My top recommendation for food fanatics (those who have the means!) is the Willows Inn. It’s a drive and a lovely little ferry ride from Seattle, and the Lummi Island setting also couldn’t be more Northwest picturesque. (Chef Blaine Wetzel’s cookbook/ode to Lummi “Sea...
If Bellingham, Washington is all you would expect of a small, blue-collar city, busy, chaotic, dense, nearby Lummi Island is everything the opposite, sleepy, calm, sparse. After a 15-minute ferry crossing, stepping off into another world rehydrated the senses. The...
Summer might be over, but that’s no reason to stop adventuring. In fact, some of the Pacific Northwest’s most special spots truly come to life in the fall – the mix of cold air, changing leaves, cozy cabins, and crashing waves are more than enough to lure adventurous...
It’s not difficult to find a wonderful restaurant in the state of Washington. In cities like Seattle and Spokane, the streets are lined with them… and even in our small towns, the locals will always tell you where to go for a great meal. But some of our most decadent...
For the last 5 years, I have been reading about Lummi Island (pronounced like yummy), a remote, 9 by 2 mile island in the Pacific Northwest’s northern San Juans. I read about The Willows Inn, a hyper-local restaurant where everything is fished, farmed or foraged from...
The Willows Inn on Lummi Island is an experience unlike any other, calm and peaceful, separated from a busy bustling life, and so special that guests have to take a ferry ride in order to take a seat at the restaurant. What makes this restaurant even more unique? The...
