Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
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Clam Lights are Back!
Every year I look forward to the beautiful holiday lights at Coulon Park on Lake Washington, and we went down Saturday night to see them.
The lights were gorgeous as always, but it was especially nice to have the clams running again! For many years, Ivar’s sponsored Clam Lights – the video below was taken in 2019, the last time they ran.
Five years later they are back – I assume the hiatus in 2020 was due to Covid – remember those days?
After our walk and dinner of fish and chips, the darkness deepened, and the lights took over.
Holiday Lights are a tradition at Coulon Park, just like Ivar’s is a Seattle tradition. Ivar Haglund opened his first seafood restaurant on the Seattle waterfront in 1938 and it has been the place to go for fish and chips, clams, and chowder ever since. There are several locations in the Puget Sound area, including the one at Coulon Park where we often stop for lunch, after a walk around the lake.
Sharing with #Sunday Stills Holiday Traditions.
~ Susanne
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Wow!! Amazing.
Thanks, Darlene! They do a good job with the lights every year! 🙂
They’re lovely. Hugs.
Thank you. 🙂
What a fun and lovely tradition, to be able to see these lights, Susanne! I’m sure everyone is happy to see them return. Dumb question…why “clam” lights?
Ivar’s sponsored the lights and are locally known for fish and chips and ‘acres of clams!’
Aha! clam chowder sounds really good right now!
Yes, indeed! And Ivar’s is especially known for their clam chowder!
They built a beautiful display! It must take many many hours to put that many lights up. ❤️
Yes, the City of Renton, does a wonderful, with Ivar’s restaurant!
👍🏻❤️😊
Beautiful light display.
Yes! Thank you.
Lovely light show and while I might not have the chowder, fish and chips at Ivar’s was always good!
Yes, they’re the best lights around, and Ivar’s is right there. My favorite on the menu is a seafood combo with fish, clam strips, and shrimp.
I’m not at all surprised you look forward to seeing this lovely display of lights each year! Fish and chips sounds good on a cold night too, even though I usually associate that with summer holidays by the sea 🙂
They’re a special display right next to the lake, and nice that Ivar’s is there too! I usually get the seafood combo with fish, clam strips, and shrimp. 😊
As Christmas lights go, that’s a very tasteful display, and most attractive.
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I agree. I never used to pay much attention to Christmas lights, but this is close by, and has the Ivar’s restaurant, which makes it fun.
What absolutely stunning lights!
Yes, a wonderful display! Thank you.
So lovely and festive!
Yes indeed! Thank you!