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Shipwrecks of Lake Union
Many years ago, I started a book project about stories buried in Seattle. One of my favorites was the discovery during excavation for Light Rail of Yiddish newspapers, broken ceramics, and other artifacts 40 feet underground. That project eventually morphed into my book Too High and Too Steep, but one part of the story continued to intrigue me: what lies beneath the surface of Lake Union. Last week, I finally had the opportunity to pursue that subject again, when I tagged along with a team that is documenting boats of all sizes and types—canoes to barge, wood and steel craft, advertently and…
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