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Trillium Trail Run returns May 11

Run for the trails! The Trillium Trail Run 10K/5K and Kids’ Fun Run returns to Bainbridge Island Saturday, May 11, a benefit to acquire, build and maintain new Bainbridge Island trails.

Runners and walkers will enjoy a scenic course from Battle Point Park, along the Forest to Sky Trail, looping among the great firs of the Grand Forest and over scenic Hilltop meadow. Kids can enjoy a FUN RUN as part of the morning activities.

The event is hosted by the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation.

Register at www.trilliumtrail.run.

Trillium Trail Run will launch the Foundation’s “Trails Connect Bainbridge Island” campaign, to acquire, build and maintain new trails around the island including: the Lost Valley Trail, nexus of the east-west, cross-island trail route from Winslow to Gazzam Lake; Dolphin Drive to W. Port Madison Trail; Sunny Hill to Nutes Pond Trail; and the […]

Trillium Trail Run returns May 112024-04-03T14:10:08-07:00

Wildflowers coming to Battle Point, thanks to Montessori Country School

As you see colorful wildflowers shooting up around Battle Point ballfields this summer, you have Montessori Country School to thank.

Montessori students recently spread hundreds of “seed bombs” near the ballfields – handmade balls of powdered clay, compost, wildflower seeds like Lupin and yarrow, and water. No planting required – just throw them around, and nature does the rest.

“They have all the things they need to germinate inside the ball,” says Morgan Houk of the Park District. “They ‘explode’ out into wildflowers.”

The flowers will add color and healthy pollinator habitat to the park.

​​Montessori Country School is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and wanted to involve students in a community service project for that milestone, says Dorothy Mak Thompson, communications and development manager for the school.

“Our students enjoy Battle Point park regularly, often on Fridays for outdoor education, so we are excited to collaborate with the Park District on this project,” […]

Wildflowers coming to Battle Point, thanks to Montessori Country School2023-05-25T11:32:53-07:00

Community Grants fund community chess board at Battle Point

For the record, Ben Watson doesn’t actually play chess.  

But you may – or checkers, for that matter – and Watson’s Eagle Scout project sets you up for a pleasant match at Battle Point Park. 

The Bainbridge High School junior installed an outdoor chess board and benches at the park this summer to complete his Scout requirements for Bainbridge Island Troop 1564. The project was supported by a $2,700 Community Grant from the Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation. 

“I was thinking I really wanted something that would last,” Watson said. “I wanted something really permanent that I could come back to, way down the line.” 

“Permanent” pointed to concrete, in both senses of the word, and Watson wanted something more interactive than a typical park bench. While not a chess player himself, he landed on an outdoor chess table typical of many urban […]

Community Grants fund community chess board at Battle Point2022-08-20T10:11:47-07:00

Pickleball may become WA state sport

FROM THE ISLAND WANDERER BLOG: Most islanders are probably aware that Bainbridge is the home of Pickleball. Now Legislation is being proposed to make the game Washington State’s official sport.

“If we don’t claim it some other state will,” says Clay Roberts, a spokesman for the more than 400 Bainbridge Island Pickleball players. “This is very exciting (news). We have been urging the Governor to propose Pickleball as the state sport for some time.”

Two Washington State Senators -John Lovick of Mill Creek and Sam Hunt of Olympia – are behind the push to make the game, started by three island buddies back in the 1960s, the King of Sports in the Evergreen State. The Senate is expected to take up the matter sometime in February.

Roberts, who was a prime mover behind the creation of the Founders Court and its accompanying recognition kiosk at Battle Point Park, says state’s such as Florida, Arizona […]

Pickleball may become WA state sport2022-01-20T20:15:21-08:00

‘It is spectacular’ – KidsUp! The Next Generation of Play is here, Sept. 4

Chris Cain would tell you, he had the easy part.

Designing KidsUp! The Next Generation of Play, the spectacular, super-inclusive new playground at Battle Point Park, didn’t take much more than brainstorming with parents and suggesting what might go where. Then he stood back and watched.   

“My role was really just to put ideas on paper, and get it spatially organized,” says Cain, a landscape architect with Bainbridge Island’s Studio Hanson Roberts. “Normally when we do a design project, it takes months of planning, there’s packages of drawings to deliver… I sat in on meetings and did some sketches here and there.”

Well, there was a little more to it than that. But when the new playground opens on Sept. 4, kids of all ages and abilities will find a veritable wonderland of sight, sound, sensation and even scent in the wildflower and herb gardens, play features […]

‘It is spectacular’ – KidsUp! The Next Generation of Play is here, Sept. 42021-09-01T12:42:14-07:00

KidsUp! The Next Generation of Play opens Sept. 4

A giant Ferry Boat play structure is the centerpiece as Bainbridge Island welcomes an imaginative, inclusive new playground at Battle Point Park 

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND – It’s time to play! KidsUp! The Next Generation of Play, an imaginative, inclusive new playground built around a giant Ferry Boat play structure, opens Sept. 4 at Battle Point Park on Bainbridge Island. 

A 10 a.m. dedication will celebrate the playground opening, with music and food trucks planned for a day of excitement and fun for kids and families. The event is presented by the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District and Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation, and sponsored by Play Creations and Landscape Structures, Inc.

The playground centerpiece is the “M/V KidsUp!”, a custom-built, one-of-kind play structure that evokes the Puget Sound ferry fleet. The two-level, 47-foot-long ferry was designed and fabricated by Landscape Structures, Inc., equipment supplier for the playground. 

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KidsUp! The Next Generation of Play opens Sept. 42021-08-17T07:31:53-07:00

Support a memorial bench for pickleball legends

UPDATE: This campaign is now complete. Thank you for your generous support! 

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Honor the memory of Bainbridge pickleball legends Anna Fields and Bill Glasser with plaques on the Founders Courts Legends Memorial Bench at Battle Point Park.

Your gift will help fund three brass memorial plaques for Fields, Glasser and other pickleball legends on a new bench at the Founders Courts plaza. More plaques will be added to the bench in the future as prominent Bainbridge pickleballers pass on.

For information on the memorial bench project, please email Clay Roberts, hclayboy@aol.com.

Support a memorial bench for pickleball legends2021-07-21T13:17:22-07:00

KidsUp! Playground will be a bloomin’ wonder

Bright color is nice, and a sweet fragrance. Drought resistance, of course. Bonus points for edibility: What kid wouldn’t want to munch a tasty blueberry after a ride on a merry-go-round? 

Flowers and shrubs at the new KidsUp! will have many qualities, but all should withstand the particular rigors of the playground environment.  

“They have to be hardy,” Park District horticulturist Chris Andre says, “and they have to endure a lot of trampling by kids.” 

Time and the treading of small feet should pose no challenge for the KidsUp! landscaping. Andre and island gardening maven Ann Lovejoy drew from a rich palette of shrubs and herbs, to create a space of sensory delights and add some welcome shade. 

Nine new trees dot the playground, including Venus dogwoods, Sugar Tyme crab apples, and vine maples. Four varieties of oregano will provide ground cover, while waves […]

KidsUp! Playground will be a bloomin’ wonder2021-06-25T10:18:46-07:00

Clark team completes KidsUp! Lookout Pier

Clark Construction is a big-time booster for KidsUp! Playground at Battle Point Park. Clark sponsored the Lookout Pier feature with a $5,000 gift and a pledge of volunteer labor.

After the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District construction team built the pier structure and roof, the Clark team stepped in with volunteer hours to finish the job by crafting and installing beautiful railings all around.

Says Clark Construction: “We were all extremely excited to put our carpentry skills to work and actually build a part of the structure our company donated to the […]

Clark team completes KidsUp! Lookout Pier2021-06-04T15:25:26-07:00

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