A year ago, the sea serpent sculpture on the Shilshole Bay Marina jetty was removed to be refurbished. “It’s back,” writes Kim from Seattle Daily Photo, who snapped this shot (see a larger version right here).
Sea serpents were a fascination of Ballardites in the early 1900s, as evidenced by this photo of a fake sea serpent, which was carved out of wood. (Photo at Shilshole Bay copyright 2009 Seattle Daily Photo.)
Sea serpent returns to Shilshole Bay Marina
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Actually the serpent wasn't gone for long. He originally blew down in that big winter windstorm in late 2007 but was rebuilt within a couple of months of that (the original remnants can still be seen next to the existing serpent).
The artist is indeed known to marina residents, and I believe he got special permission from the Army Corps of Engineers, who is responsible for the breakwater, to install these pieces.
We love both the serpent and the skeleton!