Jamestown S’Klallam – Page 7

The new plaza

Sequim’s new Civic Center was dedicated a week ago with a brand new totem pole taking center stage in the adjacent plaza. You can see it to the right in the photo above. According to the local Peninsula Daily News, the Jamestown S’Klallam tribe was originally asked if they might contribute some wall art to the Center.

The tribe, Sequim’s first residents, decided instead to commission a totem pole from their master carver, Dale Faulstich. The 30 foot pole depicts “The legend of Sequim’s sunshine.” Click here to learn more about the legend as well as the dedication ceremony.

Fall color

I love the landscaping around the restaurants at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. This time of year it’s especially striking. (We go for the burgers, not golf.)

Double Eagle Restaurant

Here’s the restaurant that’s located next to the totem pole I showed you yesterday. (You can see the top of the pole at the right of this photo.) The Double Eagle Restaurant is located at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. It serves dinner and specializes in steak and seafood. At the back of the building is Stymie’s Bar and Grill which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner in a more casual atmosphere. This is another of the businesses run by the local Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe.

Golf totem

This is at the base of a totem pole at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course, owned by the local Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe. Fitting for a golf course, wouldn’t you say?

'Tis the season

In addition to the now standard U.S. “Black Friday” sales – the day after our Thanksgiving that launches big retail sales and holiday buying – it’s also holiday bazaar season on the Olympic Peninsula. Churches, service organizations, and even the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, above, give crafters and vendors an opportunity to sell their wares. There are dozens of these events here in November and December.

A side note: Thank you to all for your get well wishes. I prefer to keep this blog focused on photos of the Olympic Peninsula I love but my recent illness has made it hard to be taking daily photos. I hope to be back on my feet soon but I’m navigating a new, unknown, and challenging landscape.

Paddle journey

Native American and Canadian First Nations paddlers in traditional canoes will arrive in Jamestown today on their way to a weeklong potlatch at Squaxin Island near Shelton, WA. The Paddle to Squaxin 2012 is this year’s version of a now annual cultural revival. Tribe members from Western Washington and Canada paddle to the potlatch location, stopping for celebrations hosted by local tribes along the waterway routes. Tonight the Jamestown S’Klallam will welcome up to 25 canoes from 10 to 12 tribes on their way to Squaxin.

The potlatch at the final destination is hosted by a different tribe each year. I took these photos two years ago as paddlers journeyed to the Makah Reservation at Neah Bay. The canoes were gorgeous. Many were hand carved from cedar logs. They can carry eight or more paddlers, called “pullers.” There are formal landing and departure protocols at each landing site and tribes sing and dance during their visits.

Burger fix

Every now and then I crave a good, char-broiled hamburger. I haven’t scoured Sequim for the perfect burger, but have been happy with the ones I’ve found at Stymie’s, the bar and grill at the Cedars at Dungeness Golf Course. I tried something new yesterday: this one came topped with blue cheese. And instead of the standard virtuous salad I opted for the sweet potato fries. I left happy.

Here’s the front of the building. The golf course is beyond the back and Stymie’s, at the back, looks onto the course. To the right is one of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe’s many totem poles. I posted other photos of this spot here, earlier this month.