Bellingham, Washington is an American city on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is the last major city in Washington before the state meets the border of Canada to the north. It is 90 miles north of Seattle, Washington and approximately 21 miles south of the Canadian border.http://www.cob.org/visiting/about.aspx As of July 2009, Bellingham had approximately 80,055 residents.http://www.city-data.com/city/Bellingham-Washington.html

Bellingham has average yearly high and low temperatures of 57 and 41 degrees. The city is in the foothills of Mount Baker and sits on the shores of Bellingham Bay. It has a historic district and a cruise terminal that launches voyages to nearby cities and destinations, including Seattle, Vancouver, and San Juan Islands.http://www.portofbellingham.com/

The area that is now Bellingham was originally inhabited by several different Native American tribes, including the Lumi and Noosack tribes. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1792 under the command of captain George Vancouver, an English explorer. He named the town for Sir William Bellingham of the British Navy.http://www.bellingham-subdued-excitement.com/history-of-bellingham.html

The communities that form Bellingham today were originally four distinct towns of Fairhaven, Bellingham, Whatcom, and New Whatcom. The towns incorporated into a single community in 1904.http://www.bellingham-subdued-excitement.com/history-of-bellingham.html Since its inception, much of the city's economy was based on fishing and logging industries; by the 1950s, however, these resources were largely depleted. The city economy is now largely focused on tourism based on historic buildings, outdoor activities like skiing on Mount Baker, and cruises from the city harbor.http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=7904

Bellingham covers an area of 31.74 square miles and is located 68 feet above sea level. The city sits at the foot of Mount Baker, a 10,788 foot peak, and is situated on foothills that overlook the nearby San Juan Islands. The city is in Washington's Whatcom County, the northwestern-most county in the United States.http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/Bellingham-Geography-and-Climate.html

• Fairhaven Historic District

• Whatcom Museum (history and art)

• Mount Baker Ski Area

• Mount Baker Theatre

• Port of Bellingham Cruise Terminal

• Bellingham Farmer's Markethttp://www.cob.org/visiting/about.aspx http://www.whatcommuseum.org/ http://www.lairmontmanor.com/bellingham.html

• Hillary Swank - film actress

• John Walker Kendall - scientist

• Tom Ackerman - professional football player

• Glenn Beck - television personality

• Billy Burke - television actor

• Ben Gibbard - musician, Death Cab for Cutie

• R.W. Goodwin - television producerhttp://www.shgresources.com/wa/people/ http://www.bellingham-subdued-excitement.com/bellinghams-notable-citizens.html