It's that time of year to start planning for the Fairhaven Festival - the eighth leg of the annual Ski-to-Sea race in Bellingham, WA.

Are you a vendor that would like to have a booth space, someone that would like to participate in the race, a local looking for fun or a tourist checking out the Historic district? The festival is definetly an event you will want to get more information about.

Join us on May 30th, 2010 in Fairhaven for a fun filled day of activities, food, shopping, music and a great beer garden to mingle with friends and race enthusists.

Fairhaven's beautiful 106 year old Library is open again after undergoing thorough renovations over the past year.
The southside Library was donated by Andrew Carnegie in 1904 and has served the surrounding neighborhoods as a full service Library. Besides books you can also go to the Library for classes, meetings or gatherings in one of their reservable spaces in the attic or basement areas.

Library hours have been reduced to, Tuesday through Saturday from 2 to 6pm, due to budget cuts.

The Fairhaven district is very grateful to the Friends of the Fairhaven Library who have work tenaciously to raise funds to support the Library, to include furniture and getting the fireplace turned back on after decades.
Still have those last minute Christmas presents you need to get? Stop in at the Historic Fairhaven Village and enjoy a day or evening of shopping and dining.
This time of year the district is lit up with twinkling white lights, garland and Christmas trees to bring in the festive feel of the holiday season. All the boutique shops, galleries and restaurants are within walking distance and there is something for everyone.

From books to toys... Check out Village Books, Fairhaven Toy Garden, Paper Dreams, A Lot of Flowers, Fun to Shop, Fairhaven Winery, Renaissance Celebration, Bay to Baker and much much more.
While you are shopping, depending on your hunger needs there is options... Sit down dining at Dirty Dan Harris Steak House, Mambos Italiano, Flats (tapas bar), The Big Fat Fish Co or soup & sandwhich options at Avenue Bread, Colophon Cafe, Rustic Coffee Shop or Tony's or even Gelato at Serena's.
So make it a date night and come down to Historic Fairhaven to experience the holiday cheer.
The old passenger railway cars departed Fairhaven via the flatbed trailer of a semi truck.

After 34 years of residing around the old Bob's service station at the intersection of 12th & Harris Avenues the cars were loaded on to awaiting trucks with a huge Sickelsteel Crane. It was quite the site watching all the activity from my condo windows. Many people gathered around the site to watch as the crane hooked up to the cars, lifted them overhead and dropped them down on to the trailers.
This end of an era change in Historic Fairhaven goes right along with all the other changes that have been happening the past few years. To include renovation of 1890 buildings, construction of new mixed used commercial buildings, which increased the residential density in the district core. The future plans for this site is the possible creation of a modern replica of the Historic Fairhaven Hotel.
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