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Ballard Locks: Perfect sunny day outing for kids
My wife and I headed into the weekend with every intention of weeding our overgrown garden, scrubbing the front porch and tackling 17 other long-overdue house projects. But after a long gray winter, our best intentions were no match for the perfect 70-degree days. Instead, we packed a picnic and took our son on his firts-ever visit to the Ballard Locks.
As other reviewers have noted, the Locks offer something for everyone: fascinating engineering (the locks themselves), natural wonders (the
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