The theater is replacing its seating and carpet, among other upgrades, ahead of celebrating its 100th year.

Mount Baker is one of the snowiest places in the world. In 1999, the ski area set a world record for the most recorded snowfall: 1,140 inches. Mount Baker is way out there. It’s basically Canada. Or ...

In the Mount Baker neighborhood, where classic Craftsman-style homes are set back from quiet, tree-lined streets, people are just as likely to come knocking at your door with a petition as a potluck ...

The ecstasy of being on the right side of a rare Mount Baker road closure. K.C. Deane has exactly 42 friends on this powder day. PHOTO: GRANT GUNDERSON Mount Baker is an anomaly to the modern ski area ...

The only thing stopping the Mount Baker Ski Area from opening is a lack of snow. All ground operations are ready to go and staff are on standby. Unfortunately, there is no estimated opening date due ...

Government scientists have classified 18 U.S. volcanoes – including Mt. Baker in Whatcom County – as “very high threat” because of what’s been happening inside them and how close they are to people.

A new fireplace is keeping skiers and snowboarders indoors a bit longer than maybe they intended at Mt. Baker Ski Area. The double-sided fireplace, with a wood stove on the second level, is a ...

This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. It is one thing to be interested in history, another to have something you love become part of history, especially ...

From the archive: This story was first published in The Bellingham Herald on Oct. 2, 2004. While Mount St. Helens tosses and turns, Whatcom County’s Mount Baker appears to be deep in slumber. But ...

Mt. Baker is having a banner year, reaching 437 inches of snow by Feb. 20. That's more than 36 feet of fresh snowfall. Baker is well on track to reach the annual average snowfall, which is 663 inches ...

Last week, KIRO 7 TV reported that the Puyallup Tribe is launching a new effort to restore the Indigenous name “Tacoma” to Mount Rainier. But what about Mount Baker, which was given that name 229 ...