K is for Kenmore and the Kenmore Air Harbor…
We are on the letter K for ABC Wednesday and I wanted to share some photos from Kenmore, Washington. With the Scottish Independence run this week I thought it fitting to share our own Kenmore, Washington connection to Kenmore, Scotland and Kenmore, Canada and our great Kenmore Air Harbor. It operates scheduled and charter seaplane and land plane service to destinations throughout western Washington and southwestern British Columbia, as well as seaplane “flightseeing” flights around Seattle.
We brought a little “Kenmore” souvenir from Scotland back with us from our trip in 2013…
Founded in 1901, Kenmore’s name comes third-hand from the Scottish village of Kenmore, via town founder home town of Kenmore, Ontario. McMasters and his wife Annie arrived in Puget Sound circa 1889 from Canada, intending to establish themselves in the shingle-making trade. They opened a shingle mill on the northern shore of Lake Washington on land leased from Watson C. Squire. By 1903, Kenmore had established a school system and post office, but it did not formally incorporate as a city until August 31, 1998.
You can join the founder, Denise Nesbitt and her team on the 15th round of ABC Wednesday anytime!
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Super pics! Show the action & tell the story!
Happy fall & have a great week, Ellen 🙂
Thanks for showing this series of the water-plane. This is an interesting post with connections with Scotland.
Have a great week.
Wil, ABCW Team.
Interesting trip. I THINK I like bigger planes better…
ROG, ABCW
The seaplane photos bring back fond memories for me – my very first airplane ride was on a seaplane in British Columbia when I was around 5 years old. Thinking about it now I realize it was my first, train, plane, and automobile trip 🙂
On the flip-side the Scotch whiskey reminds me of my first ever drank-way-too-much-I’ll-never-do-that-again experience. I have not touched a drop of Scotch whiskey since!
I feel like saying.. and now we know the rest of the story. I haven’t had the “joy” of riding in a seaplane but your pictures are so great, it is tempting.
I have never ridden a sea plane and I want to very much.
ABC WEDNESDAY
Brilliant pictures although I don’t think I would be brave enough to fly in a Bi Plane. We’ve travelled through Kennett on a trip up to the Highlands of Scotland. it has a history of coal mining and Robert the Bruce is one of it’s forebears….didn’t try the Whisky though, not my tipple.
Best wishes,
Di,x
Lovely seaplane… wish I was riding in it!
What a fun blog post with great photos. Thanks for featuring Kenmore and its heritage!
Great action shots of the plane landing on the lake. So where is Kenmore, WA – I’m guessing on the other side of the state from where I live.
Ida, Kenmore is in Western Washington on the north end of Lake Washington.
I’m not keen on whisky but I do love the romanticism of sea planes and your sequence of shots of it coming in over the water and landing are marvellous.