OLYMPIA, Wash. — Mother Nature is helping Washington return a man-made lake to its natural state. The state is restoring Capitol Lake, a lake created by an Olympia dam in the 1950s, to an estuary. The ...

There’s been a lot of activity on and around Capitol Lake in downtown Olympia the past couple of weeks, and it’s all in an effort to prepare the body of water to be returned to its natural state as an ...

Our state capital offers a surprising escape for those in the know. The historic backdrop and upscale dining options perfectly fit a romance-of-the-ages. One just-reopened mainstay on the Capitol ...