Location: Next to the public boat ramp
Hours: Wed thru Sunday, 9 am to dusk
Closed Mon & Tue

Your Community Boating Center is a non-profit organization offering classes, individual and group instruction, boat rentals and boat storage for kayaks, sailing dinghies and rowing craft. Rates are AFFORDABLE. Their goal is to support anyone who wants to sail, paddle or row on the Bay.

Members may take of advantage of any programs the center offers. Best of all, anyone can get out on the water without owning, maintaining or storing their own boats. Check their website for membership costs and rental and storage pricing. This wonderful organization has taken over the facilities of the old Fairhaven Boatworks, with the help of founder and owner Tip Johnson.

Location: Editorial office very near Fairhaven
Hours: Normal business hours
Call or write for an appointment for
advertising or submitting

Adventures NW is the area's favorite outdoor recreation, sports and lifestyle magazine, focusing on all that the region has offer casual outdoor lovers and serious athletes, adventure travelers and armchair enthusiasts, locals to the region (families included) and travelers from all over the country and world-- anyone who likes to experience the outdoors in some way.

A full-color magazine, ANW is published quarterly in Fairhaven by Paul Haskins and Alaine Borgias, who have a long history living, working and playing in the area. The pages are filled with an extensive outdoor calendar, plus in-depth articles and brilliant photos by contributors such as uber-kayakers Heather and Brandon Nelson, Seattle Times contributor Mike McQuaide, renowned photographer Jon Brunk, and others. More than 30,000 readers enjoy each issue, either through paid subscriptions or by picking up a free copy at one of over 350 locations throughout Whatcom, Skagit, Island and San Juan counties, in select locutions in Snohomish County, central and eastern Washington and lower British Columbia, and at all Washington REI stores.

More info on subscribing or obtaining previous issues can be found online.

A favorite among readers, Adventures NW magazine is a resource for discovering outdoor events and activities in "the northwest corner," and an inspiration to Race... Play... Experience... to try new adventures and delve into all our part of the Pacific Northwest has to offer.

Hours: Sales office: Mon - Fri, 8 am to 5 pm
also by appointment

They build a unique boat with air chambers for stability, efficiency and very smooth rides. Used by the Coast Guard and many government agencies as well as fishing resorts in the Pacific Northwest.

Location: Based in Fairhaven

Hue and Tom Beattie provide their mobile service for cars, homes and businesses. They are automotive lockout specialists. They also install dead bolts, replace lost keys, and change or rekey locks.

Location: in Sycamore Square
Hours: Normal office hours

Internet web site designs, web hosting, print design, online marketing and consulting.

Hours: Tue - Sat by appointment

Professional dog and cat grooming. For many years, Boo had her business in one of the old railroad cars at Harris and 12th. She moved

Location: Harris Ave light industrial area
Hours: Normal business hours

They are designers and builders of timber frame homes. The Pacific Northwest has many of their very beautiful and unique homes. They contributed their expertise to help build the pergola on the Village Green.

Hours: Mon - Fri, 8 am to 4:30 pm

Full-service brokerage. Timothy Villhauer is the investment representative.

Location: PO Box 1293

Epic Events is the Pacific Northwest's #1 provider of outdoor cinema event services and produces the Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema in Bellingham. They rent inflatable movie screens, digital projectors, audio equipment, and provide full service outdoor cinema services throughout the region.

Hours: Mon - Sat, 12 Noon to 6 pm

Link directly to the Library Catalog (choose "Bellingham iPac")

Link to Bellingham Library web site.

Our branch library of the Bellingham Library system. Cozy reading room with fireplace and oak chairs and tables. Also has meeting rooms used by neighborhood groups and dance clubs.

Location: Next to AW Asian Bistro
Hours: Normal office hours

They offer competitive rates and services. Whether you're a first time home buyer or are refinancing - they will find you the best rate and program for your situation. Apply online today for a no-cost, no-obligation pre-approval!

Location: Corner of 12th & Harris
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:30 am to 6 pm
Sat, 9:30 am to 4 pm

Drugs & Sundries. Opened in 1889, it has been in its present building since 1929. Robin Johansen is the druggist.

Location: On the streets in the historic district
Hours: Pretty much 7 days a week

I'm John Servais, the owner and editor of this website, fairhaven.com. This website is my business. I first experienced Fairhaven in 1968, came to love the area and have watched it evolve ever since. While this website was started in 1995, it really began growing in April 2002 with financial support from several key Fairhaven businesses. It continues to grow with support from more businesses. And I continue to enjoy my work of promoting our historic district and the businesses here and near here.

Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 am to 5 pm

Taimi Gorman delivers marketing, advertising and publicity services. They include copy writing, consulting and photography. Taimi is very experienced, with some incredible promotions on her resume. She provides the marketing and PR for the Fairhaven District and many of the businesses here.

Hours: Open daily

Steel fabricators and welders. Decorative steel and metal work.

Hours: Mon - Fri, 10 am to 5 pm

Full-service banking; serving Fairhaven for over 30 years in the same location.

Location: 12th and Old Fairhaven Parkway
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 am to 4 pm
Anytime by appointment
Consultation: By appointment

NW Washington's premiere kitchen design resource with emphasis on lifestyle planning and design services for the most important room in your home. Their comprehensive design process includes functional planning, aesthetic design and professionally detailed final plans for all aspects of your new or remodeled kitchen. They represent a number of higher end cabinetmakers offering a wide range of styles, finishes and options that meet their standards of quality and value. Come by and tell them your story. Marshall Dobry and his staff listen and want to help.

Location: Half mile south of historic district
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 am to 5 pm

This elegant mansion is available for special occasions. It is perfect for weddings and also business meetings.

Hours: Normal business hours

I live in a condo in Fairhaven and provide part time bookkeeping services to Fairhaven businesses. I have a lifetime career of business management behind me. I also do data entry, word processing, spreadsheets, transcriptions, filing and general office assistance. I am proficient with QuickBooks, MS Office, Excel, Outlook, Publisher and Photoshop. "No job too small!" Whether you need me for a few hours once, or a few hours every week - I will get the job done. I am a licensed small business.

Call me, Marla Vannice, at 927-7574 or email marlav123@yahoo.com

Location: in the Fairhaven Market
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 am to 7 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm

Full-service personal and business banking solutions, located in the Fairhaven Market. From savings and checking to home equity loans and business services, they offer convenient extended evening hours and Saturday service.

Hours: Available all hours
Available year round

"Fairhaven's Photographer" Tim Chandonnet Photography specializes in capturing unique moments of light in creative ways. We are a full service photography company offering high quality digital imagery specific to your needs. We cover everything from Editorial, Documentary and Adventure to Architecture, Portraits, and Landscape . So whether your looking to boost your business look with quality marketing/product photography, or looking to capture images of a special event, "We cover the full spectrum". We also offer framed fine art and b&w photography for office or home. Please feel free to contact us to discuss all your photography needs.

Hours: Fri & Sat, 11 am to 11 pm
Sun - Thur, 11 am to 10 pm

Largest foreign film selection in Bellingham. Plenty of the latest releases on VHS & DVD. Rob at Trek keeps his selection of movies very current. He also has a great selection of classic movies from every decade and genre.

Location: Corner of 12th & McKenzie
Hours: Mon - Fri, 10 am to 4 pm
Sat, 10 am to 2 pm
Sunday closed.

This is the Fairhaven postal contract station. Postal services including stamps, priority mailing, parcel post, mail box rentals and more. Mail is posted each day by 11 am and available 24/7 since Yorky's is open 24 hours a day. Very convenient.

Location: the Harris Square courtyard
Hours: Mon, Tue, Thur & Fri, 9 am to 6 pm
Wed, 9 am to 4 pm

Offers high-quality health care for the entire family - by appointment or walk-in. The clinic serves all ages and provides health care from A to Z, specializing in family practice and urgent care. Michael Gregory, ARNP, has over 25 years of experience in emergency medicine, urgent care, and family practice settings. You may choose them as your primary care provider.

Hours: Mon - Thur, 9 am to 5:30 pm
Friday, 9 am to 6 pm

Anyone can join the credit union. The Fairhaven branch has a no-fee ATM machine that is available 24 hours. Instead of a service counter, customers sit at the desks of tellers to do business. While there is easy parking in the lot right in front of the office, there is no drive-up service available.

Location: In the 12th Street Village

Don Parks has just opened his office in Fairhaven. He represents the Allstate Insureance company.

Location: Across from Fairhaven Library
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 am to 5:30 pm
and by appointment.

Warren Levine and his staff provide personal computer maintenance and repair, network management, system upgrades, and emergency services. They also custom-build desktop computers. They can kill viruses, provide training and they also provide a help desk. A full-service PC shop.

Location: Corner of Mill & 13th
Hours: Mon - Fri, 9 am to 5:30 pm

Full-service banking including private banking, investment services and real estate lending. They have plenty of parking right at their front door on Mill Avenue. Their teller services provide comfortable chairs for sitting down at each teller's desk.