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SeattleMicroWedding.com is owned and operated by Ridge to River Outdoors, LLC, led by Captain Doug Saint-Denis. Our home marina is Shilshole Bay Marina, located just minutes from downtown Seattle. Consequently, our location offers convenient access to Puget Sound, a complex estuary system full of interconnected waterways and basins.
Stunning Puget Sound Views and Location
Puget Sound connects to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean through one major and one minor passage. Moreover, it stretches approximately 100 miles, from Deception Pass in the north to Olympia in the south. Depending on the time of year and typical Seattle weather, the views can be absolutely stunning.
For instance, while fall and winter sometimes bring beautiful days, summer months from June through August usually offer the best weather in Seattle. Given our boat’s position in the marina, you’ll often see spectacular sights, including Mount Rainier, the Olympic Mountains on the Olympic Peninsula, and even Mount Baker on clear days.
Whether you are proposing, celebrating a micro wedding, or enjoying a fishing trip with us, you will receive the highest level of customer service and attention to detail throughout your experience. Therefore, thank you again for reaching out to us!
More Fascinating Facts About Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a large saltwater estuary system fed by seasonal freshwater runoff from the Olympic and Cascade Mountains. On average, about 41,000 cubic feet per second of river water flows into the Sound annually. Interestingly, this flow can peak at 367,000 cubic feet per second during wet months and drop to around 14,000 during dry months.
Additionally, Puget Sound’s shoreline stretches over 1,300 miles, enclosing roughly 1,020 square miles of water. Its watershed covers about 12,138 square miles, which expands to 13,700 square miles when including the Northern Sound. Significant rivers such as the Nooksack, Dungeness, and Elwha feed into different parts of this system.
Tides in Puget Sound are mixed, featuring two high tides and two low tides daily. These tides have specific names, including Higher High Water (HHW) and Lower Low Water (LLW), among others. The tidal range varies greatly, from an average of 0.3 feet at Port Townsend to around 14.4 feet at Olympia.
Historically, Joseph Whidbey mapped Deception Pass during the Vancouver Expedition on June 7, 1792. George Vancouver named it “Deception” after realizing that Whidbey Island was not a peninsula, as he initially thought.