Local market is showing growth. With houses on the move and listing staying on the market for fewer months. Sequim has bucked the trend and shown moderate gains over the past few months. With housing market predictions murky and uncertain in 2010. Sequim still remains one of the most popular locations to relocate in Washington State. The area continues to grow with the 3 major business moving to the area in recent months. With Housing prices in the $150,000 to $200,000 range, many first time buyers now have the ability to buy a Sequim home. Interest rates being at all time lows. Tax incentives for fist time home buyers. The time may be now to make your move.
Sequim boosts one of the lowest annual rain fall totals in the state. This climate allows for a comfortable summer and a moderate winter. The area has many activities and events. Hiking, biking, golf and boating are some favorites for locals and tourists alike. Sequim is home to the Lavendar Festival, Irrigation Festival, and Streamfest.
Looking for a place to relocate. Sequim should be on your shortlist.
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If it is possible to visit Sequim Bay in the coming months, do so. Take a walk along the western edge of the bay on the Olympic Discovery Trail. Bring or rent a kayak, and get out on the water at dawn. Sail or motor to the John Wayne Marina for a weekend.
Breathe deeply. Relax.
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John Wayne Marina, kayaking, sequim bay
It is said that John Wayne truly enjoyed being aboard his family yacht, the Wild Goose. It is true that he sailed more than once into Sequim Bay, and that he dreamt of creating a marina there. Eventually, his dream came true on 22 acres along the northwestern edge of Sequim Bay donated by the Wayne Family.
The marina has been in business since 1985. It is an easy cruise from Seattle, Victoria, Port Angeles, Port Ludlow, and the San Juan Islands. Guest moorage is usually available, and the marina is a beautiful place to spend a night or a few days. There is an excellent restaurant at the marina, the Dockside Grill on Sequim Bay. It is an ideal place to enjoy a delicious northwest cuisine, inside or out on one of the decks.
If you enjoy kayaking, the peaceful waters of Sequim Bay provide an excellent opportunity for that. Check out the John Wayne Marina the next time you sail or drive to Sequim. You’ll be happy you did.
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Dockside Grill on Sequim Bay, John Wayne Marina
May 2009 will witness the 114th Irrigation Festival in Sequim. The oldest festival in the state of Washington celebrates the creation of the irrigation ditches throughout Sequim by D.R. “Crazy” Callan; without the water these ditches brought to the dry prairie land, Sequim would not have been able to thrive as it has.
Each year the Irrigation Festival brings together the Sequim community and reaches out to neighboring communities of the Olympic Peninsula and Puget Sound. This year, due to the closure of the Hood Canal Bridge on May 1, the local community will come out in force for the Grand Parade, the ultra-adorable Children’s Parade and new Family Picnic. It is always interesting to browse the Crafts Fair, and amazing to see the wide array of skilled artists in the Sequim Arts Juried Art Show. The Strong Man Competition, in honor of Sequim High Graduate and international strongman Jesse Marunda, is always fun: past highlights include the 900-pound tire flip and the arm-over-arm truck pull. The Northwest’s connection to logging is celebrated with the Logging Show, where participants may throw an axe, saw a log, climb a pole and pull a tractor.
No Irrigation Festival is complete without the arrival of
Carnival; children and adults alike delight in the crazy rides and the carnival food. The traveling carnival has deep roots across America, and stirs memories in older folks even as it creates them in young children. The Funtastic Carnival prides itself on being one of the safest and cleanest traveling carnivals in the states. In addition, it is involved with the communities it serves, notifying locals of employment opportunities, and most important, financially contributing to the Irrigation Festival itself.
So don’t sit this one out. Come to the 2009 Irrigation Festival and see why it’s been around for 114 years.
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Carnival, Craft Fair, Irrigation Festival, Parade
One of the signature moments for any visit to Sequim is an encounter with the resident Roosevelt Elk herd. Watch for the Elk Crossing sign east of town on Highway 101, and if it’s blinking, you might be in luck.
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It’s crisp and cold in Sequim this week, and across the whole Olympic Peninsula. Temperatures are expected to stay below freezing for the foreseeable weather forecast, meaning this modest dusting of snow will keep things picturesque through the solstice.
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