Friday, August 31, 2012 - Page updated at 01:30 p.m.
Summer Guide
Welcome to our 2012 roundup of warm-weather fun. Find monthly calendars of favorite local events, our critics' "best bets" for summer entertainment and plenty of ideas for Northwest travel and recreation.
KEN LAMBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES
The laid-back pleasures of Lopez Island
Cyclists depart Lopez Island to island-hop via the inter-island ferry.
My best bets of summer: Michael Upchurch, arts writer
My best bets of summer: Misha Berson, theater critic
My best bets of summer: Paul de Barros, jazz critic
Rae Bohn, 55, flies a rokkaku, a traditional six-sided Japanese fighting kite on the Long Beach Peninsula.
Hikers look out at Samish Bay and distant Samish Island from Oyster Dome on Blanchard Mountain.

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