These are the vintage shops that you can get lost in, wandering slowly lost in your imagination as you imagine each unique piece in your home.

When summer hits Kitsap looks for places to paddle. Here are some local favorites to kayak, canoe & sup in Kitsap!

Manette has the best little foodie scene in Kitsap. The restaurants of Manette, Bremerton.

This tiny Bremerton neighborhood enjoys a tight-knit community, super walkable business corridor and an enviable selection of amazing restaurants and eateries.

The Kitsap Peninsula is known for its natural beauty and iconic PNW atmospheres and ecospheres and with that comes critters of all shapes and sizes. Sea lions, eagles and ospreys, deer, coyotes, bear and all manner of critters both wild and domestic make the KP their home.

“I dream about color and I love that I get to make my dreams reality! Creating, making something out of nothing. I love taking what some see as trash and using it to help create my next mixed media portrait!”

“ I can’t imagine growing up without the ability to get lost in the forest and see the ocean in the same afternoon. The people and community in Kitsap are awesome, warm and welcoming. I’ve always been proud to be from Bremerton.”

Here’s a brief look at the 15,000 year history of the Kitsap Peninsula!

A favorite haunt of beachcombers, lunch-breakers, families, photographers, and picnickers, Tacoma Narrows Park is a gorgeous public park offering some of the most spectacular and unique views on the Peninsula.

Heritage Distilling’s Brown Sugar Bourbon is the perfect secret ingredient to delicious holiday drinks!

Beth is a force to be reckoned with, caring for her tiny human by day and saving lives by night. That seems like a lot but then there is Cactus and Clay, her small-batch side hustle which she runs out of her garage.

She sets the table and invites all (or as many as she can fit since her events often sell out) to the table.

These days organic foods can pretty much be found at most mainstream grocery stores…no specialty store is necessarily needed. For this list, we focused not only on organic but also local, farm-driven, community-focused stores that offer an abundance of healthy natural options.

Manette is probably the coolest, calmest, and most collected community in Kitsap. Small though it may be, there’s a LOT to love here.