Update: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the damage to the Ballard Locks will take two weeks to repair. From the Army Corps: The small lock will remain closed […]
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Mining rig heads through the Locks to Alaska
Check out this photo that Steven sent us of a barge heading through the Locks. He says in an email that he’s still in awe of the massive size and […]
Tall ships coming and going
On Friday afternoon, Daniel emailed us this photo of what he called “pirate ships” heading through the Locks. On Sunday morning, Steven sent us the photo below of the two […]
Whale spotted near the Locks?
My Ballard reader Dan said he spotted what appears to be a small gray whale just west of the Ballard Locks around noon on Wednesday, and he sent us this […]
One last Locks closure tomorrow
The Locks will be closed once again tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Both the large and small locks will be closed to marine traffic so dive teams can […]
Underwater vehicle closes Locks until noon
The Army Corps of Engineers is closing both the large and small locks today from 10 a.m. to noon to retrieve a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) that’s preventing fish […]
Locks to close on Thursday
Both the large and small locks will be closed this Thursday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The closure will allow dive teams to inspect an “Adult Salmon Exclusion Structure” […]
Short film on Ballard Locks wins award at SIFF
Fremont movie-maker Martin Fossum has won an award at the Seattle International Film Festival for the Seattle Times’ 2009 3-Minute Masterpiece. The film, “Interstice” is a study of walkways and […]
Large crowd gathers for concert at the Locks
The summer concerts at the Locks kicked off with quite a crowd this weekend. On Saturday, the Boeing Employees Concert Band played and on Sunday the Batucada Yemanja group (above) […]
Help create an archive of the Locks
Ballard resident Jim Broumley is taking on a monster of a project — to create an archive of the Ballard Locks and Carl English Gardens from scratch. Jim thinks there […]
Volunteer gardeners needed at the Locks
If the recent sunny streak has you itching to use your green thumb, check out the Carl English botanical garden at the Locks. There are only three paid staff that […]
Small lock repaired and open
Just as the busy summer boating season ends, the small lock at the Ballard Locks is back open. According to the Seattle Times, it was closed this summer due to […]
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