DESTINATIONS SEATTLE | THE US
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With more flight capacity from the UK this winter, now is the perfect time for clients to explore the Pacific Northwest, writes Rae Maxwell
t’s hard not to think of Seattle as the rainy metropolis with a Space Needle skyline, home to Starbucks, Frasier and Kurt Cobain. Yet
there’s much more to discover beyond those icons: the city and its surrounding wilderness have rich Indigenous roots, miles of waterways where rowing teams slice across the water and seaplanes hum overhead, plus a love for ice hockey and art. The city is best explored on foot, though its steep hills mean every view is well earned. I started as many Seattle visitors do: a stroll through Pike Place Market to see fishmongers tossing salmon across the stalls, tarot card readers in corner booths, artisans selling candles and ceramics, and buskers filling the hallways with music. Amid the cacophony, there’s a strong sense of community here that feels rare in a big city. Just a few steps away from the market, I met Colleen Echohawk, chief executive of Eighth Generation, a Snoqualmie-owned art-and-lifestyle
brand. Here, the fish and fruits piled high on the stalls took on new meaning as she spoke passionately about what food systems mean to Native American people and how traditional ingredients like salmon, berries and wild rice are more than sustenance – they’re connection, history and resilience.
LADY OF THE LAKE Lake Union is where Seattle’s spirit feels most alive. It’s a working lake that is part playground, part commuter route, part filming location. Having rowed on the Thames for the past 15 years, I’m used to cold, misty mornings with oars ‘feathering’ through the water and the rhythm of crews moving as one. But here, surrounded by mountains and the silhouette of the city, it felt both familiar and entirely new. I’d watched The Boys in the Boat, a film about
the city’s rowing history and the story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team and its
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