State may order clean-up at Bainbridge Island's Blakely Harbor
The Washington Department of Ecology is considering an environmental clean-up operation at Blakely Harbor on Bainbridge Island due to possible contaminants.
From 1863 until 1922, the harbor was the site of a thriving sawmill.
Ecology plans to take sediment samples from the site in July and will formulate a plan.
There was a time sleepy Blakely Harbor was bustling with activity, home to the most productive sawmill in the world.
“Of all places in the world, it was the busiest sawmill - it had the largest number of ships and this was where you came,” said Gabe Lynch, who enjoys hiking the trails at the site.
And if you can't imagine this bustling scene, they've got the photos to prove it at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/state-may-order-clean-up-at-bainbridge-islands-blakely-harbor/ar-AACJNEn
