Looking for signs of spring - and a park's location

If you've lived in Mason County most of your life, and most of your life constitutes 60 or 70 years, then get ready to hear the following statement and have it clash with what you know to be true.

"Live music, dancing, outdoor dining with fresh local seafood buffet at the Shelton Waterfront Bistro next to Shelton's beautiful Waterfront Park."

Really? Beautiful park ... waterfront ... outdoor music and dining ... Shelton?

OK, it will be a while. But in less than 10 years, I predict the term "walkable waterfront" will whoosh from the lips of many of you, words you will apply most wonderfully to...