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Welcome to the other side!

Welcome to your getaway in Port Townsend, Jefferson County and the Olympic Peninsula. We are on the other side of it all, less than an hour’s worth of driving time plus a ferry boat ride from downtown Seattle, yet worlds away from the big city thump.

It’s great for a day trip or overnight away from your home along the Interstate 5 corridor, and ideal for a destination vacation in any season.

No one forces you to “do” any particular visitor activity. Move at your own pace. There are plenty of free or almost-free outdoor activities. Entertain yourself, or take part in our many festivals, concerts, shows and business offerings.

On your getaway, check with one of our visitor centers for detailed maps and instructions on your specific area of interest, including options on the peninsula’s West End. Be here, because you are not there, which means you are on a getaway.

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Travel tips Know before you go Some people like to plan their getaway well in advance, while others just wing it. Consider these tips, unique to our area, which apply to both travel styles.

Port Ludlow is a major resort destination in Jefferson County, with guest accommodations, boating, hiking and an updated championshipquality golf course. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan, flight by Wyvern Air

(and a possible wait) when heading in PT. But don’t be surprised if you westbound on a Friday and eastbound come to PT on a summer Saturday on a Sunday. and decide to spend the night – and FLOATING BRIGE find there are no rooms at the inn.

The Hood Canal Bridge connects GETTING AROUND It is possible to plan an Olympic the Olympic Peninsula with Seattle, Bicycle travel here has a good mix of Peninsula visit without your own Tacoma and beyond. The 6,521-foot low-traffic, two-lane roads and features motorized transportation. If you bridge closes to vehicles when it opens such as the Larry Scott Trail in carry what you need on your back or for sailboats, and (without Jefferson County and the on a bicycle, a combination of pubwarning) for U.S. Navy craft Olympic Discovery Trail lic transport and ferries can get you from the nuclear submaLocal in Clallam County.

The almost everywhere you want to go. rine base on Hood Canal. advice trails do not connect – If you are crossing the When possible, make yet – but plans are in the EMERGENCY bridge on a strict timeline, accommodation works. If you are biking Dial or text 911 to reach emerreservations in say, to catch a flight, keep advance. to Port Townsend from a gency services. Be prepared to state in mind that you may be ferry terminal at Kingston or your location.

Please keep in mind delayed at the bridge 30 minBainbridge, law enforcement sugthat GPS devices may be misled by utes. Dial 511 for a menu of state ferry, gests crossing the Hood Canal Bridge our pioneer-era road system. bridges and highway travel info. on State Route 104, and turning north There are two urgent-care clinics to PT using Center Road. and a hospital emergency room in STATE FERRIES A favorite cruise: From PT, take Port Townsend (see map, page 30), Washington State Ferries operState Route 20 toward Sequim, turn left and medical clinics in Port Hadlock ates this nation’s largest ferry fleet.

Reservations are advised for the Port on Eaglemount Road, proceed to West and Quilcene.

Townsend–Coupeville route, on San Valley Road or a few yards farther to Center Road, then back to PT. VISITOR CENTERS Juan Island ferries, or international Motorcycle groups and car clubs There is no substitute for face-toservice out of Anacortes. Call-center love cruising here.

Again, Center Road face travel suggestions. Check in at a hours are 5 a.m.-8:15 p.m., seven is a smooth connection between the visitor center (see pages 34-35), and days a week at 888-808-7977, or go scenic drive along Hood Canal, the talk to someone who lives here about online to agritourism options in Chimacum and your options. Remember, guys, it’s wsdot.wa.gov/ferries. For the other the Victorian architecture to be seen OK to stop and ask for directions. ferry routes, expect heavier traffic 6 • 2016 GETAWAY

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more live dance or theater performances, including Key City Public Theatre’s PT Shorts.

Northwind Arts Center and the Port Townsend Arts Commission present the 18th annual Port Townsend Arts Festival, with a juried regional art exhibit and an artist studio tour, Aug. 27-28. Learn more at artporttownsend.org.

A variety of classes, workshops and artrelated programs throughout the year are hosted by clubs, businesses and organizations such as Port Townsend School of the Arts, ptarts.org.

Art Wave each May brings student art into shops. Arts and crafts booths appear along with many festivals and markets.

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Outside of Port Townsend, Ludlow Village Players is a nonprofit, all-volunteer performing arts association providing live theater each spring in Port Ludlow. Learn more at ludlowvillageplayers.org.

FORT WORDEN Fort Worden is home to Centrum, an arts organization that for 40 years has brought world-class musicians together for the annual Chamber Music Festival, Jazz Festival, Fiddle Tunes Festival, Acoustic Music , theater, dance: Blues Festival, Writers’ Conference, Dance No time to sit still This and, more recently, the wildly popular Ukulele Festival. See Music lovers, theater enthusiasts centrum.org. and fine-art aficionados flock to Port Centrum’s youth proTownsend like honeybees to fragrant flowgrams, artists’ residencies ers, and the beauty and culture blossom ON STAGE and workshops consisLocal advice here year-round.

Key City Public Thetently bring high-caliber The variety of arts and See the calendar in this guide for a atre steals the stage with artists to the spacious entertainment options (along with food and drink) in Port list of events taking place throughout the a year-round schedule grounds of Fort Worden, Townsend and Jefferson year, and be sure to check out the Leader’s of productions, dinner where historic buildCounty is a big reason most of us are just fine online Community Calendar for weekly theater and special events. ings, serene hiking trails, with not living in events at ptleader.com.

The critically acclaimed breathtaking beaches and a a big city. theater has garnered numerlaid-back vibe add up to unforART & WORDS ous awards and honors for artistic gettable visits.

First Saturday Art Walk flows through merit. Key City Playhouse downtown Fort Worden also hosts a Fourth of galleries and other businesses stocked also hosts entertainment ranging from July celebration, topped by a fireworks afresh with new works every month. The live music to reading series, classes and show over the water, and offers Free Friday evening is often jazzed up with one or Story continues on page 10▼ workshops, comedy and more. Visit

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See fortworden.org.

New this year, the Olympic Music Festival has transitioned from its host farm near Quilcene to the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden. A new venue, with the same world-class chamber musicians returning in July, August and September.

Learn more at olympicmusicfestival.org.

DANCE In cooler months, music- and dancelovers keep warm with local venues attracting great musicians from near and far. Both the Quimper Grange and Chimacum Grange are hopping with square dances, contra dances and honky-tonks and jam sessions. Partner dancing is popular in East Jefferson County – tango, waltz and swing groups meet regularly, and Discovery Dance Club brings live music for $10 Friday-night dances, with lessons, once a month; visit olympicpeninsuladance.com.

OUTDOOR VENUES Dreamy outdoor music venues include the Pourhouse Taproom and Bottleshop’s beachfront Impound Lot, and the gazebo stage and garden at the Port Townsend Brewing Co. There are free, familyfriendly outdoor Concerts on the Dock at Pope Marine Park in downtown Port Townsend every Thursday through the summer.

The Linger Longer Outdoor Theater in Quilcene, a program of the Quilcene Historical Museum, offers meadow seating at a variety of family-friendly shows and special events. Learn more at lingerlongerproductions.com.

LIVE MUSIC Live music is easy to come by in PT, as Water Street is famous for its street performers.

Finnriver Farm & Cidery in Center Valley, about 12 miles from PT, hosts Sunday-afternoon, family-friendly outdoor concerts, as does the Sunday farmers market at Chimacum Corner Farmstand and the Saturday farmers market in Port Townsend.

About every other weekend, spring through winter, are Concerts in the

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Woods at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center in Coyle, about 40 miles south of PT. See coyleconcerts.com.

Eaglemount Wineries has relocated to property just outside the city limits, where the Palindrome serves as a venue for music, dance and other special events.

The PT Summer Band and PT Community Orchestra offer live music throughout the year; performances are by donation.

Bars and nightclubs that host regular music events include Cellar Door, Sirens Pub and the Uptown Pub in town, and the Disco Bay Detour, a new venue located along U.S. Highway 101 in Discovery Bay. Just around the other side of Discovery Bay in Blyn, 7 Cedars Casino’s Club Seven is a party hot spot, with comedy, mechanical-bull nights, DJs and live music, and gigantic themed parties.

While your getaway to Port Townsend and Jefferson County deserves some quiet time, there is no shortage of music, live entertainment and art to kick up your sensory experience.

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all while listening to local musicians – the marimba band, if you’re especially lucky, or perhaps a local ukulele group.

Jefferson County is awash in musicians and buskers.

Markets showcase treasures from farms, diversity Be watchful as you walk through the market because there are some unexpected If you want to get an idea of the comCrossroads, about 8 miles south of Port treasures. munity’s breadth, look no further than its Townsend.

When was the last time you saw saffron farmers markets.

All of these markets operate under the available at a local market? Jim Robinson In Jefferson County, there are three umbrella of the Jefferson County Farmof Phocas Farms has it. Look at the sucsuch markets, and they feature a profuers Markets. Visit jcmarkets.org for more culents; ask about the saffron. sion of fresh produce and meats from local information.

Alejandro de Basilio of Paella farmers, artisan foods, crafts and nonprofTwo special events to put on House offers a feast for both its offering enrichment programs. your calendar: On Saturday, the mouth and the eyes. It’s a May 28, there is a free treat to watch him meld the WHEN AND WHERE Artisan Food Festival at Local advice ingredients of his paella, a The biggest is the Port Townsend the Saturday market.

If you need some quick cash mixture of special Spanish while strolling through the Farmers Market on Tyler Street off And many local farms Saturday Port Townsend rice, seafood, herbs and so Lawrence Street in the Uptown District. are open to the public Farmers Market, stop at the much more. It’s much like market booth. There’s no It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays during the big, countyhim – authentic.

ATM fee to buy a $20 “In through Dec. 17. The Wednesday market, wide Farm Tour, set for Flora We Trust” wooden Farmers come from all token, which can be a far smaller event, runs from 2 to 6 p.m., Sept. 17-18. Both events corners of Jefferson County, used like cash at Wednesdays on Polk Street in Uptown are free. the market.

Clallam County and as far June 15-Sept. 14. away as Olympia to sell such A third market – the Chimacum Farm- MUSIC, THE UNEXPECTED products as flowers, veggies, lavender, ers’ Market – takes place from 10 a.m. to Odds are, if you stop by the market on jams and jellies, chickens, herbs and herbal 2 p.m. on Sundays and runs from June Saturday, you’ll be able to shop for flowers remedies, cranberries, kraut and kimchi, 5 to Oct. 30. It is located at the Chimafor your dinner table or fresh eggs and ciders of all varieties, beef, eggs and even cum Corner Farmstand, at Chimacum strawberries for your Sunday breakfast, milling flour.

That flour is locally grown, stoneground hard white wheat flour, which you can buy at Nash’s Organic Produce stand. Check out Pane d’Amore Artisan Bakery to see how nicely that flour bakes up.

Listen in on a food demonstration.

Who is it giving that lesson on how to cut an onion? It could be Arran Stark, Jefferson Healthcare’s chef, who is well-known for his humor and loyalty to local food.

As for nonprofits, Gatheringplace offers dog biscuits hand-crafted by adults with disabilities. You’re also apt to find representatives of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center and the Port Townsend Film Festival on hand, as well as members of the JeffCo Aquatic Coalition. There’s a nonprofit for everyone to join in Jefferson County.

The market is where you’ll get a glimpse Gina Pallardy of Colinwood Farm shows a customer a red onion at the Port Townsend Farmers Market. Photo by Nicholas Johnson of a truly eclectic Jefferson County.

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Best foods Tasty choices satisfy “Where’s a good place to eat?”

It’s one of the first questions visitors often ask locals.

The answer is easy: Just about any place you choose.

We’re fortunate to have a wide variety of eating establishments, from corner cafes to fine dining – the cafeteria at the public hospital offers locally sourced, custom-made food (and is open to the public).

Looking for a place in Port Townsend for a family with young

children that’s not too expensive or posh? Try the Dogs-A-Foot wagon downtown, with outside seating. Looking for a pre-made lunch to take on your hike? Try the deli at the Food Co-op, Aldrich’s, Penny Saver or any grocery store. Where can you get a good burger and milkshake to go? Burgers Landing in Port Hadlock is a favorite. Best breakfast? Any of these cafes are great: Blue Moose, Hudson Point or Sweet Laurette. As for salads, the Fountain Cafe is a winner.

The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader newspaper (publishers of this Getaway Guide) hosts an unscientific survey each year to determine the “Best Foods” served here. These are the top scorers from our 20th survey, conducted in October 2015:

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Best in Port Townsend: 1) Doc’s Marina Grill, 2) Silverwater Cafe, 3) Sirens Pub.

Best Asian: 1) 1-2-3 Thai Food, 2) Khu Larb Thai/ Little Rose, 3) Banana Leaf Thai Bistro.

Best in Port Hadlock/Chimacum/Discovery Bay: 1) The Ajax Cafe, Hadlock; 2) Scampi & Halibuts Seafood Grill, Hadlock; 3) Farm’s Reach Cafe, Chimacum.

Best Breakfast: 1) Blue Moose Cafe, 2) Spruce Goose Cafe, 3) Hudson Point Cafe.

Best in Quilcene/Brinnon/Port Ludlow: 1) Timberhouse Restaurant, Quilcene; 2) The Fireside Restaurant, Ludlow; 3) Twana Road House, Quilcene.

Best Coffee: 1) Easy Times Espresso, 2) Better Living Through Coffee. 3) Mean Bean Coffee Co.

Best Burger: 1) Burgers Landing, Hadlock; 2) Sirens Pub, 3) Valley Tavern, Hadlock.

Best Dessert/Sweet Treat: 1) Elevated Ice Cream Co. & Candy Shop, 2) Chimacum Cafe, 3) Sweet Laurette Cafe & Bistro.

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Best Mexican: 1) Fiesta Jalisco

Mexican, Hadlock; 2) San Juan Don’t judge a restaurant from Taqueria, 3) El Sarape. the street. Eateries don’t stay in business long if there Best Pizza: 1) Waterfront Pizza, isn’t local support, and it’s 2) Ferino’s Pizzeria, Hadlock; 3) all about the food and The Tin Brick. service, not the decor.

Best Sandwich: 1) Jordini’s Subs, 2) The Courtyard Cafe, 3) Port Hadlock QFC. Best Seafood: 1) Scampi & Halibuts Seafood Grill, 2) Sea J’s Cafe, 3) The Ajax Cafe.

Best Service: 1) Easy Times Espresso, 2) Chimacum Cafe, 3) Blue Moose Cafe.

Best Soup/Chowder: 1) Hillbottom Pie, 2) Scampi & Halibuts Seafood Grill, 3) Aldrich’s Market.

Best Steak: 1) The Ajax Cafe, 2) Silverwater Cafe, 3) Alchemy Bistro & Wine Bar. Best Vegetarian: 1) Food Co-op Deli & Grocery, 2) Owl Sprit Cafe, 3) 1-2-3 Thai Food.

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Buzz tour Go forth and imbibe Jefferson County’s bounty

many proud purveyors.

The people of Port Townsend and Jefferson County prize handcrafted, high-quality creations that not only complement the area’s natural landscape, but are born of it, as products of this precious piece of earth.

Not convinced? Take a tour and let the testimony of the fine folks behind our beloved local wineries, breweries, coffeehouses, markets and pot shops wash over you, that is, if their intoxicating concoctions don’t first.

COFFEE & TEA Downtown Port Townsend boasts a bounty of coffee shops, some of which What’s a getaway without getting a also offer loose-leaf teas, including Betbit of a buzz along the way? ter Living Through Coffee, 100 Tyler Whether it’s a cup of coffee in the St., and Velocity Coffee, 431 Water St. morning, a glass of wine or cider in the Joe and Caroline Ruth at Velocafternoon, a pre-rolled joint at about ity offer teas from Wild Sage of Port 4:20 p.m., a pint of craft beer in the eve- Townsend. True tea enthusiasts will ning or a late-night cocktail, you’re sure also love visiting with Pippa Mills at to find a proper fix among the region’s Pippa’s Real Tea, 636 Water St., which

is “not your grandmother’s tea room.”

Get a whiff of more than 100 teas from around the world, then hang back and relax as your selection is prepared in a French press.

As for java, Sue Ohlson of Sunrise Coffee Company, 308 10th St., and Michael LeDonna of Port Townsend Coffee Roasting each roast their organic, fair-trade beans in town.

Sunrise, located at Boat Haven, upgraded to a smokeless, odorless Loring S15 Falcon roaster in 2015, and is proud to say Port Townsend artist Max Grover’s work adorns its bags of beans.

For a comfortable, classic coffeehouse experience right on Port Townsend Bay, sit down at Better Living for a cup of pour-over coffee made with your choice of LeDonna’s six blends of beans. While there, complement your coffee with a pastry or slice of pie made fresh daily.

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While days of operation vary, tastIn 2014, Jim and Trudy Davis of ing rooms are typically open from Eaglemount Wine & Cider took over a noon to 5 p.m.

1908 farmhouse known as the Palin-

drome, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road, just outside Port Townsend, with plans to create a vineyard and orchard, host special events and open a bed and breakfast.

While they’ve still got work to do, you can visit their new tasting room on weekends and try a selection of red wines, ciders and meads. Recommended ciders include ginger, rhubarb and quince.

Judith and Ken Collins of Marrowstone Vineyards, 423 Meade Road, Nordland, planted some 1,300 grapevines seven years ago and were set to bottle the harvest this spring. They boast white wines such as Riesling, Chardonnay and Gewurtztraminer, as well as a Pinot Noir on the red side.

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World class live music every Friday to Sunday Karaoke every Wednesday at 9pm ?t;,o Live Jazz every Thursday 6pm - 9pm ?t;,o Rustic industrial Victorian decor with speakeasy vibe and warm ambiance ?t;,o Late night food menu every Friday and Saturday from 10pm - lam & full white photo Dinner service begins at 5pm, moving?t;,o to Vintage bar service atblack 8:30pm. The menu is availablebooth until 1Opm. Cellar Door is available for private events, wedding receptions, rehearsal holiday10pm parties. E-mail info@cellardoorpt.com for more information. ?t;,o All dinners, ages and until ?t;,o ?t;,o

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Excellent Cellar Door is Reviews! an eclectic cocktail bar, nightclub and live music venue open at 5pm daily in beautiful historic Port Townsend!

We feature house-made infusions, syrups, tonics and bitters, and all fresh-squeezed juices. We offer live entertainment six nights each week, bringing world-class musicians and great events to Port Townsend. Visit cellardoorpt.com/events/ for more information and a full schedule.

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940 Water Street Dinner service begins at 5pm, moving to bar service at 8:30pm. The full menu is available until 1Opm. Cellar Door is available for 360.385.6959 private events, wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, and holiday parties. E-mail info@cellardoorpt.com more information.

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THC Express, Stat, PDT Technologies CANNABIS and Auntie Onolicious.

Since the summer of 2014, three NOTE: As of this writing, Herbal shops and eight growers have done legal business in Jefferson County, reporting Access was set to move to Chimacum, while another shop called Chimacum more than $4 million in sales to date. ▼▼▼ Continued from page 20 ▼▼▼ Cannabis was preparing to open by Shops include the Reefer Den, Visit the vineyard on Marrowsummer 2016.

2123 W. Sims Way, Port Townsend; stone Island on Wednesdays through Sea Change Cannabis along Hwy. 101 Sundays to take in their vines as well as in Discovery Bay and Herbal Access CRAFT BEER their stunning view of the Salish Sea. Especially when the sun’s out, beer Retail, 661 Nesses Corner Road, Port Port Townsend is also home to a lovers flock to the Pourhouse, 2231 Hadlock. new craft distillery run by Jake Soule Whichever shop you visit, you’ll find Washington St., for views of Port and Karen Anderson. Admiralty Dis- bud-tenders to guide you toward Townsend Bay and a selection of tillers, 820 Lake St., uses water from 12 rotating taps, cider, wine your ideal high. You’ll find the Olympic Mountains and regional yourself choosing between by the glass and some 200 ingredients in distilling brandy, whis- sativas, indicas and various bottled and canned beers. key and gin.

While a pint of beer is Local hybrids of the two. You’ll During Saturday tasting room never far away in downtown also have choices beyond advice Pace yourself and hours, Soule walks visitors through Port Townsend, the city is cured flower buds, such as designate a the distillation process while offeralso home to two brewing pre-rolled joints, easy-to-use driver. ing sips of his Marc Brandy made companies: Port Townsend oil vapor pens and edibles, with pomace from local winemakers, Brewing, 330 10th St., and Propolis such as baked goods, candies and Brandy made with orange muscat Brewing, 2457 Jefferson St. drinks, among many other products. grapes and an immature brandy called PT Brewing opened in 1997 in a sort Bud-tenders can also point out prodeau de vie, or water of life. ucts made in Jefferson County or on the of second coming of the town’s original Soule recommends making a Jack brewery of the same name, which opened Olympic Peninsula.

Rose with his eau de vie and Finnrivin 1905 and closed shortly after ProhibiSome Jefferson County growers er’s raspberry brandy dessert wine in tion began in 1916. Today, with Carter include Outback Bud Company, Pure place of grenadine.

Funk, Jefferson Cannabis, Dream City, Camp as head brewer, it offers 10 beers year-round, as well as seasonals such as the Yoda Green Tea Gold in the summer.

Established in 2012, Propolis this year graduated to a commercial taproom and production facility boasting eight taps and plenty of bottled ales. Brewers Robert Horner and Piper Corbett have made Old World ales their specialty, collecting seasonal, wild-crafted herbs and botanicals locally to create saisons, dubbels, quads, stouts and barrel-aged ales inspired by the farmhouse tradition of France and Belgium.

Quilcene is also home to a brewing company: the 101 Brewery at the Twana Roadhouse. Brewer Melody Bacchus offers four brews regularly at her restaurant – Pecker Pole Pale, Sidewinder White Wheat, Hook Tender Honey Brown and Look Out Stout – all named with the Daniella Chace, a local nutritionist, enjoys a cup of turmeric tea at area’s logging tradition in mind.

Pippa’s Real Tea in Port Townsend. Photo by Nicholas Johnson

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Family-run Puget Sound Express offers whale watching and foot-ferry service to Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands; see pugetsoundexpress.com.

The Northwest Maritime Center has a working wooden-boat shop that welcomes visitors. The Maritime Center offers youth Love for boats evident here, and adult programs, presentations and professional training. For a real adventure, commercial & recreational take a spin in a traditional longboat or Known far and wide as the “wooden the downtown waterfront are the perfect sharpen your skippering skills in a sailing boat capital of the West Coast,” Port place to take in the sights, as the beautiful class. It hosts the Pocket Yacht Palooza, Townsend is prime territory for ogling vessels skim the sparking bay and set their celebrating smaller boats, on June 11. beautiful boats. colorful spinnakers.

Learn more at nwmaritime.org.

The Wooden Boat Festival, now in its Public sails are available The Maritime Center also 40th year, draws thousands for exhibiaboard the schooner Advensponsors the annual Race to tions, presentations and more than 300 turess. Take a dockside tour Alaska (R2AK), in which boats on display. This year’s festival is or set sail with the crew on participants row, paddle Sept. 9-11, 2016. a 3-hour tour or multiLocal advice or sail from PT to KetSee Port Townsend’s Feast your eyes on boats of all sizes, day trip. Go to soundexp. chikan, unsupported and maritime past and present shapes and materials all year round in org or call 379-0438. by walking the docks at engineless, in search of Port Townsend and environs. In spring, Take a stroll along the the Point Hudson Marina, adventure and a $10,000 or rent a kayak at Port summer and fall, local sailors race on docks at historic Point Townsend Paddlesports grand prize; second place Port Townsend Bay most Wednesday Hudson, where the 1907 at Fort Worden State is a set of steak knives. The Park beach. and Friday evenings. Public piers along schooner Martha is berthed.

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Come see us for an experience of a lifetime!

Drive tours are the main attraction at the Farm. The tour takes you through 84 acres of terrain, giving visitors a unique “face to face” interaction from your vehicle.

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Ten World Class Olympic Peninsula Wineries...One Spectacular Washington Wine Region to Explore!

Port Angeles

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Harbinger Winery 2358 Hwy 101 W. Port Angeles, WA 360.452.4262

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Olympic Cellars 255410 Hwy 101 E. Port Angeles, WA 360.452.0160

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Eaglemount Wine & Cider 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd. Port Townsend, WA 360.385.1641

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FairWinds Winery 1984 Hastings Ave. W. Port Townsend, WA 360.385.6899

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Camaraderie Cellars 334 Benson Rd. Port Angeles, WA 360.417.3564

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Wind Rose Cellars 143 W Washington Sequim, WA 360.681.0690

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Alpenfire Cider 220 Pocket Lane Port Townsend, WA 360.379.8915

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Lullaby Winery 274 Otto St., Suite S, Port Townsend, WA 509-386-1324

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second annual R2AK starts here June 23, 2016; see r2ak.com.

The Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club keeps many of its boats at the Maritime Center, with a renewed national interest in wooden racing shells since “The Boys in the Boat” was published in 2013.

Learn about the club’s rowing classes at ratislandrowing.com.

Kayak and paddleboard rentals are available at Port Townsend Paddlesports, near the Port Townsend Marine Science Center pier at the Fort Worden beach. Call 379-3608 or visit ptpaddlesports.com.

At the other end of town, marine trades are thriving at the Port Townsend Boat Haven, home to ever expanding numbers of talented professionals. Mammoth tugs and other workboats, gorgeous yachts powered by motor and sail, and fishing boats of every stripe come to the PT shipyard for maintenance, restoration and repair. The spring of 2016 has been the busiest in 15 years with the Alaska

Arren Day of the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op with a ship saw, a heavy-duty tool designed for cutting compound angles in heavy-duty planks. Photo by Robin Dudley

fishing fleet’s business.

One of the most noteworthy visitors is the Western Flyer, a 76-foot fishing boat made famous by John Steinbeck in his 1951 “The Log from the Sea of Cortez.”

It had been submerged, twice, in the last decade before it came to PT’s yard in 2013.

A new owner decided this was clearly the place for it to be restored, an estimated $2 million project for the wooden boat to become a marine science educational vessel based in Monterey Bay, California.

Under restoration at the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op, 919 Haines Pl., the Western Flyer may be viewed from a mezzanine. Check in at the Co-op office, 11 a.m..-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. Volunteer docents are on duty for Saturday tours.

It’s OK to walk or bicycle through the shipyard (which is also a portal to the Larry Scott Memorial Trail) or drive (slowly) through the yard for an up-close look.

In Lower Port Hadlock, visit the bustling and picturesque Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, which has taught and preserved traditional boatbuilding skills since 1981. The school has short- and long-term classes plus community activities. For information about scheduled tours, visit nwswb.edu.

Landlubber or swabbie, don’t let your trip to Port Townsend end without a waterfront visit.

The Rat Island Rowing and Sculling Club’s fleet includes the 63-foot Kathy Lazara Whitman, a 16-oared Pocock classic racing shell.

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Favorite things

Townsend offer fresh items. Learn more site, for those with USHPA memberat olympicculinaryloop.com. ship and “cliff launch” certification.

Launch your kayaks, paddleboards FORT WORDEN and small boats at ramps, parks or at If you have time to go to one other public beach access points. Paddlers place after you’ve seen a bit of downshould stay clear of Point Wilson’s town and uptown Port Townsend, make extreme tidal action. it Fort Worden State Park. There is much to do, for young or older, indoors SHOPPING or outdoors, rain or shine.

Shop until you drop at unique shops in Quilcene, Port Ludlow, Port HadHISTORY STORIES lock, Chimacum and in Port Townsend, Considering this story was writwhich has proven to be a great “girlGet yourself some of this ten in the Fowler Building (1874), the friends’ weekend” destination, where oldest two-story masonry building in you can stay within walking distance of Ask 100 people, locals or repeat visiWashington, it would be remiss not to your shopping, dining and entertaintors, what their favorite thing is to do here and you may get 100 different an- mention that our museums are modern ment needs. swers – thanks to the variety of getaway places (see list on page 56).

SWIMMING offerings. Here are just a few topics to ADVENTURE SPORTS Swimming is most popular on the consider: Windsurfers may find their groove sandy beaches at Fort Worden. If you on Port Townsend Bay. The surf spot is want water warmer than 54 degrees, FOOD & FARMS North Beach County Park, next to Fort try Hood Canal. There is an offshore Foodies love the Olympic Culinary Worden. (The waves get much, much float at the public swimming beach at Loop, which has stops in four counties around the peninsula. Farmers markets larger on the peninsula’s ocean beaches.) the marina on Quilcene Bay. It’s also a Fort Flagler State Park (Marrowwonderful launching place for paddlein Chimacum (becoming regionally stone Island) is an approved paragliding boarders on calm evenings. known for its organic farmers) and Port FISH/SHELLFISH West End rivers like the Sol Doc and Hoh provide opportunities for finding the “holy grail” of wild steelhead fishing, while Admiralty Inlet (Marine Area 9) off Port Townsend is perfect for chasing coho salmon. However, the depletion of wild fish stocks is an ongoing concern, and fishing rules are changLocal ing. Recreational and nontribal commercial salmon advice Walk the Fort fishing within Puget Sound Worden beach to may be closed for much of watch the world’s shipping traffic the 2016 season. go by Point Clams, oysters and sweet Wilson.

Dungeness crab may be harvested with relatively simple gear and the proper state license. If you are less adventurous, check out one of our groceries or fish markets Fort Worden’s coastal artillery gun emplacements, built in the early 1900s and popularly known for today’s catch. Don’t leave without as “the bunkers,” are great places to explore. Bring a flashlight! Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan trying something.

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Bergstrom’s Antique Auto A variety of classic cars for sale as well as tons of parts and gas station memorabilia.

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Thornton House • 1132 Garfield St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-6670 • www.thorntonhousept.com

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Commanders Beach House • 400 Hudson St, PT 98368 • 360-385-1778 • www.commandersbeachhouse.com

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Blue Gull Inn B&B • 1310 Clay St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-3241 • 888-700-0205 • www.bluegullinn.com

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Port Townsend Inn • 2020 Washington St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-2211 • 800-216-4985 • www.porttownsendinn.com

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Swan Hotel, The • 222 Monroe St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1718 • 800-824-4738 • www.theswanhotel.com

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Tides Inn • 1807 Water St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-0595 • 800-822-8696 • www.tides-inn.com

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Washington Hotel • 825 Washington St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-0213 • www.accommodationsandmore.com

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Lookout, The • 419 Lawrence St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-1904 · thelookoutpt.com

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Washington State Ferries - Check the schedule at wsdot.wa.gov/ferries.

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Alegria Guest House • 4934 SR 20, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-3695

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An Inn Between • 5825 Old Gardiner Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-8125 • www.aninnbetweendiscoverybay.com

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Guest Nest • 389A Arcadia West, Port Townsend 98368 • 442-777-3195 • www.vrbo.com/268004

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A Wolves’ Den • 269 N Jacob Miller Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-531-4508 • www.winterchill-farm.com

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Bay Cottage • 4346 S. Discovery Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-2035 • www.baycottagegetaway.com

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Aerie House • 223 Aerie Lane, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-531-0072 • www.vacationhomerentals.com/59266

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Adelma Beach Cabin (May-Sept) • 262 Adelma Beach Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-0213 • www.adelmabeach.com

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Cabin on the Canal • near Pleasant Harbor, Brinnon 98320 • 206-782-3868 • www.cabinonthecanal.com

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Cabins at Treefrog Woods • 1280 Cape George Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-0906 • www.peninsulasportsman.com

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Chevy Chase Beach Cabins • 3710 S Discovery Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1270 • www.chevychasebeachcabins.com

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Cove RV Park • 303075 Highway 101, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4723 • www.coverv.com

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Crow’s Nest Cabin • 5073 Flagler Rd, Nordland 98358 • 360-385-4920 • www.ptgetaways.com

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Eaglemount Rockery Cottages/Motel • 1822 SR 20, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-8922 • www.eaglemtrockerycottages.com

Fort Flagler State Park Retreat • 10541 Flagler Rd, Nordland 98358 • 360-385-3701 • www.parks.wa.gov 5 91 Kathy’s Place at Discovery Bay • on Discovery Bay, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-344-4218 • www.vrbo.com/480389 1 100 Loony Hollow Guest House • 466 Piper Rd., Quilcene 98376 • 206-317-2811 • www.loonyhollow.com 1 140 Olympic Vacation Rentals • 57 E Arden St, Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-301-1344 • www.olympicvacationrental.weebly.com 3 85 Paradise Bay Chalet • 3491 Paradise Bay Rd, Port Ludlow 98365 • 253-335-0892 • www.bayrental.info 1 150 Pleasant Harbor Marina House • 308913 US Hwy 101, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4611 • www.pleasantharbormarina.com 3 150 Port Ludlow Vacation Rentals • Admiralty 1 Condos, Port Ludlow 98365 • 206-992-6036 • www.portludlowvacationrentals.com 2 250 Protection Bluff Retreat • 780 McMinn Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-7459 • www.airbnb.com/rooms/185295 1 140 Triton Cove Beach Home • Brinnon 98320 • 253-820-0243 • www.tritoncovebeachhome.com 1 120 Windermere Vacation Rentals • PO Box 770, Brinnon 98320 • 888-796-3450 • www.vacationhomesonhoodcanal.com 11 85 Zen River Retreat • 423 Lords Lake Loop, Quilcene 98376 • 360-316-9656 • www.vrbo.com/654410 1 175

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The Resort at Port Ludlow • One Heron Rd, Port Ludlow • 98365 • 360-437-7000 • www.portludlowresort.com

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Mount Walker Inn • 61 Maple Grove Rd , Quilcene • 98376 • 360-765-3410 • www.mountwalkerinn.com

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Hadlock Motel • 181 Chimacum Rd, Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-385-3111 • www.hadlockmotel.com

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West Jefferson County Kalaloch Lodge • 157151 Hwy 101, Forks 98331 • 360-962-2271 • www.thekalalochlodge.com

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Rainforest Hostel • 169312 Hwy 101, Forks 98331 • 360-374-2270 • www.rainforesthostel.com

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Private Campgrounds Cove RV Park • 303075 Hwy 101, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4723 • www.coverv.com Elk Meadows RV • 3485 Dosewallips Rd, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4886 • www.elkmeadowswa.com Hard Rain Café & RV Park • 5763 Upper Hoh Rd., Forks 98331 • 360-374-9288 • www.hardraincafe.com Halfway RV Park • Hwy 101 & Brinnon Ln, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4715 Point Hudson RV Park • 103 Hudson St, Port Townsend 98368 • 800-228-2803 • www.portofpt.com Port Ludlow RV Park • 44 Breaker Ln, Port Ludlow 98365 • 360-437-9377 • www.portludlowresort.com Smitty’s RV Park • 9142 Flagler Rd, Nordland 98358 • 360-385-2165 • smittys_rv_park@msn.com

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pressions Gallery on the water side of the highway. For the Carving Shed, call ahead to see if a master carver is active on the day you are visiting: 360-681-3415. Carvers use the shed to create huge cedar totems, employing many of the traditional tools and methods. The carvers will also help you learn the meaning of the iconography.

At least eight finished totems decorate the tribal center grounds; each tells a story.

A wealth of information can be found at jamestowntribe.org; note the online museum listed as “House of Seven Generations.”

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ELWHA RIVER & LOWER ELWHA TRIBE The Olympic Peninsula’s most famous The skeleton of a whale floats over genuine cedar canoes carved by the Makah at the village site is Ozette, of which ap spectacular and moving Makah Museum in Neah Bay, Washington. Courtesy photo eM more information is found below. But another village, tions and spiritual practices so that the Tse-whit-zen, domitimeless wisdom of their culture is never nated headlines for several lost. months and is still revered by They welcome visitors to see their the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, whose places, learn their history, witness traditerritory incorporated what is now Port tional practices, and immerse themselves Angeles and which still includes the low in the awesome power and beauty of the reaches of the mighty Elwha River. natural world of the Olympic Peninsula.

The village, thought to be 2,700 years All they ask in return is that their land, old and which includes extensive burial their practices and their people are treated grounds, was rediscovered by contractors with respect. charged with getting the westernmost part This short tour of highlights is presentof Port Angeles harbor ready for a huge ed from east (Jefferson County) to west dry dock. Ground was broken in 2003.

Villages of (Pacific Coast), see map on page 34.

But artifacts and human remains were then and now dot the found almost at once. At first the discovery Olympic Peninsula coast JAMESTOWN S’KLALLAM led to an archaeological project that, in just CAMPUS & CARVERS eight months, produced 13,000 artifacts Native Americans occupy the past, The Jamestown S’Klallam and the remains of more than 330 bodies. ap present and future of the Olympic Penin- tribal center in Blyn has a M Tribal elders said enough was enough. e sula. unique history. This tribe The tribe told the Washington State DeOf the past, they are the First Peoples, was not given a reservation partment of Transportation to walk away living here for at least 14,000 years and by the 1855 treaty. So, from the $70 million spent to date, and to likely longer, networked together by kinstarting in 1874, its membuild the pontoons somewhere else. ship and oceangoing dugout canoes from bers purchased their own land.

The site was covered and is to be left cedar trees.

Much of it today is consolidated at the foot undisturbed. Enough was discovered to In the present, they occupy extensive of Sequim Bay on a campus that a driver establish that the village is the largest precoastal reservations, and several manage on U.S. Highway 101 can’t miss.

European site excavated in the state. their own sovereign territories.

While the largest building on the The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe does For the future, they work every day to campus is the 7 Cedars Casino, visit the not have a museum, but some artifacts ensure their young people learn the tradi- Carving Shed or Northwest Native ExStory continues on page 40▼ The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

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Visit Simon Mace Gallery in Port Townsend to see his paintings.

Supplying our local commuters, athletes, and recreational riders with all of their cycling needs.

This print and more available on Watson’s website.

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OZETTE VILLAGE AND THE MAKAH “The beginning of the ap eM world” is how Neah Bay promotes itself to the outside world, and it takes a real effort to get to the farthest northwest point in the continental U.S. But it’s worth it, and thanks to the Makah Tribe and its world-class Makah Museum, the “beginning of the world” is not just about the edge of the continent, but is also about the homes, the tools, the practices and the arts that native peoples enjoyed at the dawn of human history.

Ozette was a thriving village in a protected stretch of the wild Pacific Coast 16 miles south of what is now called Neah Bay. Archaeology indicates it had been occupied for more than 2,000 years, with many longhouses stretching along threequarters of a mile of coastline. Its men pursued whales and seals; its women wove baskets and prepared food. They actively traded up and down the coast.

In about 1560 (according to radiocarbon tests), the village was buried by a mud slurry. The mud pushed over but preserved the housing materials, the whale bones, the tools and all the other artifacts of daily life, offering the Northwest’s best-preserved glimpse of life before Europeans and before the terrible diseases that wiped out so much of native life and culture.

In 1970, Makah leaders saw that ocean storms were tearing away the mud bluff and washing artifacts out to sea. They invited Washington State U niversity archaeologist Richard Daugherty to organize and lead a dig, and he did – for 11 years.

The result was a rich trove of items – 55,000 items – and a clear idea of Ozette life, much of it displayed in the Makah

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Jamestown S’Klallam tribal citizen and carver Dusty Humphries paints a recently carved totem pole at the Carving Shed, part of the tribal complex just east of Sequim, in Blyn. Courtesy photo

Place Road, turn north; follow Place Road to the coast; at Elwha Dike Road, turn right. Park in the public lot (which has portable toilets); walk to the mouth. You’re also likely to see hardy cold-water surfers there.

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An overview of the old dam site is acces▼▼▼ Continued from page 38 ▼▼▼ sible off U.S. Hwy. 101. Turn south onto from Tse-whit-zen are on display at the the Olympic Hot Springs Road, just east Tribal Heritage Center, which has free of the highway bridge over the Elwha. In admission. Learn more at elwha.org. about 4 miles, veer left onto Whiskey Bend Most outsiders have heard of the Elwha Road; you’ll arrive at your destination soon River because of the removal of two dams, thereafter. built a century ago and now gone. After a • The area where the Elwha empties decade of debate, removal started in 2011 into the Strait of Juan de Fuca now reveals and was completed in 2014. Since then, 70 acres of new beach and estuary habitat. salmon runs and other signs of habitat It was formed from millions of tons of restoration have returned, moving it back sediment released by the dam removal. toward becoming the S’Klallam lifeline it The river’s mouth is mostly on Elwha had been for so many generations. tribal land; the polite public is welcome.

There are two good places to get a Take U.S. Hwy. 101 west; at State Route glimpse of this historic process.

112, go north and west, cross the Elwha; at

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breakfast and lunch

It takes balls to be a Bazaar Girl

outdoor courtyard seating serving beer and wine family friendly fresh pastries

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Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop & Fibre Emporium

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Open Daily 10am – 6pm bazaargirls.com 126 Quincy Street, Port Townsend 360-379-9273

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Schooner Sailing 360-378-6700 Full & Half Day Private Charters.SunSet Sails Wildlife Tours.Schooner Adventures

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Bonita’s Four-Legged Friends 1433 W. Sims Way 360 379-0436

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DirigoSailing.com SanJuanClassicDaySailing.com Haines Place Transit Center and Park & Ride 440 12th Street

Find your wayFindtoyour local attractions events without the parking challenges way to local attractionsand and events without the parking challenges Jefferson County Attractions

Fort Worden State Park Jefferson County Fairgrounds Farmer’s Market Shops & Antiquing Northwest Maritime Center Port Townsend/Coupeville Ferry Jefferson County Historical Society Museum PETS ALLOWED ON JTA All pets must be on a short leash or in a carrier. Leashed animals must remain on the floor. Please check connecting agency policies.

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Rhododendron Festival Centrum Fiddle, Jazz & Blues Festivals Jefferson County Fair Uptown Street Fair & Parade Wooden Boat Festival Port Townsend Film Festival Kinetic Sculpture Race

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QUINAULT: THE CANOE PEOPLE The Quinault and Queets tribes occupy a large reservation, a ap eM sovereign nation, of their ancestral territory of over 208,000 acres and 23 miles of Pacific coastline. They call themselves the Canoe People and the People of the Cedar Tree, due to their prowess with ocean-going canoes. The tribal center is at Taholah, where the tribe maintains a museum of artifacts and historical narrative that is open weekdays. Visit quinaultindiannation.com for more information.

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HOH TRIBE AND THE RIVER The Hoh Tribe, considered a branch of the Quileutes, controls a resap eM ervation of 443 acres that is centered on the mighty Hoh River, which drains the Olympic Mountains watershed, reaching inland to Mount Olympus itself. You can drive for 15 miles along the river and to a popular campground and rain forest hikes in the Olympic National Park. About 20 miles south of Forks, turn east off U.S. 101 and onto Upper Hoh Road.

An information kiosk about halfway up the Hoh road gives background on all the region’s tribes and tells a fascinating story. In 1808, a Russian ship led by a young skipper with his young wife, Anna Petrovna, was wrecked on the coast near La Push. Skirmishes between the survivors and both Quileute and Hoh Indians ensued. At the mouth of the Hoh, Anna was taken captive, and the remaining Russians marched 13 miles up the Hoh River to build a small fort and await rescue. In time, they came down river and, with Anna on hand to say she’d been well-treated by the natives, they surrendered. Most became captive of the Makah. Some survived until 1810 when they were ransomed by an American skipper. Anna was not among the survivors.

For more about the Hoh, visit hohtribe-nsn.org.

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QUILEUTE: THE REAL WOLF STORY For hundreds of generations, three other major tribes have ap eM occupied what is now the Olympic coast — the ▼▼▼ Continued from page 40 ▼▼▼ Quileute, the Hoh and the Quinault. Each has Museum in Neah Bay, which opened in a rich heritage and manages 1979.

One highlight is a full replica of a long- stunning coastal or rain forest territory.

The Quileute Tribe, with its populahouse, including Makah songs playing in tion center in coastal La Push, gained the background. pop culture status when “Twilight” auTo get to Neah Bay, take SR 112, thor Stephenie Meyer made them which forks north from U.S. Hwy. central to her novels and the 101 a few miles west of Port subsequent movies involving Angeles; it’s a long, winding vampires and werewolves. and beautiful 75-mile drive “Twilight” constructed along the coast.

Local advice a drama around the You can also hike to If you had just one day to tribe’s founding tradithe Ozette site itself, explore the coast, go to tion in which the first Neah Bay for the Makah which is again covered.

Museum and Hobuck two Quileute people were On SR 112 a couple Beach, or to the transformed from wolves Hoh River Rain of miles past Sekiu, the Forest. into humans. The “Twilight” Hoko-Ozette Road forks to depiction of shape shifters and the south. The 21-mile winding massive battles was not always appreroad ends at Lake Ozette, the state’s largciated by tribal members, but the story est natural lake, and the Ozette Ranger Station. A 3-mile cedar boardwalk winds boosted tourism and brought national attention to the Quileutes. to the Pacific Coast. A short hike north La Push and the nearby sacred leads to a nondescript, abandoned house.

To the north is what was Ozette. You can James Island are certainly worth a visit.

The several nearby beach hikes and turn this trip into a 9-mile loop; hiking campgrounds are legends in their own south along the beach leads to another right. But don’t expect to see a wereboardwalk back to the Ozette Ranger Station. Pay attention to the tides. Learn wolf. For information, see quinault indiannation.com. more at makahmuseum.com.

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Wild wonder Land, sea or air: Sights are everywhere From the comfort of your car, when in your hiking boots or while enjoying a stroll on the beach, enjoy and respect our wild friends – on land, in the sea and in the air throughout the Olympic Peninsula.

Start at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, located at Fort Worden State Park. The center showcases an articulated whale skeleton and offers touch-tank education about marine wildlife.

Along the beach, please keep yourself and your dog away from seal pups. Mama seals often leave their pups (spotted skin) alone for up to 24 hours. Do not worry, and do not touch or move the pups.

Orca whales are the largest mammals around. Puget Sound Express operates a passenger ferry to the San Juan Islands, with special whale-watching tours. A trip on the water brings you up close to it all.

Recreational fishing, shrimping, crabbing and clam digging, and hunting opportunities abound. Respect private property. Check Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife license re-

Victorian houses and blacktail deer are featured attractions in Port Townsend. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan

quirements – fishing rules in particular Black bears usually stick to the forests, are in flux in 2016 – at wdfw.wa.gov. venturing into the meadows near the The first four-legged wild timberline in summer. Sometimes, creatures you may encounhowever, they may forage for ter are blacktail deer. Port food in rural backyards.

Townsend’s “city deer” numAbout 300 mountain ber more than 230, and goats live in Olympic NaLocal advice that is why many gardens tional Park. Admire them, If you are traveling with children, the touch tanks are protected by tall fences. but don’t get too close. at the Port Townsend Although you probThose mangy-looking Marine Science Center ably won’t see cougars and dogs you may see are coyare a must-see. bobcats, be advised they are otes. It is not uncommon to around. see coyotes in Port Townsend, The Roosevelt elk here are part of during daytime. They won’t bother the nation’s largest unmanaged herd. The you, but your small dog or cat could be herd ranges from Brinnon along Hood Ca- at risk if left to roam alone. nal to the meadows around Sequim. Elk A word to the wise – do not feed the tend to stay in the lowlands in the winter raccoons. They are not your friends, and and move to the high country in summer. once they get a taste of human food (or cat food) they keep coming back to demand more. Special raccoon-proof food containers are required when hiking certain parts of Olympic National Park.

Bird watching is a year-round attraction here, thanks to our location on the migratory flyway. American bald eagles are common. There are plenty of glaucous-winged gulls who may leave their mark on your vehicle, and hopefully, not on your head, Puget Sound Express runs whale-watching tours between Port although that would be a story to tell.

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Into the woods

First choice would be the trails and old COUNTY PARKS roads through the former U.S. Army Maybe your idea of getting into the Coast Artillery posts, which are now Fort woods is a rural park. Jefferson County Worden (Port Townsend) and Fort Flagler Parks and Recreation operates camp(Marrowstone Island) state parks. grounds (Lake Leland, Quilcene, ChiPort Ludlow, a mill town that has macum and Oak Bay) and day-use become a master planned resort parks. The largest park is H.J. community, has a great trail Carroll Park in Chimacum, system that’s open to the pubwhich has a walking path, Local lic and includes a trail leading play fields, basketball court, advice to two-tier Ludlow Falls. a disc golf course, a BMX Federal and state To achieve more elevation, bike track and creek access. parks and recreation in a hurry, try Forest Service A hidden gem is Irondale properties require vehicle access Trail No. 894 to the Mount Beach Park, which puts you permits.

Walker viewpoint, just south along Port Townsend Bay of Quilcene along Highway 101. or at a picnic spot in the trees.

Take a walk, or a hike Skip the road and take the hike: 2,005 feet Learn more at countyrec.com. gained in 2 miles.

Your getaway should include a trip into Another great out-and-back day walk STATE PARKS the woods. Most of Jefferson County is or run is the Lower Big Quilcene Trail, Dosewallips State Park in Brinnon forestland, much within the Olympic Na- Forest Service Trail No. 833. Trail grades includes camping, shellfishing on Hood tional Forest, a wilderness area or Olympic are moderate, from 1,200 to 2,500 feet.

Canal and seasonal playtime in the National Park.

See a lush temperate forest and spongy, Dosewallips River. The campground at Forests provide generational tourism, moss-blanketed understory amongst old- Seal Rock, between Brinnon and Quilwith something for all ages and accessibil- growth timber. cene, is tucked in the trees with ample ity levels. Visitor-center hosts say that Learn more at the visitor center in the Hood Canal shorefront. Anderson Lake most people are after “soft hikes” for the ranger district office in Quilcene, emerald State Park in Chimacum offers mounday, possibly something good for children. towns.com. tain-biking or walking trails, as does Fort Townsend.

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NATIONAL PARK Olympic National Park features mountain glaciers, rain forests and coastal marine zones. You can relax in a campground or venture deep into the wilderness.

The summer of 2015 brought a record drought and wildfires in the rain forest. The winter of 2015-2016 was one of the wettest on record, which created road washouts and other travel difficulties that may extend into summer, particularly up the Elwha Valley out of Port Angeles. Before your trip, check for updates at olympicnationalparks.com or call 360-565-3100.

In terms of getting into the mossy, old-growth woods, there are three easywalking loop trails at the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center.

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Fresh Dungeness Crab Louie Traditional-style with egg, tomato, cucumber and Thousand Island dressing.

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Cobb Salad Mounds of chicken, bay shrimp, blue cheese crumbles, bacon, tomatoes and egg with mixed greens.

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Wild Mushrooms and Pasta Portabello, button, Shiitake and Cremini mushrooms with fresh tomatoes, basil, onions and Marinara sauce.

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Crab & Artichoke Sandwich Dungeness crab, artichokes, onions and three cheeses baked open-faced on Italian panini bread.

Pacific Cod & Chips Beer-battered and served with our onion tartar sauce and French fries.

Old-Fashioned French Dip Thinly sliced roast beef on a French roll served with au jus dipping broth.

Stuffed Sole Baked Dover sole stuffed with Dungeness crab, onions, artichokes and cheese.

One-Half Pound Belmont Burger Charbroiled and served with your choice of Swiss, Cheddar or blue cheese, sautéed onions or mushrooms.

Vashon Island’s Pastrami Reuben Baked on marbled rye with old-world sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing.

Salmon En Papillote Baked in parchment paper with fresh vegetables and a lemon, caper, garlic and artichoke aioli.

Cioppino Salmon, halibut, clams, mussels and prawns simmered in our housemade Italian tomato saffron sauce.

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Chicken Dijon Oven-baked with Black Forest ham, Swiss and Parmesan cheeses, herbs and stone-ground dijon mustard sauce.

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Day trips

about two hours.

You could engage for days or weeks simply exploring places within 45 miles of our waterfront city: beach walks in town, forest and mountain hikes starting near Brinnon or Quilcene, and championship-caliber golf in Port Ludlow.

It’s also a place from which to launch a trip farther west to Dungeness Spit National WildMake Port Townsend life Refuge (40 miles), Olympic National Park’s Hurricane Ridge ‘home base’ for (68 miles) or Cape Flattery (122 miles). The Hoh Rain Forest peninsula tour (138 miles) and Kalaloch Beach Port Townsend is an easy on the Pacific Ocean (129 miles) choice as a “home base” for firstare actually within Jefferson time visitors who want to see, County, just on the other side of touch and experience Washington the Olympic Mountains. state’s Olympic PeninStay here a few days, go play sula. in the Olympics (the naWe’re a good tional park’s centennial is first step for in 2016) a few days, and Local advice return here for one more travelers coming Washington State Ferries through Seattle, taste before heading serves Port Townsend as whether by air, back to your own home part of the marine highway system. Puget Sound land or sea, who base.

Express has a passenger want to get out Be practical about your and whale watching ferry from PT north of the city and travels, which means: to the San Juan Boardwalks lead visitors through the trees to the into the country in 1) Don’t be in a hurry as Islands.

Cape Flattery viewpoint. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan peninsula roads just don’t make that possible.

2) Plan ahead when possible.

There is a wide variety of overnight accommodations in Port Townsend and Jefferson County, just not enough for the summer seasons, and other busy times year-round.

Pick your travel dates, search your destination and make a reservation.

We’d love to have you come over and stay, but if you arrive on a Saturday afternoon in July looking to rent a room for the night … good luck.

3) Stop along the way, any way you go, and sample the fresh air, the fresh food and drink, and take the photos that will make people back The Olympic Game Farm near Sequim is one of the unique attractions on a day trip from Port home go “ahhh.”

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Living here

first in Washington to ban the use of take- all ages, shapes, sizes and colors; some of out Styrofoam containers, and in recent our most outstanding residents identify as years, a ban was placed on plastic shopLGBT. Population-wise, Jefferson County ping bags. An ordinance restricts the size is the second-oldest in the state, with a and location of “chain” stores; the nearest median age of about 54. Democrat is the Walmart is 35 miles away. Solar power, dominant political party. Public school levelectric vehicles and all things natural/ ies draw good support. The public hospital organic are popular. is adding a new wing.

We have lovely quirks. Delivery vehicles Let’s be real: It is not an easy place to park in the middle of Water Street. Urban afford to live. The job market is thin. The chicken pens are commonplace. Street housing market rebounded in 2015; low Community spirit shines buskers add musical variety to our eclectic inventory, growing demand has made it a entertainment scene. The restaurant and seller’s market. If you want to live in PT’s We locals are accustomed to seeing peo- cafe choices are considerable for our size. historic Uptown district, be prepared to ple on vacation. Sharing Port Townsend PT has been named a “cool” town and pay $500,000. The rental market is chalwith slow-moving folks bent on relaxation made a dozen other such lists. lenging for people with regular jobs and and oozing contentment is part of the joy Blacktail deer (notice the tall even those with government jobs. of living here. fences around gardens), raccoons PT is not perfect, which is Port Townsend, settled in 1851, beand coyotes are city folk. Please, why some people choose to live Local came known as the “City of Dreams,” and do not feed the wildlife, espein Port Ludlow, Irondale, Port advice that still seems to be the case. cially the gulls, because they will Hadlock, Quilcene (locals often We’re all here because First of all, community spirit matters. only come back for more once say Quil-i-cene), Brinnon, Marwe’re not all Volunteers (many are newcomers) fuel the you’ve gone. rowstone Island, Cape George, there. service clubs, nonprofits and other entities Fresh air is the norm; you may Kala Point and other nearby that do good things for others. We have smell the paper mill at the edge of places. Every town or neighborhood shopping districts, not malls, with a high town, or hear U.S. Navy jets overhead on has something special to offer, so if you are percentage of entrepreneurs and indepen- training missions. It can be windy, yet the thinking of living here, check them all out. dent business owners. area gets about half the rainfall of Seattle.

Paradise? Life is what you make it, The city government was one of the This is a friendly place for people of where you make it, and it could be here.

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By the numbers A statistical look at Jefferson County

Dec. 22, 1852

Year Jefferson County was founded and named for Thomas Jefferson, our nation’s third president and author of the Declaration of Independence

30,275

Population of Jefferson County

37.3%

of people in Jefferson County ages 25 and older with bachelor’s degrees (32.3% is state average)

$47,111

Per capita personal income in Jefferson County (Washington state is $47,717)

1 2,962

Ranking of Jefferson County as oldest population in Washington state ( Jefferson County also is in the top 20 in oldest population of 3,000 counties in the U.S.)

Number of students enrolled in five public school systems

193

Number of students enrolled in private schools

54.7 87%

Median age of Jefferson County residents in 2013

50.6%

of Jefferson County is made up of federally protected lands, including Olympic National Park

90%

of people in Jefferson County are white (75 percent of people in Washington state are white)

6.4%

Latest unemployment rate in 2015*

$19.56

Median hourly wage for someone in Jefferson County in 2014, compared to $22.61 for the rest of the state.*

Graduation rate of all students in high school (79 percent in Washington state)

$304,300

Median price of a residential home or condominium in March 2016**

59

Number of property foreclosures in 2015

81.9

Life expectancy of women living in Jefferson County (women typically live 80.8 years in the U.S.)

78.5

Life expectancy of men living in Jefferson County (men typically live 76.1 years in the U.S.)

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Events

in Port Townsend and Jefferson County Editor’s note: This calendar has events scheduled as of April 6; things may have changed. Updates and additions are made to our events calendar at ptleader.com. Please send information to news@ptleader.com.

Concerts at Linger Longer Stage • All shows are meadow seating. Beer Garden for 21+ with ID; food vendors; free parking. No pets. See individual calendar listings, below, for bands. 151 Columbia St., Quilcene. lingerlongerproductions.com

ONGOING EVENTS

Concerts on the Dock • Thursdays, July-September, Pope Marine Park Plaza/City Dock in downtown Port Townsend. Free, all-ages concerts.

Wine, beer and cider garden. See individual calendar listings, below, for bands. Sponsored by the Port Townsend Main Street Program. ptmainstreet.org

Art Walk • 5:30-8 p.m., first Saturday of the month. Galleries and other venues in Port Townsend stay open in the evening, hold opening receptions for artists and offer light refreshments and wine.

Concerts in the Woods • About every other weekend, spring through winter, renowned musicians perform “in a beautiful room at the end of the earth” at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle, about 40 miles south of Port Townsend. By donation. coyleconcerts.com

Townsend City Council Chambers, 540 Water St. Living History Walking Tours: 2 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, June-September, downtown and Uptown Port Townsend, $10. Call to arrange group tours. 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org

Museums: Jefferson Museum of Art and History, Jefferson County 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 540 Farmers Market Water St; Rothschild • Port Townsend: House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

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▼▼ Continued from page 56 ▼▼ County International Airport. jchsmuseum.org quilcenemuseum.org coast artillery,org ptaeromuseum.com Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding • Workshops conducted year-round, tours offered 3:30-5 p.m. the first Friday of every month.

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Water St., Port Hadlock. nwswb.edu Olympic Music Festival Concerts at Centrum • Classical chamber music concerts take place at 2 p.m. throughout August and early September at the Joseph F. Wheeler Theater in Fort Worden. olympicmusicfestival.org Port Townsend Marine Science Center • Adult and youth marine science activities year-round in the Natural History Exhibit, the Marine Exhibit and on the beach at Fort Worden State Park; summer marine biology camps for youth. ptmsc.org PT Shorts • Free monthly readings of literary works held at 7:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month to coincide with Art Walk, with an encore performance on the following Sunday at 5:30 p.m. Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water St., downtown Port Townsend. keycitypublictheatre.org Sailing programs • Boatbuilding, sailing, voyaging and seamanship

The Port Ludlow Festival by the Bay each July is for community members and visitors, and features one of only three public fireworks shows in Jefferson County all year. Photo by Steve Mullensky courses for families, groups, adults and youths. nwmaritime.org

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Sailboat races on Port Townsend Bay • Port Townsend Sailing Association hosts racing events, including weekly racing on Wednesdays, a

Wildlife Cruises • Spring and fall migration, summer puffin sightings and specialty cruises, including one on the schooner Adventuress. ptmsc.org/cruises Woodcraft workshops • Courses in woodworking, furniture making, carving and more; weekend workshops for kids. Port Townsend School of Woodworking at Fort Worden State Park. ptwoodschool.com

MAY 2016 May 1-31 • Art Wave: Artwork by students in grades K-12 displayed at businesses. ptmainstreet.org May 7 • Opening day of boating season on Port Townsend Bay. ptyc.net

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May 7 • Wearable Art Show. 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Benefit for Jefferson County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls. McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden. Tickets: ptwearableart.com

May 18-22 • 81st Rhododendron Festival. Parades, events, carnival.

Rhody Festival Grand Parade, noon, Saturday, Uptown and downtown Port Townsend. rhodyfestival.org May 19-22 • Vintage Jazz Workshop. centrum.org May 21 • Rhody Fest Grand Parade.

Noon, Uptown and downtown Port Townsend, followed by the Cake Picnic featuring 2,500 slices of free cake and a massive intergenerational dance party downtown. rhodyfestival.org thunderbullproductions.com May 22 • Rhody Run XXXVIII. 11 a.m.

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Kids Sprint at 9:30 a.m., free, ages 9 and younger. rhodyrun.com May 26-June 2 • Port Townsend Chamber Music Series & Workshop with events at the Wheeler Theater at Fort Worden State Park. May 29: Calder String Quartet, 2 p.m.; May 31: Chamber Music Student Showcase Events continue on page 60▼ The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

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▼▼ Continued from page 58 ▼▼ Recital, 7:30 p.m.; June 1: Student Showcase Recital, 7:30 p.m. centrum.org May 28 • Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club Plant Sale. 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

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Sunday. Food and craft booths, belt sander races, exhibits, live music, kids activities and more. Located along U.S. Highway 101 north of Brinnon between Yelvik’s General Store and the Cove RV Park. brinnonshrimpfest.org May 28 • Port Townsend Artisan Food Festival. Eat, drink, learn, make. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Farmers Market, Uptown at Tyler and Lawrence street. jcfmarkets.org 60 • 2016 GETAWAY

May 29 • Marrowstone Island Tractor Days. Nordland General Store, 385-0777.

June 9 • Taste of Port Townsend at Northwest Maritime Center. Beer/ wine/cider optional. ptmainstreet.org

May 30 • Port Townsend Summer Band season-opening Memorial Day concert. 10:30 a.m. Free. American Legion Hall, 209 Monroe St., Port Townsend. ptsummerband.org

June 10-11 • Wild Rose Chorale concert. 7:30 p.m., Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Ave. wildrosechorale.org

JUNE 2016 June 2 - July 3 • “Shipwrecked!”

Produced by Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St. keycitypublic theatre.org June 3-5 • 33rd Classic Mariners’ Regatta for wooden sailboats.

Wooden motorboats welcome to participate in the event as a spectator fleet. Wooden rowboats, dinghies, kayaks, etc. are encouraged to participate in Sunday morning’s informal race. nwmaritime.org June 5-10 • Tales, Texts & Theater.

Youth arts project for Blue Heron School’s sixth-grade class. centrum.org

June 10-12 • Brass Screw Confederacy Steampunk Festival. Entertainment, vendors, fashion and more, culminating in the 21+ Steampunk Hootenanny on Saturday night. brass-screw.org June 11-15 • Pocket Yacht Palooza at Northwest Maritime Center on Saturday, followed by Palooza Crooza, featuring 30+ small boats cruising together from Port Townsend. pocketyachters.com June 18 • 20th Jefferson County Master Gardeners Secret Garden Tour & Plant Sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Showcases Northwest maritime gardens in Port Townsend. jcmgf.org June 18 • Port Townsend Sailing Association Midsummer Regatta. ptsail.org

June 18 • 13th Rakers Car Club show. Vehicles and motorcycles of any age and type. 7:30-9:30 a.m.; public welcome at 9:30 a.m. $5; active duty, kids 12 and under free.

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June 19-24 • Voices from the Field Arts Academy: An Immersive Arts Workshop for Students of Migrant Families. centrum.org June 22-23 • 2nd Race to Alaska.

Pre-Race Ruckus on Wednesday and 6 a.m. start on Thursday at Northwest Maritime Center, 431 Water St. Hordes of brave sailors, paddlers and rowers race from Port Townsend to Ketchikan without the help of engines. r2ak.com June 25 • 23rd Rat Island Regatta, self-propelled small-boat race from Fort Worden State Park. Two course options.

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▼▼ Continued from page 60 ▼▼ moka Park, Blaine and Jackson streets. ptsummerband.org June 28-July 3 • Voice Works workshop for singers at Fort Worden State Park. centrum.org

July 4 • Old-Fashioned Picnic at Linger Longer Stage. Noon-5 p.m. Free event features music by the Village Idiots, Brett Townsend and special guests. 151 Columbia St., Quilcene.

July 9-10 • Red Lantern Rally for SCAMP sailboats, Mystery Bay State Park, Marrowstone Island. smallcraftadvisor.com

July 14 • Concert on the Dock: Kevin Mason & The PT All Stars. 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Pope Marine Park Plaza, downtown.

July 14-16 • Gold Wing Road Riders Association Washington District convention, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St. gwrra-wa.org

July 15-17 • 20th Sequim Lavender Festival, self-guided farm tour and street fair. lavenderfestival.com July 16 • Sail-In and Boat Fest. Allday celebration includes boat rides, tours, music and fun for all ages.

Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, Port Hadlock. nwswb.edu

JULY 2016 July 1-2 • Voice Works Concert. 7:30 p.m. Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden.

Sat. location TBD. centrum.org July 3-10 • 40th Festival of American Fiddle Tunes with events at McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden State Park.

July 4: Fiddles on the Fourth, 2 p.m., 7 p.m.; July 8-9: Fiddle Tunes Concerts, 7:30 p.m. Fri., 1:30 p.m. centrum.org July 4 • Port Townsend Summer Band Independence Day concert.

7:30 p.m. Free. American Legion Hall, 209 Monroe St., Port Townsend. ptsummerband.org July 4 • “Old School” 4th of July.

Field games, live music, a car show, hot air balloon, food vendors, fireworks and more. Fort Worden State Park. thunderbullproductions.com 62 • 2016 GETAWAY

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July 16-17 • Relay for Life of Jefferson County. noon-noon. H.J. Carroll Park, 9884 Hwy 19. Chimacum. relay.acsevents.org.

July 17-24 • 42st Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, including workshops, free public readings and lectures at Fort Worden State Park. centrum.org July 21 • Concert on the Dock: Uncle Funk & The Dope Six. 5-7:30 p.m.

Free. Pope Marine Park Plaza downtown PT. July 23 • Summer Concert: Joy in Mudville/Brett Townsend. 9 p.m., Linger Longer Stage, 151 Columbia St., Quilcene.

July 24-31 • Jazz Port Townsend workshop and festival at Fort Worden

State Park. Jazz in the Clubs: 8 p.m.

Fri., 10 p.m. Sat. & Sun., July 28-30, downtown Port Townsend. Mainstage concerts: 7:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 1:30 p.m. Sat., July 29-30, McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden. centrum.org July 28 • Concert on the Dock: Toolshed Trio with Abakis. 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Pope Marine Park Plaza downtown.

July 29-31 • Port Ludlow Festival by the Bay, with activities, Artists’ League show, crafts market, music, water activities, car show and more. plfest.org.

July 30-Aug. 6 • Tribal Canoe Journey 2016: Paddle to Nisqually. nisqually-nsn.gov July 31 • Port Townsend Summer Band concert. 3 p.m. Free. American

Legion Hall, 209 Monroe St., Port Townsend. ptsummerband.org July 31-Aug. 7 • 24th Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival workshop and festival at Fort Worden State Park.

Blues in the Clubs: 8 p.m., Aug. 5-6, downtown Port Townsend. Acoustic Blues concert: 1:30 p.m., Aug. 6, McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden. centrum.org

AUGUST 2016 Aug. 4-29 • 18th Art Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour. Art studios open to the public on free, self-guided tour. artporttownsend.org Aug. 4 • Concert on the Dock: Locust Street Taxi. 5-7:30 p.m. Free.

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Aug. 5-28 • Shakespeare in the Park: “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.” Produced by Key City Public Theatre. Shows at Chetzemoka Park, Blaine and Jackson streets. keycitypublictheatre.org Aug. 6 • FamilyFest at Linger Longer Stage. 2-8 p.m. Features Lobo Del Mar with special guests; activities for kids 2-5 p.m. 151 Columbia St., Quilcene.

Aug. 7-13 • Dance This! Workshop for high school students at Fort Worden. centrum.org Aug. 7 • Summer Cider Day brings cideries together. Sponsored by the Northwest Cider Association. nwcider.com

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▼▼ Continued from page 63 ▼▼ Aug. 11 • Concert on the Dock: Olympic Express Big Band. 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Pope Marine Park Plaza downtown.

Aug. 12 • 8th Quilcene Museum Wine and Beer Tasting Gala.

5-8 p.m. Linger Longer Theater in Worthington Park/Quilcene Museum, 151 Columbia St. quilcenemuseum.org Aug. 12-14 • 79th Jefferson County Fair at the fairgrounds in Port Townsend, 4907 Landes St. jeffcofairgrounds.com Aug. 18 • Concert on the Dock: Cold Comfort with Kilcid. Free.

5-7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Park Plaza downtown.

Aug. 19-20 • Boomfest. Music festival featuring a light show, kids’ activities, food vendors, beer garden and camping. thunderbullproductions.com 64 • 2016 GETAWAY

Aug. 20 • 27th Kiwanis Classic Car Show at Memorial Athletic Field, 550 Washington St., Port Townsend.

Vehicles and motorcycles from 1980 and earlier, fundraiser for community service and youth education projects.

Contact David Crozier, 360-531-0557.

Aug. 20 • Uptown Crafts Fair & Parade. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Live music, parade, food, art activities, and a crafts sale. Tyler and Lawrence streets in Uptown Port Townsend.

Aug. 21 • All-County Emergency Preparedness Picnic. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

All-ages celebration. H.J. Carroll Park, 9884 Hwy 19, Chimacum. l2020.org/all-county-picnic Aug. 25 • Concert on the Dock: Joy in Mudville. 5-7:30 p.m. Free. Pope Marine Park Plaza in downtown Port Townsend. ptmainstreet.org Aug. 27 • Rockabilly for Quilbillies at Linger Longer Stage. 5-9 p.m. Features Johnny7 and the Black Crabs, Jeff Wittekind opens. 151 Columbia St., Quilcene.

Aug. 28 • Port Townsend Summer Band concert. 3 p.m. Free. Chetzemoka Park, Blaine and Jackson streets. ptsummerband.org

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Sept. 10-11 • 43rd Crafts by the Dock. 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday. Madison Street in downtown Port Townsend. porttownsendartsguild.org

Sept. 1 • Concert on the Dock: Lucky Brown & The Funk Revolution.

5-7:30 p.m. Free. Pope Marine Park Plaza downtown.

Sept. 3-4 • Fort Worden Living History Show, organized by Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, Building 201 at Fort Worden State Park. Public show on Artillery Hill includes former military vehicles, equipment and uniform displays circa 1900-1945, plus a Parade Ground encampment and daily skirmish by Civil War re-enactors. Call 360-385-0373, coastartillery.org.

Sept. 3-5 • Summer Sidewalk Sale in downtown Port Townsend.

Sept. 9-11 • 40th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson features more than 300 wooden vessels, and dozens

Sept. 9-11 • 42nd Scottish Country Dance Workshop at Fort Worden State Park. rscds-seattle.org

Sept. 17 • 36th Quilcene Community Fair & Parade. Carnival, parade, rides, food and craft vendors and a concert by Lobo Del Mar. quilcenefair.com Sept. 17-18 • 14th Farm and Fiber Tour. Free, self-guided tour showcases several Jefferson County farms. jefferson.wsu.edu Sept. 23-25 • 17th Port Townsend Film Festival. Films and related events in Uptown and downtown. ptfilmfest.com Sept. 24 • Quilcene Oyster HalfMarathon. USATF-certified halfmarathon and 10K race. 5K fun run, 1K kids’ run and a half-marathon crab walk. quilcenehalfmarathon.com The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

Sept. 28-Oct. 2 • Port Townsend Ukulele Festival workshops and concerts at Fort Worden State Park.

Concerts: 7:30 p.m., Sept. 30, Oct. 1, Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden. centrum.org

OCTOBER 2016 Oct. 1 • The Brothers Four benefit concert for Dove House. 7 p.m., Fort Worden. thunderbullproductions.com Oct. 1-2 • 34th Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race. “In Search of the Holy Gear.” ptkineticrace. org Oct. 6 • Girls’ Night Out. Shopping extravaganza and special events. ptmainstreet.org Oct. 6-23 • “4,000 Miles.” Produced

by Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St. keycitypublictheatre.org

The annual Quilcene Community Fair each September includes a car show with a unique “burn out” demonstration stage. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan

Oct. 15 • Cider Press Outdoor Party.

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Oct. 16 • Harvest Fest. Nordland General Store, 7108 Flagler Road.

Oct. 29-30 • Haunted Bordello.

“Dead sexy” guided tour of a Victorian

pleasure palace. 313 Walker St., Port Townsend. hauntedbordello.com Oct. 31 • 22nd Downtown Trick or Treat and Costume Parade on Water Street in downtown Port Townsend. ptmainstreet.org

NOVEMBER 2016 Nov. 5-6 • 13th Holiday Fair at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend. jeffcofairgrounds. com Nov. 5-6 • 11th Port Townsend Woodworkers’ Show, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.

American Legion Hall, 209 Monroe St. splintergroup.org Nov. 11 • Veterans Day ceremony at Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 American Legion, 209 Monroe St. 10:30 a.m., with performance by Port Townsend Summer Band. ptsummerband.org TBA • West End Weekend, sponsored by the Jefferson County Historical Society, features lectures, field trips and activities on Jefferson County’s west side. jchsmuseum.org Nov. 19 • Taxi Fest. Live performance

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Nov. 25-26 • PT Arts Guild Holiday Craft Sale. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Port Townsend Community Center, 620 Tyler St. porttownsendartsguild.org Nov. 26 • Merchants’ Holiday Open House & Small Business Saturday in downtown Port Townsend. ptmainstreet.org Nov. 26 • Quilcene Holiday Bazaar at the Quilcene Community Center, 294952, Highway 101.

DECEMBER 2016 Dec. 1-30 • “Port Townsend’s Christmas Carol: A Ghostly Musical.” Produced by Key City Public Theatre, 419 Washington St. keycitypublictheatre.org Dec. 3 • Community Tree Lighting & Santa Visit in downtown Port Townsend. ptmainstreet.org Dec. 3-4 • Marrowstone Tree Lighting, Sat. and Santa Visit, Sun. Nordland General Store, 7180 Flagler Road, 360-385-0777.

Dec. 10 & 17 • Kiwanis Choo Choo Rides for Families in downtown Port Townsend. ptmainstreet.org Dec. 10-11 • 30th Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Chimacum High School, 91 W. Valley Road, in support of school activities. $3 entry. chimacumarts.org Events continue on page 66▼ The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

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▼▼ Continued from page 65 ▼▼ Dec. 17 • Yuletide Festival.

Music, Father Christmas, mistletoe and fruitcake. Downtown Port Townsend. olympicpeninsulasteam.org Dec. 31 • First Night Celebration.

Community celebration of art and heritage. Downtown Port Townsend. jchsmuseum.org

JANUARY 2017

MARCH 2017 March 9-12 • Kitemakers Conference at Fort Worden State Park, kitemakers.org TBA • PlayFest, produced by Key City Public Theatre. keycitypublictheatre.org TBA • Victorian Heritage Festival. vicfest.org.

APRIL 2017 TBA • 20th AAUW Kitchen Tour. pt-wa.aauw.net TBA • Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival at Fort Worden State Park. centrum.org

Jan. 1 • 27th Mystery Bay Polar Bear Dip. Noon, Nordland General Store, 7180 Flagler Rd., 360-385-0777.

TBA • 13th Strange Brewfest.

American Legion, 209 Monroe St. strangebrewfestpt.com

FEBRUARY 2017 TBA • Olympic Peninsula Salmon Derby. gardinersalmonderby.com.

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