Best Of? You Better Believe it!

Something I ran across while browsing the Internet this morning, yes at work! 

Reaffirming that where we live is one of the best places on earth. 

The Website Official Best Of. com solicited votes on their site, scoured travel sites and tourism bureaus and chamber of commerce websites.  They talk with experts and find the pulse of the area to determine if the nominee is truly a BEST Of.  This video is courtesy of Media World USA based out of Hollywood.

Chocolate on the Beach

Chocolate on the Beach

Date: February 24, 2012 - February 26, 2012

Chocolate bake sale,

chocolate crafts,

chocolate cocktail throwdown,

chocolate cooking classes and recipies, and
chocolate vendors.  

The 5th annual Chocolate on the Beach festival is the place to be if your not so secret indulgence is chocolate.  Events including cooking classes sponsored by the Ocean Crest Resort and a new kid's event at the "Palace of Treats" (Pacific Beach resort Conference Center)

(not an actual representation of the Palace of Treats)

A third venue, the "Hot Cocoa Hall" at the North Beach Community Center has been added to hold all the new vendors.

This year's annual Chocolate Recipe Contest guest judges are The Culinary Madman, Jess Owen from the Ocean Crest Resort and Art Sanders from KOMO News Radio. Once the festival is over, recipes collected from the first five years will be made into a collector's cookbook.

Did I mention that tickets were only $5? However, on Sunday, ALL professional and volunteer fire, EMS, law enforcement and 9-1-1 operators are invited to bring a guest for FREE! This is the Festival Board's way of saying, 'Thank You!' to these extaordinary people.

Hey There, Harborite! Stephen Poulakos

Name/Age: Stephen Poulakos

Where do you live: Seabrook, WA

Profession/Day job: Director of Town Development | Seabrook Land Company

Loyal to: Grays Harbor, WA…..Period.

Best Harbor Moment: Our company(Seabrook Land Company) winning West Coast Community of the Year by Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC)in San Francisco--2011

Favorite Coffee Stand: 59 Main (Pacific Beach, WA)

Favorite Local Business: Seabrook Cottage Rentals

Grunge, Metal or Country: Grunge--Nirvana, Kurt Cobain

Beach, Forest or River: All (3) + Mountains of Olympic National Park! ;-)

Favorite outdoor adventure or day trip: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park

Best way to stay dry on rainy days: Curl up in front of wood burning stove in Boxwood Cottage

Define the Harbor in one word: Resilient

If you could change one thing about the area, what would it be: Loss of Historic Buildings

Grays Harbor's best kept secret: The Coast & its growing tourism industry!