The Whatcom County community attempted to break the world record for largest polar bear dip on New Year’s Day 2026.

The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce, Blaine Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2, and Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism are ...

A Washington city may have broken a Guinness World Record by gathering nearly 5,000 people to take a "polar bear dip" at the ...

Uniquely is a Bellingham Herald series that covers the moments, landmarks and personalities that define what makes living in Northwest Washington so special. Summer has reached Whatcom County, and The ...

Birch Bay Waterslides in Blaine will be closed for the rest of the season after a person was injured Friday, the water park announced. “There was an unforeseen accident on one of our main slides,” ...

Owners of the Birch Bay Waterslides water park in Blaine recently announced the business will be reopening for the 2025 summer season. The popular water park closed early for the season in 2023 after ...

BIRCH BAY, Wash. — Serious cleanup is underway across the Birch Bay area in Whatcom County from Thursday’s powerful storm. Dramatic waves fueled by wild winds slammed into a waterfront restaurant ...

BIRCH BAY — Out there on the road, running at a steady clip for four hours in a bitter gale, you’re grateful for the little things — even if they’re several steps up the chain of real-world ...

A favorite vacation spot knits together two generations with memories that soften life's rough edges The place beckons every year, a big bowl of water that shifts from gray to blue with the fickle sun ...