Bellingham tourist information
Bellingham is a moderate sized residential community situated on the southwestern semi-rural fringe of metropolitan Boston. Although settled since the colonial era, the town has never experienced any prolonged periods of intensive industrial or commercial development. Bellingham evolved from agricultural village to rural small town and to bedroom suburb without becoming an important economic center. However, this pattern of unbalanced growth is now changing.
The dramatic upsurge in business activity in Bellingham is a consequence of many factors. Certainly the heavy development of Boston's inner suburbs, and especially the towns along Route 128 with the accompanying problems of land shortages, rising prices and congestion have led business decision-makers to look to the I-495 area. Additionally, Bellingham has a much improved business climate, the result of changing local attitudes and improvements in public infrastructure. The town is also attracting able and committed developers. Unlike the past, Bellingham is now prepared for and strongly interested in economic growth.
Bellingham also has a strong commitment to providing good municipal services. This commitment is best typified by the recent construction of a new library, fire station and elementary school, as well as recent improvements in the town's playgrounds and ball fields.
Southeastern Massachusetts, bordered by Franklin and Wrentham on the east; Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on the south; Blackstone, Mendon, and Hopedale on the west; and Milford and Medway on the north. Bellingham is 25 miles southeast of Worcester; 30 miles southwest of Boston; 27 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island; and 185 miles from New York City.
Bellingham is located in Whatcom County, the last major city before the Washington coastline meets the Canadian border. Bellingham, the county seat, is 90 miles north of Seattle and an hour south of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Located on Bellingham Bay with Mt. Baker as its backdrop, Bellingham in Whatcom County is the last major city before the Washington coastline meets the Canadian border. Bellingham, the county seat, is 85 miles north of Seattle and an hour south of Vancouver, B.C. Transportation links connect the community to the nearby San Juan Islands and Victoria on Vancouver Island.
Today, Bellingham has an active waterfront port that supports fishing, cold storage, boat building, shipping, paper processing and marina operations.
Squalicum Harbor is the second largest in Puget Sound, with 1,900 pleasure and commercial boats moored. From Bellingham's ports, passenger ferries leave for whale watch cruises, tours to Victoria on Vancouver Island and cruises to the San Juan Islands.
The downtown area has a mixture of restaurants, art galleries and specialty shops. The cultural district includes the respected Whatcom Museum of History and Art. Originally built in 1892 as city hall, the museum's imposing brick building is the centerpiece of a four-building campus, including a children's museum.
Bellingham is home to Western Washington University on Sehome Hill, from which you have a sweeping view across the bay to the San Juan Islands. Visitors bound for Alaska depart on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in the historic Fairhaven District. Spend the day exploring the district's Victorian-era building that house shops, restaurants and galleries.
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