Life
BACK WHEN: Under the big tent: A history of Peninsula circuses
APRIL 3, 2026, was an important day. It was American Circus Day. Did you forget your grease paint…
John McNutt
Life
BACK WHEN: Blueprint of a disaster: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge
I DECIDED TO go a little bit outside the North Olympic Peninsula for this month’s column.
News
BACK WHEN: History repeats itself; Peninsula flood of 1935
IF WE DO not have anything to talk about, there is always the weather. People have often remarked,…
Life
BACK WHEN: Port Angeles, still the Puget Sound’s Gate City
IN THE EARLY days of Port Angeles, civic leaders had a vision for its growth and development. How…
Life
BACK WHEN: A whale of a tale
ON FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 1934, the Port Angeles Evening News ran an astounding story. The story was so…
Life
BACK WHEN: When the mundane turns to murder on the OP
ON TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1901 (124 years ago), a murder struck the small community of Mora. My story…
News
BACK WHEN: 88th anniversary of an OP murder mystery
THE BIBLE POINTS out one of mankind’s failings. “You lust and do not have; so you commit murder.”…
News
BACK WHEN: Remembering a fateful air accident on the Peninsula
SO MUCH OF our lives are routine. Whether it is brushing our teeth daily or doing our job.…
Life
BACK WHEN: Peninsula pioneer helped start school in Port Angeles
I MAY BE a bit odd, but when I recently read an obituary, I was drawn to a…
News
BACK WHEN: Port Angeles celebrating 135 years on July 4
HERE IT IS. July 5, and we celebrated the 249th anniversary of our independence as a nation. It…
News
BACK WHEN: Love triangle leads to murder
TRAGEDIES SEEM TO be part of the human experience. Some seem instantaneous, like an automobile collision. Others seem…
Life
BACK WHEN: This isn’t the first trade war for the US or Olympic Peninsula
AN OLD FRIEND of mine sent me some old Port Angeles newspapers. It was fun to rummage through…
News
BACK WHEN: Stories hidden among the sea of graves
MOST OF US have visited a cemetery. Often it’s to put something on a loved one’s grave marker.…
Life
BACK WHEN: The Great Pig War and how a pig helped set a boundary
HERE IT IS! March 1. It is National Pig Day. It is a day we can celebrate the…
News
BACK WHEN: The human cost of war hit the Peninsula in WWII
SEVENTY-NINE YEARS ago the end was in sight for World War 2. Germany unconditionally surrendered on May 7,…
News
BACK WHEN: A tale of a Peninsula tragedy from 130 years ago
IT IS THE start of a new year. Have you made any resolutions? Maybe you thought of Matthew…
Life
BACK WHEN: A day to remember: Pearl Harbor Day
TODAY IS A DAY of remembrance. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day set aside to honor and remember the…
Life
BACK WHEN: Is Olympic Peninsula the bellwether?
HERE WE ARE. Just days away from another Presidential election. There is a certain level of weirdness that…
Life
BACK WHEN: The story of Ida Barker Simmons
LIFE CAN BE difficult for many people. In the 19th century, life could be hard on the Olympic…
Life
BACK WHEN: A story of early Chinese Peninsula settlers
WHEN I EXPLORE a cemetery, I often wonder about the lives of the people buried here. Does the…