Observed Arcturus on July 31, 2022 from Bothell, Washington
- July 31, 2022. With a distance of 36.7 ± 0.2 light years, the light tonight left Arcturus between August 1985 and February 1986. The world population was about 4.8 billion. In August, Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed in Japan and became the worst single-aircraft disaster in history. The Titanic was discovered. In September Super Mario Bros. was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Later that year the the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted, killing an estimated 23,000 people, and in December Dian Fossey is found murdered.
- Log Boom Park (historylink.tours)
Tracy Owen Station at Log Boom Park is a 3.9-acre park that provides access to over 1,200 lineal feet of shoreline on Kenmore’s Lake Washington waterfront. This shoreline was where early loggers once operated mills and anchored their log booms, clusters of floating logs enclosed within cables. Some of the old pilings from as early as 1902 are still visible. The current 600-foot-long public fishing pier was built over original pilings. The park also features a playground, restrooms, picnic tables, daytime moorage and access to the Burke Gilman Trail. Kayak and paddleboard rentals are available during the summertime.
