Trails connect Bainbridge Island parks, schools, neighborhoods, even families.  

When Sandra McIver moved to Bainbridge Island, she and her husband settled at West Port Madison, and her daughters and their families at Agate Point – neighborhoods geographically close, yet historically never linked. So even a quick visit from one household to another meant a drive out to the busy highway.  

“From the very beginning,” McIver said, “we were looking at Bloedel Reserve (between us) thinking, wouldn’t it be great if there was a trail we could walk? I just thought that was a complete fantasy.”  

Today, it’s a reality. The new Arbor Trail links W. Port Madison Road with Dolphin Drive/Agate Loop, the first-ever nonmotorized connection between the two neighborhoods. The trail is a partnership between the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation and Bloedel Reserve.  

McIver, a member of […]