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Shilshole Bay Marina is a 1400-slip [1] saltwater marina in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, operated by the Port of Seattle.The marina is protected by a 4,000-foot (1,200 m) breakwater, [1] features a roughly 1-mile (1.6 km) public promenade with view of the Olympic Mountains, and includes Leif Erikson Plaza, site of a 16-foot (4.9 m) [2] statue of the Viking Leif Erikson.
The locks can elevate a 760-by-80-foot (232 m × 24 m) vessel 26 ft (7.9 m), from the level of Puget Sound at a very low tide to the level of freshwater Salmon Bay, in 10–15 minutes. The locks handle both pleasure boats and commercial vessels, ranging from kayaks to fishing boats returning from the Bering Sea to cargo ships. Over 1 million ...
Shilshole Bay is the part of Puget Sound east of a line drawn northeasterly from Seattle's West Point in the southwest to its Golden Gardens Park in the northeast. On its shores lie Discovery Park , the Lawton Wood section of the Magnolia neighborhood, the neighborhood of Ballard , and Golden Gardens Park.
The lower portion of the park is divided between wetland marsh and beach (on Puget Sound), and situated north of the Shilshole Bay Marina. It also has dunes and large grassy areas. Golden Gardens has exceptional views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains across the sound. The water is very cold for swimming even in summers.
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Shilshole elders remembered raids from the Stikine Tlingit, who raided Salmon Bay, capturing or killing anyone they saw. [2] The Haida were another people who were remembered to have raided Salmon Bay. [3] This raiding was likely the reason for their village's location deep inside Salmon Bay, rather than being directly on Puget Sound. [4]
Today, the reservation is about 15 square miles (39 km 2; 9,600 acres) in area, [19] however the borders of the reservation are disputed by the Swinomish Tribe. The total reservation population according to the 2020 United States census was 3,228, representing tribal and non-tribal residents.
Elliott Bay Marina is a private marina located in Seattle, Washington. It opened in 1991, [1] after 17 years in the planning and permit process. There are 1,200 slips available for moorage ranging in size from 28 to 120 feet with 52% of the boats between 36 and 50 feet LOA. [2] There is transient moorage for super yachts up to 300 feet LOA.