Booming Growth Tests 'Quaint Village' Character of Gig Harbor, Wash.

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: January 6, 2003 | Copyright information

By Kris Sherman, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 6--Colorful hand-carved Swedish dala horses stand sentry over oodles of Old World treasures, their orange paint gleaming as random rays of sun light up the Strictly Scandinavian shop in downtown Gig Harbor.

Just up the street on Harborview Drive, you can stop into The Rose bed and breakfast for a serene night's sleep or a spot of high tea.

Across town, on ...

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