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Charley Kanieski in Sitka; A nice place to be
Charlie keeps a travel blog. This seemed relevant to share with all of its Port Townsend connections.. A Nice Place to Be
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Port of PT Accepting Donations for Match Funds for Mariners Memorial
Mariners’ Memorial Thank you for your interest in supporting the Mariner’s Memorial Fund. Funds shall be used solely for expenditures directly related to the Mariners’ Memorial project site at the Point Hudson Breakwater Walkway to honor and remember residents of Jefferson County who were lost at sea. Costs include but are not limited to design, …
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Best Coast Canvas featured in OCH Video
OCH stands for Off Center Harbor which is a video website primarily featuring the trades and wooden boats. Based in Maine, their team extends to our own stomping grounds and they have featured many in this working waterfront and maritime community. Having worked with them to make videos about epoxy and our kit business, I …
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2027, WBF 50th Anniversary poster could be your art
With so many boat builder artists among us, it would be nice to see more Wooden Boat Festival posters come from our local ranks. Contests are always a bit weird but $3000 and the chance to shine for our sector is pretty good. Think about what you would like to wear on a t-shirt as …
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Fisher Poets & Apprenticeships – Nautical Northwest
Nautical Northwest is a new magazine on the shelf. The May/June 2026 Issue (their 3rd) had a couple of articles to share here but the link takes you to the full issue viewer. Screen shots show you the page numbers. They invite contributors so sharpen your pencils… urr…so to speak.. https://www.nauticalnw.com/magazine/
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Cascadia Daily News article on PNW Working Waterfronts
Pulled this from LinkedIn Northwest Maritime 798 followers 5d • Edited • Great article by Annie Todd at Cascadia Daily News on the future of marine trades and the communities working to keep them alive for the next generation – highlighting how Northwest Maritime and our local marine trades are investing in hands-on learning opportunities …
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City Hall 4/20 Comp Plan vote alert
I received a request to share this with our maritime community. Jefferson county, Including the city of PT, has a special synchronicity between maritime and farming. Sailor/farmer/+ friend Bly Winstorm, the author of the letter below, is asking for our help which is intended to benefit all of us who care about this place. This …
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Our Working Waterfront 3/10/26 Joel Kawahara & the memorial project
Our Working Waterfront episode first aired March 10th,2026.
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Maritime WA March 2026 Newsletter
In case you do not receive the Maritime Washington newsletter, I am simply copying it here just this once as this is issue honors Women’s History Month. I don’t see a way to link to it in a browser but you can also visit their website and sign up. March 2026 Ahoy from the Maritime …
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Spring Port Report
You can read it here: https://portofpt.com/wp-content/uploads/PortReport-Spring1-2026.pdf
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