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Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

Happening next weekend Sept 11, 12, & 13^th at the Point Hudson Marina.

Thousands of serious boaters of the Northwest look forward to this gathering of boating enthusiasts, shipwrights, exhibitors and entertainers on the 2^nd weekend of September.

2009 will mark the 33^rdfestival which keeps getting bigger and better every year. This event just makes it a bit easier to say goodbye to summer and ease into Fall. This year's theme is "Working Waterfront" a fitting title for this community's many boating related businesses.

There will be around 200 wooden vessels in the marina, most of which are available for touring. You can go aboard, linger awhile and see what they are like. Exhibitors are on site with new innovative boating gear and products with tips and educational materials for your use and safety.

Entertainment is ongoing with music in the beer gardens, delicious food, boat races and sail- bys in the harbor, and fun for the children: treasure hunts, fish printing, children's theater, and sea stories.

There will also be an exhibit of wonderful photographs of sailing schooners and boats by Michael Berman in the Pope Marine Park on water street. www.michaelbermanbeautifulphotography.com

Port Townsend Wooden Boat Foundation Building

Cost for entry is $12.00 per day or $6.00 for seniors, children free. Weekend pass is $24.00

For more information go to www.woodenboat.org

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Point Hudson Marina and Resort

This beautiful little marina is located at the tip of Port Townsend's historic waterfront district. It was the Coast Guard facility in the World War II era and beyond, and now is under the control of the Port of Port Townsend, and used for boaters, campers, and general recreation. It also is home to The Wooden Boat Foundation and various retail businesses, such as kayak builders, whale watching tours, sail makers, yacht sales and the marine trade. It caters to boaters needs for repairs, maintenance and equipment. Take a walk through this interesting area any day and you can see some interesting boats in the slips, people dining, walking, beach combing and camping in motor homes.

A glimpse into this wonderful whacky place called Port Townsend. It seems every weekend has a festival or reason to celebrate. Life is short!

Last weekend on a gorgeous sunny day, it was the "Uptown Street Fair". Held in the Uptown business section on Lawrence Street at Tyler, beginning with the popular Farmer's Market, it featured live music most of the day, a 5 minute parade in which anyone can participate, a beer garden with local brew on tap and lots of food, arts and crafts. People enjoy the opportunity to mingle, greet neighbors, hear upbeat music, shop for food and art, and have a beer on draft.

Coming in September check out the Wooden Boat Festival, Kayak Symposium, and the Port Townsend Film Festival.

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Orca (Killer) Whales are a favorite subject and pastime in the Pacific Northwest, and we have our own familiar pods that come and go on their way to Alaska every year. Recently the Port Townsend Marine Science Center was awarded a grant for $150,000 to help us learn more about them and the environment they live in.

The money comes from a federal agency, The Institute of Museum and Library Services. The money will be used for a project involving an Orca Whale that was stranded on the Dungeness Spit in 2002 in Sequim, WA. This whale was found to have the highest PCBs ever found in a marine mammal. The plan is to build an exhibit to display the skeleton of this whale to tell the story of the condition and health of our waters.

The Whale museum in Friday Harbor as well as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will be assisting in this project. The center has one year to complete this project and raise matching funds.

Port Townsend Marine Science Center at Fort Worden

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Bigger and better than ever.

Located at Lawrence and Tyler, this open air
forum for local farmers and artistic craftsmen
to display and sell their products has been
operating seasonally for 17 years.

The market started in 1992 with 14 local growers
of organic and specialty produce. There are currently over 90 vendors including artisans, wine, cheese,
breads, pastries, soaps, lavendar and food vendors.


The market has Port Townsend's unique flavor and
features live music, cooking demonstations, non-
profit projects.

It is held every saturday during the warmer seasons
and on Wednesday a smaller merket is held on
Polk St. 3.30 - 6.30

For more information and schedule please
visit: http://farmersmarket.org

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