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This weekend was made for walks along the waterfront and relaxing in the park. Seattle may get its fair share of cold, grey skies, but we citizens (Vinnie included) are handsomely rewarded when the sun shines brightly on this fair city. Hard to believe summer is 21 days away.

If you’re anything like me, you like to move to a city without doing any research. Sure, your hotel room was nice and within close proximity to everything located downtown, and the weather was particularly pleasant, but what about the city itself? Enter Mercedes Yaeger, a storyteller extraordinaire who knows her history. She brings the city of Seattle to life with vibrant descriptions, colorful characters and graceful gestures. March through October is the season to embark upon her Ghost Market Tour, an hour-long stroll that presents the paranormal patrons in Pike Place Market and separates fact from fiction. For instance, it is a fact that many a ghost is known to wander the 7 acres of land that comprise Pike Market. Ghosts that will communicate with the living and correctly predict the exact date Prada’s mobile phone to arrive in the states? Fiction.