Originally published Saturday, July 26, 1997

If you're visiting, check out these spots:

• Bainbridge Island Vineyards & Winery, half a mile north of the ferry terminal at 682 Highway 305 N.E., sells award-winning red and white dinner wines and dessert wines from estate-grown grapes and island berries. With the bottling of its pinot noir, it became the first winery to produce a red wine from a Puget Sound vineyard. Other varieties include pinot gris, muller-thurgau, Ferryboat White, siegerrebe and berry wines. Wine tastings are offered each business day, and vineyard tours are at 2 p.m. Sundays. Business hours are noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

• Bainbridge Island Boat Rentals, behind Waterfront Park at Eagle Harbor in Winslow, rents sea kayaks, canoes, sailing dinghies and swan boats. Fees are $10-$15 an hour, or $25-$35 per half-day. Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through September. Call 842-9229.

• B.I. Cycle Rentals, located below Sandy's barber shop at 195 Winslow Way, rents new Raleigh mountain bikes with helmets and optional picnic baskets. Minimum charge is $14 for two hours. Daily charge is $25, or $30 including overnight. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. Call 842-6413.

• New Rose Cafe, at Bainbridge Gardens, 9415 Miller Road N.E., is an oasis for bike riders and other fans of al fresco dining. It serves gourmet salads and sandwiches and pizza baked in a wood-fired outdoor oven. Hours are 9 a.m.to 4 p.m. daily, except 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays, with special evening hours for private parties. Bainbridge Gardens -- a lavish, destination nursery -- is open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Call New Rose Cafe at 842-4438 or Bainbridge Gardens at 842-5888.

• Bay Hay and Feed, at 10355 N.E. Valley Road, is a browser's delight, selling everything from chickens and overalls to gifts and cards for city slickers. Part of the charm is its setting, in an old general store built in 1912, adjacent to the Rolling Bay Post Office, which dates to 1892. It also features a large nursery. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. For info call 842-2813.

• Bainbridge Island Historical Museum, at 7650 N.E. High School Road, has photos and artifacts from the island's colorful history, housed in a one-room school house at Strawberry Hill Park. Open 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday until Sept. 30, or by appointment. Call 842-2773.

• Bloedel Reserve, at 7571 N.E. Dolphin Drive, is a gardeners' paradise -- a 165-acre former estate that draws 20,000 visitors a year. Allow several hours for the self-guided tour through meadowland, a Japanese garden and reflecting pool, a moss garden, rhodie glen and more. Reservations are required, since only 200 visitors a day are allowed. No picnicking or pets. Wheelchairs with bicycle tires can be reserved. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. General admission is $6; for seniors and kids 5-12 it's $4; tots are free. For reservations call 842-7631.

• Fay-Bainbridge State Park, at 15446 Sunrise Drive N.E., is 17 acres with a waterfront view of downtown Seattle, plus a driftwood beach. Park hours are 8 a.m. to dusk. Day use is free, but fees for the 26 camp sites range from $8-$11. From the ferry, take Highway 305 north to the traffic light at Day Road and turn right. The road dead ends at Sunrise, where you turn left and follow the signs. Call 842-3931 for more information.

• Fort Ward State Park, at 2241 Pleasant Beach Drive N.E., covers 137 wooded acres off Rich Passage. It has picnic sites, a 1.5-mile trail and a boat launch (with a $3 fee), but no camping. From the ferry, take Highway 305 north, turn left at the light at High School Road and follow the signs. For more info, call 842-4041. (If ranger is in the field and doesn't answer, try later or call Fay-Bainbridge State Park.)