Friends of the Ballard Locks

  Summer is here and it's time for the Ballard Locks concert season to start. Come on over and enjoy free concerts every weekend throug...

  Researched and written by Tom O'Grady     While most of the posts on this blog feature aspects of the locks and grounds themselves, ...

 On May 7 at 6pm Jennifer Ott and David Williams will give a presentation for the release of their revised Waterway book originally released...

Book Launch at Mohai March 24, 2026    Local authors David Williams and Jennifer Ott will be giving a presentation at MOHAI on Tuesday March...

Researched and written by Tom O'Grady   Some new information has been received about the story behind the Crystal S and so an updated po...

  Salmon smolt tank at Visitor Center The Visitor Center has a new display for viewing until sometime in May. It is a tank of salmon smolt w...

Jan 2024 Center Gate progress photo from Greg Shaw    Here's something you might see every 107 years or so. The center gates at the larg...

We received the following information today and will copy it from the Chittenden Locks Facebook page. Sounds like a great time and not to be...