August 12, 2021. This is markedly cooler than the record high for Seattle (108 °F (42 °C)) and most other Washington locations. Drought
3157-516: The anchor for $ 2,500 (the price to replace the netting) and installed it at Squalicum Harbor. Initially dated to c. 1900 , later tests attribute the anchor to the early 1800s, when it was likely brought to the vicinity by British vessels. The anchor remains at Zuanich Point, across the park from Safe Return . Following the deaths of four fishermen in the March 1993 sinking of the Lady of Good Voyage at
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3234-509: The base of the monument depict scenes of regional nautical life, including reliefs of Squalicum Harbor and a depiction of a Native American fisherman. Whatcom County became a center of the regional fishing industry in the 19th century, with the Puget Sound 's first fish cannery opening at Blaine . Washington's commercial fishing industry entered a decline beginning in the 1970s, although significant recreational fishing still takes place in
3311-526: The campus), and York. Bellingham's climate is generally mild and typical of the Puget Sound region ; classified as warm-summer Mediterranean ( Köppen : Csb ) or oceanic ( Trewartha : Do ). The city is strongly influenced by the Cascade Range and Olympic Mountains . The Cascades to the east block continental influence, while the Olympics provide a rain shadow effect that buffers Bellingham from much of
3388-454: The case United States v. Alaska Packers' Association disallowed the Lummi on the reservation from removing non-Native fishermen in their fisheries. Following this, much of the recent history of the Lummi Nation has been marked by a struggle to regain their fishing rights. Following steady increases in the number of individuals and firms fishing in areas traditionally fished by the Lummi, the nation fought for and gained limited protection under
3465-614: The cities by the bay into a Pacific Northwest metropolis never came to fruition, the BBIC made an immense contribution to the economic development of Bellingham. BBIC was not the only outside firm with an interest in the bay area utilities. The General Electric Company of New York purchased the Fairhaven Line and New Whatcom street rail line in 1897. In 1898, the utility merged into the Northern Railway and Improvement Company which prompted
3542-490: The city limits are taller foothills of the North Cascades mountains. Mount Baker is the largest peak in the local area, with a summit elevation of 10,778 feet (3,285 m) that is only 31 miles (50 km) from Bellingham Bay. Mount Baker is visible from many parts of the city and western Whatcom County. Lake Whatcom forms part of the eastern boundary of the city, while many smaller lakes and wetland areas are found around
3619-456: The city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female. As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $ 32,530, and the median income for a family was $ 47,196. Males had a median income of $ 35,288 versus $ 25,971 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 19,483. About 9.4% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.2% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those aged 65 or over. The mean annual salary of
3696-445: The city was 84.9% White , 1.3% African American , 1.3% Native American , 5.1% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 2.8% from other races , and 4.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0% of the population. There were 34,671 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had
3773-565: The community. Coal was mined in the Bellingham Bay area from the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries starting when Henry Roeder's agents discovered coal south of Whatcom Creek, in an area called Sehome, now downtown Bellingham, in 1854. They sold the coal-bearing land to San Francisco investors who established the Bellingham Bay Coal Company, eventually a subsidiary of the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company . After
3850-533: The day. Bellingham's proximity to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and to the Inside Passage to Alaska helped to retain some cannery operations. Pacific American Fisheries (P.A.F.), for example, shipped empty cans to Alaska, where they were packed with fish and shipped back. The city is situated on Bellingham Bay which is protected by Lummi Island , Portage Island , and the Lummi Peninsula, and opens onto
3927-498: The downtown core. Some are in very close proximity. The Bellingham Farmers Market is open on Saturdays from early April to late December. Originally opened in 1993, the Farmers Market now features more than 50 vendors, music and community events. The association also operates a weekly Wednesday market in nearby Fairhaven. Wednesday nights in the summer see Downtown Sounds, a family-friendly concert series featuring food booths and
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#17330936103704004-579: The first city in the state to do so. In 2012, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution calling upon the federal government to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in the case of FEC v. Citizens United by declaring that U.S. Constitutional rights apply to natural persons and not to corporations. In 2014, coinciding with Columbus Day that celebrates the arrival of European explorers, the City Council officially established Coast Salish Day to celebrate
4081-581: The four towns initially situated on the east of Bellingham Bay during the final decade of the 19th Century. Whatcom is today's "Old Town" area and was founded with Roeder's Mill in 1852. Sehome was an area of downtown founded with the Sehome Coal Mine in 1854. Bellingham was further south near Boulevard Park, founded in 1883 and purchased in 1890 by Fairhaven. Fairhaven was a large commercial district with its own harbor, founded in 1883, by Dan Harris , around his initial homestead on Padden Creek. Bellingham
4158-491: The freezing rain can create a phenomenon referred to as a "silver thaw" that produces hazardous roads among other inconveniences. Its reverse, the " Pineapple Express ", refers to acutely mild autumn and winter spells – for most of such a spell, an unusually warm and steady wind comes out of the south. It will typically follow several days of Arctic northeast outflow winds, and it can melt significant snow accumulations quickly, pushing drainage systems to their limits. As of
4235-522: The historic buildings of the city, offering history and art lessons for local schools and adult groups, and historic cruises on Bellingham Bay. The SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention , formerly known as the American Museum of Radio and Electricity, has a collection of rare artifacts from 1580 into the 1950s, providing educational resources about the history of electronics and radio broadcasting. The Spark Museum had founded KMRE FM KMRE-LP 102.3 FM ,
4312-481: The internationally recognized Bellingham Festival of Music . Bellingham is home to an active writers community at the local universities and independent of them. Western Washington University's English Department publishes the Bellingham Review . In 2011, the city hosted the first annual Chuckanut Writers Conference, run by Whatcom Community College and Village Books, a local bookstore. Clover, A Literary Rag,
4389-407: The largest employers in the city are: Craft beer is a major emerging industry in Bellingham. There are at least 15 breweries within Bellingham city limits and three additional breweries in greater Whatcom County. In 2022, these breweries combined won 23 medals at seven national and international brewery competitions. Most of Bellingham's breweries are located within a couple miles of each other in
4466-602: The law for the right to fish in their traditional manner. The Lummi Nation was part of the broader fight for fishing and treaty rights, which came to a head in 1974 with United States v. Washington (commonly known as the Boldt Decision). In 1970, the Lummi Nation adopted a new constitution which gave the Business Council broader powers. Since the late 20th century, the Lummi Nation has worked to revive elements of its traditional culture. From July 30 to August 4, 2007,
4543-427: The memorial depict a purse seiner , Squalicum Harbor, a ship's wheelhouse , and a Native American fisherman. Bellingham, Washington Bellingham ( / ˈ b ɛ l ɪ ŋ h æ m / BEL -ing-ham ) is the county seat of Whatcom County in the U.S. state of Washington . It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of the U.S.–Canada border , between Vancouver , British Columbia, 52 miles (84 km) to
4620-550: The northwest and Seattle 90 miles (140 km) to the south. The population was 91,482 at the 2020 census , and estimated to be 94,720 in 2023. It is the site of Western Washington University , Bellingham International Airport , and the southern terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway . Bellingham is the northernmost city with a population of more than 90,000 people in the contiguous United States . The area around Bellingham Bay , named in 1792 by George Vancouver ,
4697-514: The people living there at the time, the Skalakhan and Hulwhaluq. The villages that they occupied on the mainland were fortified with large stockades , which they used to defend themselves from the northern raiders. In 1855, the predecessor tribes of the Lummi Nation (including the Lummi people) were signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott , which was signed at modern-day Muckilteo . Chowitsoot , one of
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#17330936103704774-409: The rainfall approaching from the southwest. Bellingham receives an average annual rainfall of 34.84 inches (885 mm), which is slightly less than nearby Seattle. November is typically the wettest month, with numerous frontal rainstorms. Still, precipitation is distributed throughout the rainy period extending from October through April. Bellingham has lowest average sunshine amount of any city in
4851-501: The recovered non-native, farmed Atlantic salmon . The Lummi and other parties interested in the fisheries of the Northwest were very worried about Atlantic salmon interfering with those of the Pacific waters and rivers. In 2024, a nonprofit led by a Lummi Nation elder acquired over 2 acres of land just north of Madrona Point on Orcas Island . The organization intends to restore the land to
4928-467: The region alongside limited commercial catches. By 1996, Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham hosted the largest fishing fleet in northwestern Washington with 800 boats. Local fishers worked across the whole of the Pacific seaboard of the United States, engaging in cod and pollack fishing off the coast of Alaska , herring fishing in California , and crabbing in local waters. A memorial to deceased fishermen
5005-655: The region. Situated at a latitude of 48.75 North, and thus north of the 48°34' parallel , Bellingham is one of only a few cities in the continental United States that experience astronomical twilight for the entire night. The phenomenon occurs every year between June 14 and 28. Bellingham's neighborhoods are Alabama Hill, Barkley, Birchwood, Columbia, Cordata, Cornwall Park, Downtown Central Business District, Edgemoor, Fairhaven , Happy Valley, Irongate, King Mountain, Lettered Streets, Meridian, Puget, Roosevelt, Samish, Sehome, Silver Beach, South, South Hill, Sunnyland, Whatcom Falls, Western Washington University (WWU) (including
5082-415: The reservation was 12,562.94 acres, however it was enlarged to 13,600 acres in 1877. An estimated 6,590 people live on the Lummi Reservation. Roughly 2,564 are enrolled Lummi citizens, and 665 are either related to or live with an enrolled tribal member. Some 3,361 are neither tribal members nor affiliated with any member of the Lummi Nation. The 2000 United States Census recorded 4,193 persons residing on
5159-491: The reservation, of whom 1,828 (43.6 percent) identified as White, and 2,114 (50.4 percent) identified as being of only Native American ancestry. There are approximately 1,864 homes located on the reservation. Approximately 697 of these have an enrolled Lummi living in the home; thus, roughly 1,167 homes on the reservation do not house a tribal member. As of April 2010 there are 4,483 enrolled tribal members. 49.6% are female and 50.4% are male. The median age of tribal members
5236-639: The reservation. It is based in the coastal area of the Pacific Northwest region of Washington state in the United States , and is located within the Bellingham Metropolitan Area The Lummi originally inhabited many settlements on the San Juan Islands . However, due to high amounts of raiding from northern peoples and disease, they migrated to the mainland, settling around the lower Nooksack River . They displaced or assimilated
5313-689: The tribe. The current Business Council is as follows: For the past century, the Lummi Nation has been attempting to preserve and revitalize their traditional culture. The first Lummi potlatch since 1937 was hosted in 2007. For the Lummi nation, canoes are a large part of their culture. Each year in June, the Lummi Nation hosts the Lummi Stommish Water Carnival, which features large canoe race , as well as having dancing and traditional gambling games. Tribes from Washington and British Columbia compete in war canoes measuring up to fifty feet. The event
5390-455: The university. Lummi Nation The Lummi Nation ( / ˈ l ʌ m i / LUH -mee ; Lummi : Xwlemi [xʷləˈmi] or Lhaq'temish ; officially known as the Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation ) is a federally-recognized tribe of primarily Lummi people . The Lummi Nation also includes some Nooksack , Samish , and other local tribes which were removed to
5467-517: The vicinity. Operated by Olympic Pipe Line Company, the pipeline that crossed Whatcom and Hanna Creeks leaked gasoline that turned the creeks pink, and then exploded into flames. To the east of the city lies Lake Whatcom , which provides the local public water supply and is the source of Whatcom Creek. Bellis Fair Mall , the city's main shopping mall, opened in 1988. Bellingham's location between two major cities, universities, record labels, and music magazines have all contributed to making Bellingham
5544-557: Was also home to What's Up! Magazine which covered the local music scene for 22 years ending in March 2020, and Lemonade Magazine, devoted to music and entertainment of all kinds. Bellingham is also the home of an active classical music scene which includes the Bellingham Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra), North Sound Youth Symphony, numerous community music groups and choirs, and
5621-400: Was commissioned to construct the statue. During his childhood, Fairbanks served as an assistant to his father Avard Fairbanks, a prolific sculptor of American public monuments. Fairbanks reported initially struggling to create a design representing modern fishing, due to widespread mechanization. Following a suggestion by his son John Fairbanks, a local fisherman, the statue was designed after
5698-542: Was erected in 1975 at Zuanich Point Park , adjacent to Squalicum Harbor, and dedicated by the Puget Sound Gillnetters Women's Auxiliary. It took the form of a simple wooden plaque with a list of local fishermen lost at sea since 1945. The plaque was soon joined by a rusted anchor. Local histories attribute the anchor to a fisherman named Jay Gould, who caught the anchor near Port Gamble , destroying his fishing net; Port of Bellingham manager Tom Glenn bought
5775-627: Was established by Lummi veterans of World War I , who wished to honor tribal citizens in World War II . Today, the carnival is put on in honor of Lummi veterans of all wars. The Lummi language ( Xwlemi Chosen, IPA: [xʷləmi tʃɔsən] ) is a dialect of the North Straits Salish language , part of the larger Salishan language family. The Lummi Nation operates the Portage Bay Construction company, which builds homes in
5852-482: Was founded in 2002 by local activists, and has been one of the most active such centers in the nation. In October 2006, the Bellingham City Council passed a Troops Home! resolution, making Bellingham the first city in the state of Washington to pass the resolution. Two years later, the City Council passed a resolution urging elected representatives and the federal government to avoid war with Iran, becoming
5929-538: Was the site of the Bellingham riots against East Indian ( Sikh ) immigrant workers in 1907. A mob of 400–500 white men, predominantly members of the Asiatic Exclusion League , with intentions to exclude East Indian immigrants from the work force of the local lumber mills, attacked the homes of the South Asian Indians. The Indians were mostly Sikhs but were labeled as Hindus by much of the media of
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