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POSTED: Friday, Aug. 29, 2008

Geneva

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OVERVIEW

With more than 2,300 residents, Geneva is a popular residential haven on the west shore of Lake Whatcom just east of Bellingham. It’s a dense neighborhood kept beautiful by wraparound views of the lake and of forested foothills to the east.

Geneva is anchored by a few local institutions, notably an elementary school, Whatcom Hills Waldorf School, a fire station for Whatcom Fire District No. 2, and The Firs, a Christian conference center with a popular day camp across the street and with Camp Firwood, a summer youth camp, on the lake just south of Sudden Valley.

| NIKI DESAUTELS THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

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• Whatcom County Council, First District: 676-6690

Shops, businesses and public access to the lake are minutes away in Bellingham.

HISTORY

The Firs, a Christian conference center at 4605 Cable St., was founded in the 1920s by Otis and Julia Whipple. A son, Grant Whipple, later became director and arranged the purchase of 80 acres on Lake Whatcom in 1955 to create Camp Firwood, a popular summer camp for youths and teens.

SCHOOLS

Geneva Elementary, Kulshan Middle, Bellingham High.

District: Bellingham School District. www.bham.wednet.edu.

PARKS

Euclid, Bloedel Donovan, Stimpson Family Nature Reserve.

OVERVIEW

“I like the sense of neighborhood here. It’s a safe place to walk and run and be outside. The outdoor and lake recreation is right around the neighborhood, too.”
Jennifer Johnson, Geneva resident for 11 years