Tomorrow afternoon the Parks Foundation and friends will be opening the first phase of South Lake Union Park, the other project aside from the Streetcar that has been snarling traffic and throwing up fences and piles of mud in the neighborhood for the past forever. From 11:30 - 1:00 there’s going to be a party for the 1.6 acre preview of what will eventually be a 12-acre span of green space [SPF].

Things that will be happening include: a salmon bake, boat rides, history lessons with MOHAI, the Bubble Man (!), basketweaving, and prize giveaways. I suppose you could even ride the streetcar down during lunch to check out the festivities, make it a complete South Lake Union experience.

I haven’t heard anything further about what role the Wawona will play in the park, not since September when Northwest Seaport announced their intention to berth it on land near the entrance, but I’m sure it’ll eventually show up in some form or another, although probably not until the full opening in 2010.

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