Kitsap is full of incredible brands, businesses, and entrepreneurs - like Kirsten Judkins, owner of Kirsten Judkins Designs - who make shopping for unique items in Kitsap a really fun adventure.

Kitsap is full of incredible brands, businesses, and entrepreneurs - like Eric Mahler, owner of Caffe Cocina - who make shopping for unique items in Kitsap a really fun adventure.

Kitsap is full of incredible brands, businesses, and entrepreneurs - like Marisol Bergrstom, owner of Earrings by Sol - who make shopping for unique items in Kitsap a really fun adventure.

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.

‘Beer,’ said the oft quoted Benjamin Franklin, ‘is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.’ We would wholeheartedly agree while adding wine and whiskey to the list! Kitsap (and the PNW in general) is known for its craft beer, spirits and local wine and there is no place that best represents Kitsap’s boozy side than the city of Poulsbo!

This historic state park sits on the eastern shores of Port Orchard and offers camping, beach exploration, event facilities, and hours of fun. Watch Seattle/Bremerton ferries chug past as juvenile bald eagles roost overhead among the thick pine boughs.

75 acres of perfect park and 1785 feet of saltwater shoreline, Illahee (ill-uh-hee!) State Park is a local favorite for diving, beach combing, hiking, boating and waterfront adventures.

“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.

Tucked into the folds of the Seabeck shoreline, the nature reserve takes some driving to get to, but trust us, it’s worth every moment.