Home site 6 sold in October.
The home on home site 4 is finalized.
The home on home site 11 is completed!
The first home at Salmonberry, on home site 10, is completed!
Saturday,
September 22, 2007 SALMONBERRY BEACH OPEN HOUSE from noon
to 3 p.m. Mark your calendars now! We will be providing
food, drink, sand toys, kites, ping pong, and organizing a doubles
pickle ball tournament. This is an opportunity to bring Salmonberry
home site owners together once more before the nice weather ends,
introduce people who are interested in Salmonberry property to the
community, and have a fun afternoon by the ocean. Bring your family
and spread the word. And, don't forget to RSVP by Tuesday, September
18 to 253-759-2566 or info@salmonberrybeach.com.
We are have built a temporary "viewing platform" on home site 3. The platform is about 10 feet off of the ground and offers a
spectacular 180º view of the ocean and beach.
Home sites 4, 5, 8, and 9 have sold in the last year.
The home sites
now spoken for are 1, 4, 8, and 9.
August 1– Sale of home site 10 was
recorded.
July 11 - Final
Plat for Salmonberry Beach approved by Grays Harbor County
May 26 - Cap
Ferret Article appears in the Sunday New York Times Travel Section
Below is an
article we scanned from the Sunday New York Times travel section
a few months ago. It discusses Cap Ferret, a small fishing community
on France's west coast. The photos of Cap Ferret bear an uncanny
resemblance to areas in Grayland and Westport. Cap Ferret is celebrated
because it is a "village des pecheurs" -- there are no
yachts or movie stars -- just fishing boats and oyster farmers driving
around town on forklifts. Children ride their bikes down dirt lanes
to the beach, the ocean waves are decent enough to attract an enthusiastic
surf community, and late afternoons are devoted to fresh oysters
and white wine. For years Cap Ferret has been a hideaway for wealthy
families from Bordeaux and Paris. The article points out that Cap
Ferret has retained a carefree sense of summer, something that is
hard to find and that money just can't buy.
Grayland/Westport is the Cap Ferret of the Northwest. In our opinion,
Grayland tops Cap Ferret because it has beautiful cranberry bogs
and its real estate is still affordable!
(Click images for full-size)
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April 30 -- Salmonberry Beach's landscaping plan was implemented this
weekend: 1,030+ trees, scrubs and plants -- almost all of which are
native species -- were planted. Many of these plants are small at
this point but, with time, will grow to have a tremendous impact on
how the property looks and feels. The goal is to make walking the
length of the property --- from the forest section, through the meadow
section and then the seaside section-- truly experiential. In this
way, the natural beauty of the area will be
felt from the moment one arrives at the property, not simply once
one reaches the beach.
Salmonberry’s landscaping plan consists of three somewhat
distinct zones: Forest (the evergreens near the entrance to the
property), Meadow (from the pond to Whalebird Lane) and Seaside
(from Whalebird Lane to the beach). We have selected primarily native
species that are consistent with these three environments. All are
drought tolerant, deer resistant, and low maintenance.
The Forest section has Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar,
Pacific Rhododendron, Pacific Dogwood, Oregon Grape, Fern, Huckleberry,
Vine Maple, Kinnikinnik, and Salmonberry.
The Meadow section has Weeping Willows, Red and Yellow
Twig Dogwood, Summer Lilac, Myrtle, Pacific Willow, Lupines, Nootka
Rose, Hardhack, Ocean Spray, and Quaking Aspen.
The Seaside section is sparsely planted due to the harsh
conditions. Here we planted a few shore pines, pampas grass and
California poppies.
Selecting practical plants for the region’s conditions was
a primary objective of the landscaping plan. A second goal was to
make the experience of walking the length of the property “experiential.”
There are plants that are edible, others that are fragrant, some
that look full year around, others that highlight the spring and
fall seasons, and a few that sound beautiful in the wind. The placement
of the plants is intended to look natural while offering privacy
to individual lots and providing interest along the walking path
by concealing what is around the corner.
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