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Public Market. This is one of the better and larger public markets to which I have ever been. It is located by the
river. So, I can assume it started out as a fish market and evolved from there. Today, there are a variety of arts
and crafts, flowers, fish, etc. (3) the Seattle Art Museum in downtown. The Seattle Center is a development that
has much to do for everyone, including a Children’s Museum, a science center, (4) a large fountain, (6) the famous
Space Needle, a music Hall of Fame, etc. (5) I went up in the Space Needle to the viewing platform, where I got
an incredible view of the city and surrounding area below. I could see the U. of Washington campus, Redmond –
where Microsoft headquarters is located, the San Juan Islands, (5) the Puget Sound, etc. (7) I drove to the
Chittenden Locks to watch the Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs. Once there, I was very impressed with
the way the Army Corps of Engineers designed a “Fish Ladder” to allow the salmon to swim upriver even with a
full lock system and damn in place, and (8) These locks allow all commercial and recreational boat traffic to flow
from Lake Washington and the other lakes to the Puget Sound and on to the Pacific Ocean.
