About Us

GUIDED HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON since 2011

We will show you Bellinghistory like you've never seen it before, with well-researched facts and signature sass.

Great for locals and tourists alike!

We believe history is extremely important, actually interesting and often hilarious.

Our motto is “Temper Sempus Bonum” that’s Latin for “Always a Good Time.”

Our goal is to help people have as much fun with history as we do. We hope to get you thinking about the past, how it has shaped the present and what it can teach us going forward… all while having a good time.

Our tours focus on people from all walks of life, including sex workers, teetotalers, rough 'n tumble laborers, immigrants, rum-runners, and traveling preachers, because their history is our history.

ORIGINS

Good Time Girls Founding Mothers Sara Holodnick and Marissa McGrath, above…

Sarah Holodnick and Marissa McGrath

Founded in 2011 by Marissa McGrath and Sara Holodnick, the corset strings passed to former guides Kolby LaBree and Wren Rivers in 2017.

Kolby and Wren continued to offer the signature Good Time Girls walking tours, while expanding year-round programming and offerings of edutaining “BellingHistory.”

Our founders chose the name “Good Time Girls” as a historical euphemism for sex-workers with the evocation of “good times.”

We are a woman-owned and operated business that celebrates the fluidity of gender and welcomes diversity

Kolby LaBree and Wren Rivers

the Good time guides

Our guides have a passion for local history and are trained in the art of storytelling.

Kolby LaBree

Kolby is a native "hamster" with a degree in anthropology from WWU and a background in historic preservation. She has been a tour guide and researcher with the Good Time Girls since 2012.

Wren Rivers

Wren is an armchair historian and public speaking nerd. She enjoys working as a stylist at Salon Indigo Rose. She has lived in Bellingham for 10+ years and specializes in bringing a ton of personality to her tours.