Getaway Guide 2014

PORT TOWNSEND & OLYMPIC PENINSULA

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Food, Festivals, Fun! Supplement to the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader 2014

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ON THE COVER Artist Chris Witkowski loves food, farming, landscapes and farmers markets. She’s been painting on the West Coast for more than 30 years and has spent time on Bainbridge Island, Lopez Island and Port Townsend. Her oils, pastels and watercolors Chris Witkowski offer a sampling of all things beautiful and delicious. Her work, which graces the cover of the Getaway, also has been used for posters of the Port Townsend Farmers Market and the 25th anniversary of the Bloedel Reserve.

See her work at chriswitkowski.com and at Roby King Galleries on Bainbridge.

The salmon-offering mermaid was commissioned by Rick Oltman, owner of Cape Cleare Fishery, and has been used on Cape Cleare’s canned-salmon label.

“When I decided that I wanted to support local artists, while bringing more color to how we market our fish, mermaids were the obvious answer. Everyone loves mermaids!” said Oltman, who believes in sustainable fishing practices that leave the “smallest footprint and produce the finest results.” Toward that goal, the fresh fish is brought to the Port Townsend Farmers Market on Saturdays by bike.

INDEX Maps & Travel Olympic Peninsula........................ 32,33 Port Townsend Attractions ................ 43

Experiment Welcome ............................................ 6 Music, Art, Plays ............................ 8,10 Farmers Markets ......................... 20,22 Beer, Wine and Cider................ 14,16,18 Eat Like a Local ................................ 24 Get your Boots Dirty .................... 26,28 Yes, We Have Wi-Fi ............................ 30 Six Words .................................... 34,35 Weird and Wacky .............................. 36

Our Communities Port Townsend............................. 42-48 Tri-Area & Marrowstone..................... 50 Port Ludlow ...................................... 52 North Hood Canal ........................ 54,55

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GREETINGS

Welcome to the festivities

By Allison Arthur

Just as the mermaid on the front cover rises from the ocean to present you with a fresh salmon she’s caught, Jefferson County communities rise up to offer flavorful festivals.

Quite a few center around all that Puget Sound has to offer. Brinnon has a ShrimpFest in May. Port Townsend has a Wooden Boat Festival in September.

There’s not a weekend that goes by where you can’t find good fresh food at a farmers market or a festival of some sort.

Even when we worry about the possibility of The Big Earthquake We All Know Is Coming, we get together as a community to eat, drink, picnic and do emergency planning. Hundreds showed up for the All-County Picnic last year at a favorite county park.

For visitors and locals alike, the festivities start in the dead of winter when folks warm up with the Strange Brewfest and a dozen brewers and hundreds of beer buffs descend on Port Townsend.

Then, the historic folks come out in March with a Victorian Heritage Festival, which features sword fighting, fashion and a formal tea.

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The first All-County Picnic happened in 2013 and it’s set this year for Aug. 17 at HJ Carroll Park in Chimacum. Jefferson County residents are notorious for using any excuse to party and that includes getting neighborhoods together to prepare for a disaster. Photo by Allison Arthur

in April and every Saturday that follows until mid-December one block of Uptown in Port Townsend becomes a little day festival, with farmers, food vendors and local musicians coming out to savor the day.

Shrimp jump out of the water and into the picture in May down in Brinnon, and if you love seafood, the ShrimpFest is the place to go.

Throughout the summer, there’s seemingly a festival every weekend.

We celebrate fiddle tunes and ukeleles. We celebrate Shakespeare and put on his work at a local park. We celebrate classic music with the Olympic Music Festival. We celebrate wooden boats and host one of the biggest shows on the West Coast. We celebrate films.

The Port Townsend Film Festival is one of the best film festivals around.

And there’s really no way to describe

the Great Port Townsend Kinetic Skulpture Race in October, when people are urged to go for the glory of mediocrity.

Right after Thanksgiving, the Chimacum Arts and Crafts Fair should bring you back to our neck of the woods. We have so many festivals and shows, you’re going to have to keep this section around to find all the gems in the ocean.

So why is the mermaid on the cover offering a salmon? Well, salmon is making a comeback in our creeks, thanks to volunteers and organizations like the North Olympic Salmon Coalition. A festival is planned to celebrate their return.

Then again, maybe she’s just trying to barter for legs, so she can climb out of the water and come join in all the fun on land.

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Discover the Heart of Ebey’s Reserve!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Jacob Ebey’s House Vistors’ Center - Open June 5 through Labor Day Ebey’s Historic Preservation Field School at Fort Casey St. Park, July 21 - Aug. 14, 2014 Ebey’s Conference - DISCOVER EBEY’S! October 4, 2014 Ebey’s Community Potluck, November 7, 2014 Discover Ebey’s! Make a trip to the Reserve and find out what makes this place important to our Nation’s History

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CULTURAL ADVENTURE

Music, art, dance, plays

By Megan Claflin

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ake your next trip to Jefferson County an experience in arts immersion. It’s easy to do, with something to fill any day of the week.

Day 1, Wednesday: Get settled in and spend your first night on a live-music pub crawl (with the help of a designated driver). Check out the music and great eats at Sirens Pub, Highway 20 Roadhouse and Hilltop Tavern in Port Townsend; Hadlock House, Ajax Café and Valley Tavern in Port Hadlock; and the Fireside Restaurant lounge in Port Ludlow. Or, test your knowledge at the Uptown Pub’s Trivia Night and enjoy pub fare from the Uptown Blue Moose.

Day 2, Thursday: After a late night on the town, treat

The Port Townsend Wearable Art Show is a Mother’s Day weekend event. Last year, entries were received from Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula, western Washington, Alaska and California.

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yourself to an independent film or Hollywood blockbuster at either the Rose Theatre, the Starlight Room or Uptown Theatre. Cozy up with the family for a double feature at the Wheel-in Motor Movie drive-in theater. Attend the Port Townsend Film Festival (Sept. 20-22), which offers independent films, special guests and outdoor movies. There’s also a rich world Sandra Smith-Poling is an artist and a doctor. Her artwork can be seen at Gallery 9 in Port Townsend.

Don’t miss Gallery Walk in Port Townsend on the first Saturday of every month. Courtesy photo

of live theater here, with highcaliber productions by Key City Public Theatre, Paradise Theatre, Chameleon Theatre and Poetic Justice Theatre Ensemble, plus numerous community and student troupes.

Day 3, Friday: Centrum, a world-renowned nonprofit arts organization, conducts numerous workshops and performances, including Voice Works, June 23-29; Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, June 29-July 6; Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, July 10-20; Jazz Port Townsend, July 20-27; Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival, July 27-Aug. 3; and the Port Townsend Ukulele Festival, Sept.

3-7. The Mythsinger Foundation and host Aimée Ringle welcome all to an evening of storytelling at Better Living Through Coffee on the first Friday of each month.

Day 4, Saturday: On weekend afternoons from June 28 to Sept. 7,

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Seasonal Events 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 leash or in a carrier.

Leashed animals must remain on the floor.

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Haines Place Park-&-Ride is located near Safeway.

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the Olympic Music Festival (near Quilcene) offers chamber music performed in a bucolic farm setting, replete with a barn and hay bales for seating. On the first Saturday of every month, downtown Port Townsend buzzes with Gallery Walk, 5:30-8 p.m., when galleries stay open late to offer a first look at the month’s exhibits. Stroll from gallery to gallery, and check out Quimper Sound, one of the few vinyl-record stores Abi of Port Townsend dances with Jerron Paxton, a faculty member of Centrum’s Port Townsend around these days.

Acoustic Blues Festival, during a back-porch jam session at Fort Worden State Park.

Day 5, Sunday: Feeling inPhoto by Steve Mullensky spired? Spend your last day in Port Townsend by releasing your creativity. Try a new artistic endeavor in a community art space for the “serious (and curious)” at Hand Work Studio or with the Bazaar Girls, a crafting community. Or, get in front of a live crowd through the many open mike and karaoke nights that take place.

Olympic Peninsula Dance and Port Townsend Community Dance offer a variety of dance opportunities.

Be sure to bring a piece of the local arts scene home with you – a new dance move, song or CD, handcrafted jewelry, fine art pieces or something you created yourself.

Keep abreast of these events and many, many more through ptleader.com and the Community Calendar, which appears in the Leader newspaper every week.

Leader Community Calendar ptleader.com/calendar Shannon, Mike, Camryn and Ceci Rigby of Logan, Utah, visit the Wheel-In Motor Movie. The family, which visits Port Townsend at least once a year, says their first visit was made worthwhile simply by visiting the old-school (hot and cold) concession stand. Photo by Kelsey Kohl 10 ❚ 2014 GETAWAY

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VOICE WORKS

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Connecting creative artists and learners of all ages through direct and shared artistic experiences.

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Year-round performing and literary workshops and festivals. Details online.

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434 acres of inspiration at Fort Worden State Park in the heart of Port Townsend.

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1868 Rothschild Ho use Museum, on the corner of Fra nklin and Taylor

Jefferson Museum of Art & History in the historic 1892 City Hall, 540 Water St.

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Explore Jefferson County’s backroads and discover why we’re proud to call this place home

MARROWSTONE ISLAND is the home of protected harbors, wild beaches, Fort Flagler State Park, a public boat launch and a quaint country store.

Events

• Tractor Days on Memorial Day Sunday – a celebration of Marrowstone’s rural heritage.

• Strawberry Festival, June 21 – sponsored by the Marrowstone Island Community Association.

• Harvest Festival, October – good old-fashioned country fun at the Nordland General store.

• Annual Polar Bear Dip – Jan. 1.

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Find destinations featuring fresh and delicious culinary treats, chef-quality local recipes and culinary news, as well as information and assistance.

The OLYMPIC CULINARY LOOP is a group of people who grow, harvest, catch and ultimately serve you the Peninsula’s bounty that we call Olympic Coast Cuisine. Experiencing all that’s local is an adventure, and for many a first-time experience.

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Several festivals throughout the year celebrate the Peninsula’s culinary abundance and visitors are encouraged to join in the fun. These include the North Sound Wineries’ Red Wine & Chocolate Tour in February; the Lavender Festival in July; the Jefferson and Clallam County Farm tours in September and October, respectively; the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival in October; and A Taste of the Peninsula in November. www.olympicculinaryloop.com 12 ❚ 2014 GETAWAY

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PORT LUDLOW is home to waterfront dining and a boutique Inn at the Resort at Port Ludlow. The well-protected bay is a welcome anchorage and includes a full service marina.

Championship golf, miles of hiking trails and a thriving arts community complete the scene.

Events

• Port Ludlow Farmer’s Market – Fridays, May through September, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Center at Oak Bay & Paradise Bay roads. Features fresh produce and crafts.

• Festival by the Bay, July 25-27 – A three-day event with craft booths, art gallery, car show, food court, tennis event, golf tournament, fun on the water, live music and fireworks.

PORT HADLOCK comes in two parts, upper and lower.

Lower Port Hadlock is home to the Ajax Café and the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building. Upper Hadlock is the commercial center, with grocery stores, restaurants, hardware and the iconic Valley Tavern.

The towns of Port Hadlock, Irondale and the Chimacum Valley, known locally as the Tri-Area, blend old town history and a past steeped in natural resource production with a growing population of small-scale farmers revisiting authentic ways to produce food in a modern world.

Come stroll the docks at the marina and enjoy the beauties of historic Port Hadlock and its surroundings.

CHIMACUM is the agricultural heart of Jefferson County. The rich valley farm land supports wineries, cideries, blueberries, and a wide range of produce.

Check out the offerings at the Chimacum Corner Farm stand, which is stocked to the gills with local treats.

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For more • Chimacum Farmer’s Market – information Sundays, May to October, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Located at the crossroads of Highway 19 and Chimacum Road. Features fresh produce, crafts and live music.

• Jefferson County Farm Tour Come celebrate a decade of farm fresh (& free!) fun at the 12th annual Jefferson County Farm Tour! Sunday, Sept. 14. The 2014 tour boasts more than a dozen working farms, specializing in everything from hard cider to kale, goat’s milk and magical soil. From 10am to 4pm our local farmers have tractor load of live music, educational demonstrations and darn tasty food planned for you. Load up the family wagon, hop on your bicycle, or join a raucous carpool at the Farm Tour Central: on Sunday, September 14 you’ll want to be heading to the fields! On your way out be sure to stop by the Farm Tour Central (Chimacum Corner Farm Stand) for a map of the farms, some carpool companions, a ticket to the grand raffle and other farm fun. jefferson.wsu.edu

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TASTE UP

Beer, Wine, Cider Bring a designated driver and come taste your way through the Olympic Peninsula.

You can find everything you want in a tasting event in or around Port Townsend, from fancy spiced hard cider to red wine and craft microbrews.

Before you set out to search for your favorite libation in this small Victorian seaport and arts community, remember that you are here to enjoy, so step out of your comfort zone, try something new, taste a variety and take a bottle of something home.

Locally owned businesses appreciate your support, and you can bring bottles back as gifts or save them for your anniversary or for savoring memories of one amazing vacation.

bright, open gathering space on Port Townsend Bay. For a brewery scene, head to Port Townsend Brewing Company’s tasting room, located in the Port Townsend Boat Haven shipyard, across the highway from Safeway. The tasting room offers a number of beers on tap, bottled beers to take away and live music during the summer.

Get your hotel reservations early for Port Townsend’s annual Strange Brewfest staged each January at the American Legion Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 downtown. Strange Brewfest features weird, eclectic, even random beers, and the festival lures folks from around the Pacific Northwest.

Cider and wine Cider and wine connoisseurs, look no further.

East Jefferson County is host to four outstanding cider and winery businesses, which include tasting rooms, for your adventurous tastebuds.

Sorensen Cellars is a familyowned winery located just outside of the Port Townsend city limits on State Route 20. It doesn’t have tasting-room hours, but its wines are sold locally.

Alpenfire Organic Hard Cider, located about nine miles west of town, offers Washington’s only certifiedorganic hard cider, as well as vinegar.

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Beer and fun For those who favor beer, visit the Pourhouse, a craft-beer taproom and bottle shop on the Port Townsend waterfront. There are more than a dozen frequently rotated taps, including draft ciders, a small wine list, a large selection of bottled beer and a 14 ❚ 2014 GETAWAY

Local vineyards are the source of delectable Northwest wines and the beautiful scenery of the Olympic Peninsula. Photo by Megan Claflin The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

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Teaching and preserving traditional and contemporary wooden boat building skills while developing the individual as a craftsmen.

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Alpenfire’s cider choices range from Spark! semisweet to organic Pirate’s Plank “Bone Dry” and organic Ember bittersweet. Alpenfire recently won a national Good Food Award for its “Orleans”-style organic apple cider vinegar.

Eaglemount Wine & Cider is located in the Chimacum Valley, approximately 12 miles from Port Townsend, a drive that takes you through beautiful farmland.

Eaglemount makes hard apple ciders and specialty ciders, including a ginger cider chosen as one of the 43 best in the world by Sunset magazine. The Cyser cider is a hard cider fermented and sweetened with honey.

The Perry cider is a slightly sparkling

cider crafted from organically grown pears.

Finnriver Farm is also located in Chimacum Valley. Along with berries and other produce, the farm offers sparkling hard ciders, dessert wines and liqueurs. Finnriver’s artisan sparkling cider and Farmstead sparkling cider are both pressed and handcrafted on the farm from wild homestead and organic Washington apples.

FairWinds Winery, just outside of Port Townsend on Hastings Avenue, is owned by a seafaring couple who opened their tasting room in 1996.

Their aim is to produce wines made from the lesser-known Washington state grape varieties, along with more mainstream selections. The name FairWinds stems from the old maritime adage “Fair winds and following seas.” Check out their white Burgundy.

Marrowstone Vineyards opened in 2012, near Nordland, Wash., on 5 acres overlooking Puget Sound.

Owners Ken and Judith Collins invite guests to enjoy a varieties of wines as well as the works of local artists in their indoor and outdoor tasting areas. They produce two Pinot Noir wines, one from grapes grown in Washington, and the other from grapes grown in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, as well as a Pinot Gris, a dry Riesling produced from Washington-grown grapes, and a dry apple wine produced from apples grown on Marrowstone Island.

Come May 3-4, partake in the Northwest Wine and Cheese Tour, hosted by the Olympic Peninsula Wineries Association, and meet about 10 regional cider, wine and cheese producers. Learn more at olympicpeninsulawineries.org.

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January’s annual Strange Brewfest has a reputation as not only a beer festival but a one-of-a-kind music event.

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Breweries & Taprooms PORT TOWNSEND BREWING COMPANY 330 10th St., Port Townsend 360-385-9967 porttownsendbrewing.com Tasting-room hours: Call for times.

POURHOUSE 2231 Washington St., Port Townsend 360-379-5586 Taproom hours: noon-10 p.m.

Wine & Cider ALPENFIRE 220 Pocket Lane, Port Townsend 360-379-8915 alpenfirecider.com Tasting-room hours: 1-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday, April through December EAGLEMOUNT WINE & CIDER 2350 Eaglemount Road, Port Townsend 360-732-4084 eaglemountwineandcider.com

Steve and Nancy Bishop established Alpenfire Orchards in 2006, planting approximately 900 French and English varieties of apple trees on 5 acres off Cape George Road in Port Townsend. Today, Alpenfire produces about 3,500 gallons of cider annually. Summer Cider Day is set for Aug. 9 this year. It is the Northwest Cider Association’s biggest event of the year. Photo by Megan Claflin Wine studio hours: Spring hours are noon-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday; summer hours are noon5 p.m., Wednesday-Sunday; fall hours are noon-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday.

FAIRWINDS WINERY 1984 Hastings Ave. W., Port Townsend 360-385-6899 fairwindswinery.com Tasting-room hours: Open noon-5 p.m. daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and noon-5 p.m., Friday-Sunday, from September through May. FINNRIVER FARM & CIDERY 62 Barn Swallow Road, Chimacum 360-732-6822 finnriver.com Tasting-room hours: noon-5 p.m. every day except Christmas. Tastings cost $5 per person.

MARROWSTONE VINEYARDS 423 Meade Road, Nordland 360-385-5239 marrowstonevineyards.com Tasting-room hours: noon-5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, May through October. Special occasions by appointment.

Tastings cost $5 per person.

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FRESH AND LOCAL

Savor it in season

By Will O’Donnell

Market vendors can provide fresh produce and sweet grace and humility.

I’m here to brag and tell you why our Port Townsend Farmers Market is the best, and not just because it was named the Best in the Washington in 2011.

The first time that award was given, we got it.

Our vendors at the Jefferson County Farmers Market have more gold medals than the Canadian curling team.

Best Jack Cheese, Best Flavored Goat Cheese, Best Champagne-style Cider, Best Vinegar, Best Kimchi: Our vendors have won all of those titles and others.

And if awards were given for best produce display, or best partly soiled overalls, our farmers would win those awards, too. I also suspect that we could sweep the best pizza oven made out of an old metal buoy award (Dented Buoy Pizza), and best stainless steel salmon grilling wagon with vintage 1930s trim and mermaid murals award (Cape Cleare), as well as best Gypsystyle vintage box truck converted into 20 ❚ 2014 GETAWAY

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a mobile espresso stand title (Gypsy Coffeehouse). I even think we’d probably win the much contested best cheese sticks made by an artisan bakery award (Pane d’Amore).

We have so much good stuff that we are going to take the bragging to a new level this year. On May 24-25, we are hosting our first-ever Artisan Food Festival. At the market on Saturday, we are staying open an extra hour and inviting some guest vendors to come out for the day.

Special guests include a Jersey dairy cow, chocolatiers, beer makers, people who hand-roast nuts, and some microdairies.

We are offering demos all day long and artisan food-making courses with the Cedar Root Folk School. After the market closes, there is an all-local dinner reception with authors Kurt Timmermeister and Leora Bloom, and then a local cocktail concoction tasting downtown. On Sunday, it’s the Artisan

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For fresh food directly from local farmers and producers, check out these farmers markets.

Food Tour: Meet the producer at the market on Saturday and visit the farm or facility on Sunday.

Port Townsend Farmers Market runs Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., April through October; and 10 a.m.-1 p.m., NovemberDecember in Uptown, on the corner of Lawrence and Tyler streets.

NOT JUST ONE People often tell me that they have been to a lot of markets and that ours is one of the best. I agree – except for that “one of” part. They sometimes ask me why I think it’s so good. Well here’s my standard answer: Seattle markets have to draw from all over the state to get the variety and quality of vendors that we draw from our home county. Our market is in a small, beautiful town, and everybody knows each other. There is a real sense of community at our market.

We have live local music every week and we have seating. We have a park next door and friendly local businesses across the street. We have a great selection of arts and crafts from local artisans. Our market is friendly,

Chimacum Farmers Market is open Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., June 2 through October at Chimacum Corner Farmstand, 9122 Rhody Drive, about nine miles from Port Townsend.

Port Townsend Wednesday Market is 2-6 p.m., July 2-Sept. 17, on the corner of Lawrence and Polk streets, Uptown.

local farms: produce, meat, flowers, herbs, plants, lavender, and more. We have three cider vendors: Finnriver, Eaglemount and Alpenfire.

Leonard Johnson of Mystery Bay Seafood Catering We have an award-winning brings his fresh clams, oysters and mussels to farmstead goat dairy, Mystery Bay market from Marrowstone Island on Saturdays.

Photo by Will O’Donnell Farm, and an award-winning cow’s milk cheese factory, Mt. Townsend Creamery. We have an anchor bakcomfortable and lovely. ery that has been making some of the But let’s talk more about the venstate’s best artisan breads for the last 10 dors. We have about 70 vendors in the years, Pane d’Amore, and a number of summertime. We have more than 20 small bakeries specializing in certain items: Bob’s Bagels, Dalla Notte, Crust Handpies, Bread and Honey Bakery.

This year, we have handmade organic corn tortillas, too. And raw and glutenfree foods, and clams and oysters, and crab cakes and soups, Washington bratwurst and more.

Stop me, if you can catch me, at the market on Saturday. I’m happy to keep on bragging.

– Will O’Donnell is director of the Jefferson County Farmers Market and has been involved in farming in Jefferson County for more than a decade.

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HUNGRY?

Eat up, eat out, eat here You’re hungry. And you want to eat something that has local flavor.

Where to go? It’s one of the first questions visitors stop and ask locals.

And it’s a tough question, because it all depends on what you are hungry for at that moment – a juicy hamburger or something vegetarian, an exotic dish or just delicious local fare.

For the past 18 years, the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader has hosted a “Best Foods” contest. The friendly and completely unscientific competition – voting more than once is encouraged – offers locals and other regulars the chance to vote for their favorite eateries.

While favorites are listed here, some restaurants do not participate, and others might not be mentioned because they are new.

Two excellent ways to check out local food are at the Taste of Port Townsend event, which this year is set for June 12; and at Jefferson County Farmers Markets – there’s one on Saturdays in Port Townsend, another on Sundays in Chimacum.

If you simply want to dine out, however, here are our 2013 Best Foods contest winners. All are Port Townsend businesses, unless otherwise noted.

Enjoy a culinary adventure.

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Cellar Door owners Dominic Svornich and Stephanie Hoch attribute their win in the Leader’s 2013 Best Foods contest to their dedication to creating unique craft cocktails and distinctive high-quality cuisine.

Cellar Door, at 940 Water St., tied for first place in the “Best New Place” category with Addie Mae’s Southern Kitchen. Photo by Megan Claflin

Best Foods winners

Best pasta: 1) Lanza’s Ristorante, 2), Fountain Café, 3) Ajax Café.

Best Asian food: 1) 1-2-3 Thai Food, 2) Khu Larb Thai, 3) Banana Leaf.

Best pie: 1) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) Chimacum Café, 3) Bayview Restaurant.

Best breakfast: 1) Blue Moose Café, 2) Farm’s Reach Cafe, Chimacum, 3) Bayview Restaurant.

Best pizza: 1) Waterfront Pizza, 2) Ferino’s Pizzeria, Port Hadlock, 3) Lanza’s.

Best burger: 1) Burgers Landing, Port Hadlock, 2) Sirens Pub, 3) Uptown Moose.

Best sandwich: 1) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) Jordini’s on the Water, 3) Owl Sprit.

Best coffee: 1) Mean Bean Coffee Co. tied with Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) Easy Times Espresso, Port Hadlock, 3) Velocity.

Best dessert: 1) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) Elevated Ice Cream Co. & Candy Shop, 3) Sweet Laurette Café & Bistro.

Best fish & chips: 1) Sea J’s, 2) Scampi & Halibuts Seafood Grill, Port Hadlock, 3) Bayview Restaurant.

Best happy hour: 1) Sirens, 2) Pourhouse, 3) Alchemy.

Best healthy/organic/local: 1) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) PT Food Co-op, 3) Owl Sprit Café.

Best seafood: 1) Ajax Café, Port Hadlock, 2) Scampi & Halibuts Seafood Grill, Port Hadlock, 3) Fins Coastal Cuisine.

Best service: 1) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) Bayview Restaurant, 3) Blue Moose Café.

Best soup: 1) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 2) Bayview Restaurant, 3) Owl Sprit Café.

Best steak: 1) Ajax Café, Port Hadlock, 2) Silverwater Café, 3) Bayview Restaurant.

Best takeout: 1) 1-2-3 Thai Food, 2) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum, 3) Khu Larb Thai/Little Rose.

Best Mexican food: 1) Pedro’s Fiesta Jalisco, Port Hadlock, 2) El Sarape, 3) La Isla.

Most food for the buck: 1) 1-2-3 Thai Food tied with Blue Moose Café, 2) Chimacum Café, 3) Bayview Restaurant.

Best new place: 1) Addie Mae’s Southern Kitchen tied with Cellar Door, 2) Uptown Moose, 3) Farm’s Reach Café, Chimacum.

Most romantic: 1) Lanza’s Ristorante, 2) Ajax Café, Port Hadlock, 3) Alchemy.

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On a clear day, from the top of Mount Walker it feels as if you can see forever. Actually, you can see Seattle in the distance. Photo by Jameson Hawn

HIKE AWAY

Get your boots dirty

By Jameson Hawn

Sometimes the nonstop festival life of the Olympic Peninsula requires a change of pace – a chance to stretch your legs and ditch the crowds. Luckily, the Olympic Mountains offer freedom-seekers a multitude of trail options from high, snow-covered alpine peaks to swollen freestone streamside jaunts, all within an hour or two of Port Townsend.

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For an extensive list of trails, check out the Olympic Mountain Trail Guide by Robert L. Woods, which offers 177 great ways to dirty your boots.

Here are a few local hiking options available within an hour of Port Townsend. For more options, don’t forget to stop by the Hood Canal Ranger District office, 295142 U.S. Highway 101 in Quilcene. It’s open 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, including holidays, through Labor Day. Note: Always be sure to let a loved one know where you plan to hike and when you will return.

Safety first. Always.

March 31, so hikers must park and walk to the trailhead, located about a quarter-mile up the road on the right-hand side.

A National Forest Service permit is not required at the trailhead, according to the Forest Service website.

The climb is steep, gaining 2,005 feet in 2 miles, but the view from the summit is well worth the trouble. Mount Walker offers fantastic views of Hood Canal, Puget Sound and, of course, peek-a-boo views of the Olympics to the west. Bring your boots, because the slightest amount of rain can make this trail a treacherously fun slip ‘n’ slide.

Mount Walker, National Forest Service trail #894 Lake Angeles Trail, Standing sentry over Hood Canal Olympic National Park

is Mount Walker, a steep, often slippery ascent just a few miles south of Quilcene on Highway 101. Mount Walker offers a 2-mile ascent from the parking area located on Mount Walker Viewpoint Road. The road grade, which wraps around the hillside to the summit of the peak, is gated from November through

Are you looking for a place to stretch your legs and escape the festival season, all within reach of Port Angeles? Located near Olympic National Park’s Hurricane Ridge Road entrance is the Lake Angeles trail system.

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Park trail systems leave from the same parking area, which is located immediately west of the national park entrance. Simply take a right on the access road, travel 200 yards and park in the large lot.

The route to the lake is moderately steep, gaining 2,400 vertical feet over 3.5 miles of trail to the lake.

Stands of subalpine forests spread across the hillsides, with a mixture of seasonal and year-round creeks carving the landscape.

There is not much in the way of viewpoints along the trail. Instead, you can soak up the transition from lowland forest to high basin near the lake. Here, the trail splits to the west, gaining another 1,800 vertical feet to the top of Klahhane Ridge (about 6.4 miles from the trailhead). From Klahhane Ridge you are treated to panoramic views of the Olympics, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and, far below, Lake Angeles.

Snow is abundant until May, and the lake is often covered with a layer of ice and snow during that time. Access to the trail is free; however, if you plan to stay the night you must pay a camping fee and carry a bear canister Lake Angeles Trail is in Olympic National Park, not far from Port Angeles, near the entrance to Hurricane Ridge. There’s snow until May. You’ll see subalpine forests in this area. Photo by Jameson Hawn (available at the ONP main office).

Lower Big Quilcene Trail, National Forest Service trail #833 My first experience on the Lower Quil trail was on a soggy winter day, when a friend and I decided to ditch our daily pavement-running grind for a bit of single-track trail.

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ideal out-and-back route featuring moderate trail grades from 1,200 feet to 2,500 in elevation.

Much of the trail is lined by lush temperate forest – a mixture of alder-lined bottomlands near the Quilcene River, and spongy mossblanketed understory amongst old growth timber.

All of these hikes provide a breath of fresh air and a chance to, well, get away from it all.

– Jameson Hawn is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys discovering new trails and is planning a singleday, cross-Olympic Mountains trail run in June.

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IN TOUCH

Yes, we have Wi-Fi Venture to the far ends of the wild Olympic Peninsula to get away from it all and relax and you might wonder: Will I be able to connect with the rest of the world?

Only if you want to. If you truly want to get away, feel free to say you’ve fallen into a vortex without Internet service.

Alas, the truth is, Jefferson County may stretch from Puget Sound all the way to the Pacific Ocean – with a giant national forest sandwiched between the two – but you still can hop on the digital speedway if you so desire.

And for those of you thinking about relocating here, the good news is that Jefferson County has high-speed Internet just like the big urban boys.

In the meantime, if you are just exploring, there are plenty of places to park and pick up free Wi-Fi connections, although you might have to endure a delicious cup of coffee or tea, or imbibe a microbrew, to get the password. You know, be a customer, just like in the city, right?

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Home from school in Seattle for spring break, Port Townsend native Brianne Rowan, 24, works on her laptop at Better Living Through Coffee in downtown Port Townsend. Photo by Nicholas Johnson

The Leader used its Facebook page to ask local readers for some of their favorite Wi-Fi haunts.

Most places don’t require a password or if they do, the passwords are easily acquired. Here’s what our readers said: Ned Herbert, Kim Aldrich, Susan J. Tingelstad and others say the Pourhouse has free Wi-Fi with no password. Koya Leyden says most bars have it these days.

Jim Sherwood says Sunrise Coffee Company is a good place to go.

Lisa Biskup says Better Living Through Coffee is a place to keep in touch.

Sophia Ingalls recommends Pippa’s Real Tea, plus it has a fireplace to sit next to.

Judith Lundgren, who owns Hilltop Tavern, recommends the tavern.

William Felts says the Boiler Room has all he needs.

Kristina Carlson recommends McDonald’s in Port Townsend.

Michael Orr recommends the Jefferson County Chamber

of Commerce, which is at 440 12th St. on Haines Street in the Jefferson Transit park-and-ride facility.

Kaye Swisher Benish recommends Port Townsend Motel, Starbucks in Safeway, QFC and Les Schwab.

A group of locals said they’d recommend Velocity Coffee, a hangout inside the Northwest Maritime Center, but they weren’t sure they wanted to share the place with others.

Outside the city limits, Metro Bagels, Valley Tavern, Ferino’s Pizzeria, Farm’s Reach Café and Chimacum Corner Farmstand in Port Hadlock all have Wi-Fi. Not surprisingly, the password at the farm stand is simply “good food.”

And in Quilcene, freelance writer Viviann Kuehl says there’s free Wi-Fi at the Quilcene Community Center, along with computers for community use, as well as at the 101 Brewery at Twana Roadhouse.

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Brinnon Visitor Center (North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce) 306144 U.S. Highway 101, Brinnon, WA 98320 360-796-4350 visitorcenter@embarqmail.com emeraldtowns.com From Port Townsend Port Ludlow 16 miles Quilcene 25 miles Kingston 33 miles Brinnon 37 miles Seattle 50 miles Tacoma 80 miles Olympia 92 miles Sea-Tac Airport 100 miles Vancouver, B.C. 122 miles Portland, Ore. 222 miles

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Six Words Why we’re here, and not there Can you describe the place you love in just six words? That was the challenge we gave readers of the Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader recently – to describe Jefferson County in just six words. Here are some of the best our readers sent. And yes, that headline is a takeoff on one of our community’s most famous bumper-sticker sayings: “We’re all here because we’re not all there.”

Jarrid Nakata, Jimmy Thompson, Chris Milkie, Luke Johnson, Ichiro Nakata and Kimi Nakata love County. Photo submitted by Emily Thompson

Consume wisely Love freely Live creatively

Emily Thompson, Port Townsend, Seattle

Enchanting, quirky opinionated, creativ historical, spiritual.

– Sue Jones, North Beach, Po

Magical, mys elusive, indivi Sweet Laurette Cafe and Bistro is one of dozens of locally owned restaurants in Jefferson County. Carol Jones took this photo from the window of her home in the Uptown district.

When she stands in just the right place, she says it looks like all the lights are twinkling when the wind blows through the trees. Photo by Carol Jones

Haller Fountain in downtown Port Townsend is often used as the backdrop for events, from protests to parades to comments like the one above.

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This “couch on a stick” photo was taken in late 2013 on Cedar Street in Port Hadlock. Nancy Mann says it made her smile every time she saw it.

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Enchanting, quirky, opinionated, creative, historical, spiritual.

Waking mountains surrender to sleeping sea.

– Nancy Mann, Port Hadlock

– Sue Jones, North Beach, Port Townsend

Mountainly maritime unlocked alluring gluten free

The Rothschild House looked like this in 1960, before renovation and dedication as a Washington state park and historic house museum. Many buildings have been restored over the years in Port Townsend. The Rothschild House is one of them. Photo by Tom Camfield

– Jack Murphy, Nordland

Magical, mysterious, meaningful, elusive, individuals, travelers

– Nan Toby Tyrrell, Port Townsend

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Historical, nautical, recreational, conceptual, inspirational, lively

– Linda Spurgeon

ual, peaceful, colorful, seagulls, rain.

Carol Jones, Port Townsend

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Weird and Wacky

Alexander’s Castle is the oldest building at Fort Worden State Park. It was named after the Rev. John Alexander, who, as the story goes, built the castle for the love of his life; the structure was similar to what might be found in his homeland of Scotland. Sadly, when he returned there to bring his sweetheart back to the castle he had built in Port Townsend, she had already married someone else. You can rent it today, though, for the one you love.

Rent a fish? Why, yes, you can: a 13-foot-high, 25-foot-long female chum salmon that weighs 2,510 pounds. Her name is Fin and she’s available through the North Olympic Salmon Coalition.

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ping in on the 1950s. You’ll find a small version of Mount Rushmore, a Egg and I Road is a nod to author Fin is a 25-foot female chum fairy house or two (or three), a relief Betty MacDonald, who wrote a book salmon sculpture that is available map of Washington state, and a 12titled The Egg and I, published in for rent. Yes, rent, when not being mule team and covered wagon. The 1945. She lived with her first husused by the North Olympic Salmon rockery began in 1948 and remains band, Robert Heskett, on a farm near Coalition. She is a frequent parade a roadside attraction. It’s free to tour Chimacum. It was the inspiration participant, but could also be used for the outdoor museum. Looking is for a movie about Ma and Pa Kettle. birthday parties; partyers can climb good; however, no touching, please.

The book also ignited a lawsuit, inside the sculpture and look out which was dismissed. Later, Jefferson through her mouth. It costs $300 to Jefferson County is the first counCounty commissioners approved rent Fin for a day. Check out ty in Washington state in 60 years to Resolution 14-18, which officially nosc.org for more information. pull the plug on Puget Sound Energy changed the road’s name to “Egg and and move to public electricity. Three I Road” for the segment that passes A visit to Eaglemount Rockery counties considered the issue in 2008; the farm where MacDonald lived. at 1822 Highway 20 is like droponly Jefferson County voted to make the change. Jefferson County Public Utility District No. 1 now provides local electricity.

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The original street level of downtown Port Townsend was a full story below the current level of Water Street. Some old buildings have a set of windows that are now below street level. At the time of Port Townsend’s settlement, what is Water Street was literally the water – it was where the beach met the sea. Another street, called Front Street, is platted all along Port Townsend’s waterfront, but was never built.

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Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop & Fibre Emporium Open Daily 10am – 6pm bazaargirls.com 126 Quincy Street, Port Townsend 360-379-9273

Apparel - Jewelry Heritage - Gifts 922 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-301-0913 contact@wanderingangus.com

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The Future of Cape Cleare Salmon

Available at the Port Townsend Food Coop, Farmers Market, and beyond.

360-643-9171

Sushi, Izakaya (tapa items), Porky Boy & Suzy Q Sandwiches, Pacific NW Wine & Beer, Sake, Local Coffee, Teas, etc.

940 Lawrence St., Uptown

Wooden Boat Festival Port Townsend ~ September 5-7, 2014 Music !

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Blue Gull Inn B&B • 1310 Clay St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-3241 • 888-700-0205 • www.bluegullinn.com Commanders Beach House • 400 Hudson St, PT 98368 • 360-385-1778 • 888-385-1778 • www.commandersbeachhouse.com Hubers Inn B&B • 1421 Landes St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-3904 • www.loshuber.com Inn at McCurdy House • 405 Taylor St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-4824 • www.innatmccurdyhouse.com Old Consulate Inn • 313 Walker St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-6753 • 800-300-6753 • www.oldconsulateinn.com Quimper Inn • 1306 Franklin St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1060 • 800-557-1060 • www.quimperinn.com Ravenscroft Inn B&B • 533 Quincy St, Port Townsend, 98368 • 360-205-2147 • 855-290-8840 • ravenscroftinn.com Takaki House B&B - 1617 Washington St, Port Townsend 98368 - 360-385-9784 - www.mtakaki.com Thornton House • 1132 Garfield St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-6670 • www.thorntonhousept.com

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Great breakfast B&B by the beach Weekly rates Private, relaxing retreat Historic mansion Views, quiet Uptown, fantastic views Gallery, Private Getaway Historic Victorian farmhouse

PT Hotels & Motels A Suite at the Fountain • 914 Washington St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-643-1370 • www.fountainsuite.com 1 Aladdin Motor Inn • 2333 Washington St, PT 98368 • 360-385-3747 • 800-281-3747 • www.aladdinmotorinnpt.com 30 Ann Starrett Mansion • 744 Clay St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-3205 • 800-321-0644 • www.starrettmansion.com 8 Belmont, The • 925 Water St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-3007 • www.thebelmontpt.com 4 Bishop Victorian Hotel, The • 714 Washington St, PT 98368 • 360-385-6122 • 800-824-4738 • www.bishopvictorian.com 16 Fort Worden • 200 Battery Way, PT 98368 • 360-344-4431 • www.FortWorden.org 33 Harborside Inn • 330 Benedict St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-7909 • 800-942-5960 • www.harborside-inn.com 63 Manresa Castle • 7th & Sheridan St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-5750 • 800-732-1281 • www.manresacastle.com 41 Palace Hotel • 1004 Water St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-0773 • 800-962-0741 • www.palacehotelpt.com 19 Port Townsend Inn • 2020 Washington St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-2211 • 800-216-4985 • www.porttownsendinn.com36 Swan Hotel, The • 216 Monroe St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1718 • 800-824-4738 • www.theswanhotel.com 13 Tides Inn • 1807 Water St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-0595 • 800-822-8696 • www.tides-inn.com 45 Washington Hotel • 825 Washington St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-0213 • www.accommodationsandmore.com 4 Waterstreet Hotel • 635 Water St, PT 98368 • 360-385-5467 • 800-735-9810 • www.waterstreethotelporttownsend.com 16

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Fort Worden State Park • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-344-4431 • www.parks.wa.gov and/or www.FortWorden.org Jefferson County Fairgrounds • 4907 Landes St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1013 • www.jeffcofairgrounds.com Old Fort Townsend State Park • 1370 Old Fort Townsend Rd, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-344-4431 • www.parks.wa.gov Point Hudson Marina & RV Park • 103 Hudson St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-2828 • www.portofpt.com

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A Bungalow on the Bluff • 303 Fillmore St, PT 98368 • 800-385-1238 • www.porttownsendgetaway.com A Garden Cottage • 112 Umatilla Ave, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-643-3210 • www.gardencottagegetaway.com Bartlett House Cottage • 314 Polk Street, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-381-0395 • www.bartletthousecottagept.com Big Red Barn • 309 V St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-0213 • www.bigredbarngetaway.com Comfortable Guest Suite • 3122 Haines St, Port Townsend 98368 • 805-801-9657 • www.airbnb.com/rooms/1123497 Cozy Home • 3253 Haines St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1173 • www.airbnb.com/rooms/460051 Cozy Room Uptown • Garfield St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-821-1360 • www.airbnb.com/rooms/652925 Dell’s Guesthouse at North Beach • 510 56th St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-3783 • delnorthbeach@olympus.net Fort Worden • 200 Battery Way, PT 98368 • 360-344-4431 • www.FortWorden.org Hammond House Cottage • 834 Pierce St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-6269 • www.olypen.com/glb/hammond Holcomb Hideaway • 1823 Holcomb St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-531-0611 • www.homeaway.com/903721 Inn at Waterfront Place • 632A Waterfront Place, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-6957 • www.innatwaterfrontplace.com Katie’s Kottage • 475 W St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-8261 • www.katieskottage.info Lookout, The • 419 Lawrence St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-1904 • thelookoutpt.com Morgan Hill Guest House • 606 Roosevelt St, PT 98368 • 360-385-2536 • 800-490-9070 • www.morganhillgetaways.com Pilot’s Seaside Cottage • 327 Jackson St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-531-3968 • www.pilotscottage.com Rainshadow Tourist Home • 609 58th St, Port Townsend, 98368 • 360-531-0022 • rainshadowpt.com Sea Loft • 306 Lincoln St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1626 • www.home.olympus.net/~sealoft Turtle Island View Room • 333 Fir St, Port Townsend 98368 • 360-531-0996 • www.airbnb.com/rooms/522201

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Hotels / Motels • Bed & Breakfasts Vacation Rentals HOTELS / MOTELS

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Hadlock Motel • 181 Chimacum Rd, Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-385-3111 • 888-360-3111 • www.hadlockmotel.com

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Mount Walker Inn • PO Box 144, 61 Maple Grove Rd. Quilcene 98376 • 360-765-3410 • www.mountwalkerinn.com The Resort At Port Ludlow • 1 Heron Rd, Port Ludlow 98365 • 360-437-7000 • 877-805-0868 • www.portludlowresort.com

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Amber Lights B&B • 4042 Hastings Ave W • Port Townsend • 98368 • 360-390-5712 • www.amberlightsbedandbreakfast.com Elk Meadows • 3485 Dosewallips Rd, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4886 • www.elkmeadowswa.com Harbor House • 309257 Hwy 101, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4064 • 360-951-5366 • www.theharborhouse.virtualave.net

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Houseboats For Two • 308913 Hwy 101, Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-3440 • 800-966-5942 • www.houseboats4two.com Solstice Farm B&B • 6503 Beaver Valley Rd, Chimacum 98325 • 360-732-0174 • www.solsticefarmstay.com

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Adelma Beach Cabin (May-Sept) • 262 Adelma Beach Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-0213 • www.adelmabeach.com Aerie House • 223 Aerie Lane • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-5779 • www.vacationhomerentals.com/59266 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.aninnbetween.com Arcadia West Guest Nest • 389A Arcadia West • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-381-5099 • www.vrbo.com/268004 A Wolves’ Den • 269 N Jacob Miller Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-316-9174 • www.winterchill-farm.com Bay Cottage • 4346 S. Discovery Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-2035 • www.baycottagegetaway.com Beach Cottages on Marrowstone • 10 Beach Dr, Nordland 98358 • 360-385-3077 • www.beachcottagegetaway.com

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Beach Getaway on Oak Bay • 101 Oak Rd, Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-437-2532 • www.beachgetawayonoakbay.com Cabin on the Canal • Near Pleasant Harbor • Brinnon 98320 • 206-782-3868 • www.cabinonthecanal.com Cabins at Treefrog Woods • 1280 Cape George Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-379-0906 • www.peninsulasportsman.com Chevy Chase Beach Cabins • 3710 S Discovery Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1270 • www.chevychasebeachcabins.com Chimacum Ridge Lodge • 1505 Center Rd • Chimacum 98325 • 877-360-6224 • www.chimacumridgelodge.com

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Cottage on Discovery Bay • 4394 Discovery Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-774-0213 • www.accommodationsandmore.com Cove RV Park • 303075 Highway 101 • Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4723 • www.coverv.com Crow’s Nest Cabin • 5073 Flagler Rd, Nordland 98358 • 360-385-4920 • www.ptgetaways.com Dabob Bay Cottage • 840 Piper Rd, Quilcene 98376 • 360-765-3947 • www.dabobbaycottage.com

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Fairmount Beach House • 1071 Fairmount Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-2480 • www.vacationhomerentals.com/41811 Fort Flagler State Park Retreat Center • 10541 Flagler Rd, Nordland 98358 • 360-385-3701 • www.parks.wa.gov Great Escape R&R • near South Point Rd • Port Ludlow 98365 • 206-226-4049 • www.fishtalesvacationrentals.com Kathy’s Place at Discovery Bay • 961 Fairmont Rd. • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-344-4218 • www.vrbo.com/480389 Olympic Vacation Rentals • 57 E Arden St • Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-301-1344 • www.olympicvacationrental.weebly.com Paradise Bay Beach Cabin Rental • 3491 Paradise Bay Rd • Port Ludlow 98365 • 888-399-6533 • www.bayrental.info Pleasant Harbor Marina House • 308913 US Hwy 101 • Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4611 • www.pleasantharbormarina.com Port Ludlow Vacation Rentals • Admiralty 1 Condos • Port Ludlow 98365 • 206-992-6036 • www.portludlowvacationrentals.com Protection Bluff Retreat • 780 McMinn Rd • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-7459 • www.airbnb.com/rooms/185295 Triton Cove Beach Home • In Brinnon • Brinnon 98320 • 253-820-0243 • www.tritoncovebeachhome.com Windermere Vacation Rentals • PO Box 770, Brinnon 98320 • 888-796-3450 • www.windermerehoodcanal.com Zen River Retreat • 423 Lords Lake Loop • Quilcene • 98376 • 360-316-9656 • www.zenriverretreat.com

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Private beach Now reserve on line Beachfront, sleeps 12 On the Beach Near Port Townsend Private beach cabin x Marina view, quiet Beachfront Waterfront, eagles, sunsets x Peaceful beach retreat Hood Canal waterfront x Restorative Guest Retreat

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County Fairgrounds • 4907 Landes St • Port Townsend 98368 • 360-385-1013 • www.jeffcofairgrounds.com Collins Campground • Hwy 101, 6 mi. from 101 •Brinnon 98320 • 360-765-2200 • www.fs.usda.gov/olympic Dosewallips State Park • Hwy 101, 1/4 mi. S of • Brinnon 98320 • 888-226-7688 • www.parks.wa.gov

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Falls View Campground • Hwy 101, 3.5 mi. S of • Quilcene 98376 • 360-765-2200 www.fs.usda.gov/olympic Fort Flagler State Park • 10541 Flagler Rd • Nordland 98358 • 360-385-1259 • www.parks.wa.gov Oak Bay Lower County Campground • 301 Portage Way • Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-385-9129 • www.countyrec.com Oak Bay Upper County Campground • 290 Cleveland St • Port Hadlock 98339 • 360-385-9129 • www.countyrec.com

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Quilcene County Campground • 294964 Hwy 101 • Quilcene 98376 • 360-385-9129 • www.countyrec.com

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Seal Rock Campground • 1 mile N of Brinnon • Brinnon 98320 • 360-765-2200 • www.fs.usda.gov/olympic

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Beaver’s Pond Retreat • 3851 Larson Lake Rd • Port Ludlow 98365 • 360-732-7148 • www.beaverspondretreat.com Cove RV Park • 303075 Hwy 101 • Brinnon 98320 • 360-796-4723 • www.coverv.com

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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 • 360-796-471 Point Hudson RV Park • 103 Hudson St • Port Townsend 98368 • 800-228-2803 • www.portofpt.com

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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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Cedar Creek Cabins & the Eagles Nest, 107 Dowans Creek Rd, Forks, 98331, 360-374-3259, www.forkslogcabin.com Kalaloch Lodge · 157151 Hwy.101, Forks 98331 · 360-962-2271 · 866-662-9969 · www.thekalalochlodge.com Rainforest Hostel · 169312 Hwy. 101, Forks 98331 · 360-374-2270 · www.rainforesthostel.com

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NEWS AROUND TOWN

About Port Townsend

By Patrick J. Sullivan

Welcome to Port Townsend, where the end of the road meets the Salish Sea. First impressions are important, and ours is usually favorable, considering the number of people who visit once and want to live here forever.

First impressions are free, and so is the following News Around Town, from the award-winning Port Townsend Observation Deck blog at ptleader.com. I’m in the news business, so here is your Getaway edition of News Around Town: TOURIST NEWS: Welcome!

All people are tourists when they visit somewhere other than their home zone, so why not be friends? Jefferson County is a year-round destination, for a day or a weekend or longer, for spending time at a slower pace. But not that slow; locals are going places, too.

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This backyard deer took a licking to the home’s 16-year-old cat, Pia, in this not-so-wild encounter in Port Townsend. Photo by Terri Quinlan

fresh and new, and any direction you choose is worth exploring. Yes, it’s that simple. Take your pick of any festival, activity, event or business offering in this Getaway guide, and get away into something new.

to overhyped sensitivity. Maybe that’s why you felt something when you came down the hill past the lagoon and the boatyard, and into the historic district.

Then again, some say Bigfoot has been seen on the Olympic Peninsula, so what’s up with that?

VORTEX NEWS: Port Townsend is one of those places, like Sedona or FESTIVAL NEWS: Community Taos, with a so-called “energy vorspirit shines in our many festivals, futex,” which, in some cases, people eled primarily by volunteers and gratelink to creativity, and in some cases, ful for local business support. New to town? Pick a festival and get involved.

Planning a visit? Check our events listing and plan ahead for the festival of your choice. Hint: Reserve your overnight accommodations in advance, especially on summer festival and concert weekends, because we have more demand than we have hotel rooms.

DEER NEWS: Bambi lives in Port Townsend. His cousins, lots of them, live here too. The Western The Wooden Boat Festival offers something for all Washington blacktails, born and raised ages, including the opportunity to make a wooden in backyards, learn to look both ways boat that floats. The 38th festival is set for Sept.

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BELMONT Established 1889

Port Townsend’s Only Remaining 1880’s Waterfront Restaurant and Saloon

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The Belmont Clam Chowder Northwest-style cream chowder, housemade.

Lobster Bisque with Sherry

Appetizers

Crispy Calamari Dusted with flour, herbs and spices, served with raspberry dijon dipping sauce.

Fresh Dungeness Crab Cocktail Served with wasabi cocktail sauce.

Dungeness Crab and Artichoke Dip Served piping hot with crostini.

Dungeness Crab Cakes Pan-seared with lemon cucumber sauce.

Washington Manila Clams or Mediterranean Mussels One pound of clams, mussels or a combination of both poached in pesto cream broth.

Fresh Pacific Northwest Oysters Freshly shucked on the half-shell with wasabi cocktail sauce.

Entrée Salads

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

Traditional, Chicken or Shrimp Caesar Romaine lettuce, Parmesan, croutons and housemade Caesar dressing.

Sesame Chicken Salad Chilled romaine lettuce, crispy won tons, mushrooms, peanuts and Oriental dressing.

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

Belmont Salad Baby greens with Granny Smith apples, walnuts, blue cheese and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.

Pastas

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

Pan-Fried Oysters Local small oysters dusted in flour, herbs and spices Wild Salmon with Pasta and served with wasabi cocktail sauce.

Grilled fillet served atop pasta with wild Oysters Rockefeller mushroom sauce.

Small local oysters baked with spinach, Goat Cheese Linguine parmesan cheese, bacon and Ouzo Liqueur and topped with mozzarella cheese.

Sautéed with wild salmon, prawns, scallops, fresh spinach, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes.

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Pan Seared Fresh Scallops With linguine, pancetta, shallots, Tuaca Liqueur and finished with créme fraische.

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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.

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

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

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

Sockeye Salmon & Dungeness Crab Chargrilled fillet topped with Dungeness crab and sauce Béarnaise.

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

Pan Roasted Duck Breasts With natural jus and bing cherries.

3 Masted Filet Mignon 4 oz. choice filet mignon, topped with fresh Dungeness crab and Sauce Béarnaise and 3 prawns, grilled with garlic and olive oil.

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‘ON THE WATERFRONT’ NEWS: Do more than watch the boats go by – get on the water ▼Continued from page 42 yourself. There are classes, probefore crossing the street. They eat well grams, scenic tours and rentals for and are a creative force – check out the landlubbers young and old. Walk intricate garden fences erected as defenonto the state ferry and ride to sive measures. Please do not feed the Whidbey Island and back. Check wildlife, even if they seem almost tame. out the Northwest Maritime Center. If nothing else, at least get ‘ON THE WATER’ NEWS: Port Townsend Bay is the best natu- out on Union Wharf. ral harbor in Puget Sound; that’s a BEST ADVICE: When navigatbig reason the town was founded in ing on land, don’t be surprised when 1854. Point Wilson (our lighthouse, GPS leads you to a dead end, because now for the most part a monument; our streets and roads don’t always follow vessel navigation is by GPS) is the through. Never judge a person by the pinch point of ocean tidal action and stains on their Carhartts, by their hair shipping lanes. You may see Navy color or job. ships and subs, merchant vessels of T-SHIRT SAYING OF THE all sizes, ferries, cruise ships, fishing boats, tugs, sailboats, sea kayaks, etc. WEEK: “I’m tickled off.”

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NIGHT LIFE NEWS: Port Townsend has the Olympic Peninsula’s best mix of music, art, dance, theater, writing, poetry, food, spirits and sweets. Period. And it’s a year-round thing, not just a summer boost.

HOUSING NEWS: Sales and new construction numbers are up in 2014 and property foreclosures are down.

That’s good news. Home construction has resumed in Port Ludlow.

That’s more good news. The majority of transactions here have been resales (It’s still less expensive to buy than to build.), and most of the buyers are coming here from somewhere else, ready for retirement or at least partially taking things easy.

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something more complicated. The paper mill (since 1928) is our largest private employer, and government is the largest public employer. We are known for a high percentage of entrepreneurs, another way of saying people have to dream up their own way of making a living. The first public access to highspeed broadband Internet has arrived, a step toward making businesses, small or large, better connected.

DEMOGRAPHIC NEWS: Cultural and outdoor activities, and our temperate climate (less rain than Seattle) are draws for newcomers of all ages. Statistically, Jefferson County, at 53.8, has the oldest median age – half higher, half lower – in Washington state. Our population (29,854 countywide, including 9,100 in Port Townsend), may have a lot of gray hair, but stay alert, because those population numbers also represent

Fort Worden State Park is a great place to visit. It has beaches, a marine science center, walking trails and a rich history. It also is the center for many major events. Remember to show your Discover Pass or buy one before you park. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan, flight by Port Townsend Aircraft Services

people who may be pedaling, running, walking or doing something else at a greater speed than you.

SMELL NEWS: Low tide brings its own special smell, but that peculiar odor you may have detected near the city limits could be our paper mill. It’s boiler steam you see from the mill’s stacks; the sulfuric odor comes from the mill’s settling ponds. The mill has made progress on reducing odors, but

it kind of goes with the pulp and paper business. It’s like buying a house near an airport and complaining about the noise. This town has a paper mill, and sometimes it smells.

TO-DO NEWS: Whether it’s for you or my relatives from Minnesota, here is my Top Four To-Do List: 1) visit Fort Worden State Park; 2) go for a beach walk (any beach); 3) get out on the water, somehow; and 4) eat fresh seafood. Do not shy away from an oyster shooter.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “We just live in the best place, ever,” says a Quilcene woman, born and raised, and you will hear the same thing from people in Nordland or Port Townsend or Port Ludlow or anywhere around here. “Our community is awesome. It’s so beautiful here, and the people are wonderful. We don’t know how lucky we are.”

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Beaches, boats, berries

If you would rather fish then forage, check out Fort Flagler State Park, at the north end of Marrowstone Island, which offers great camping, picnicking and boating opportunities as well as flat biking roads and beach walking .

School. The day-use facility has a BMX Pick and eat blueberries, fly a kite bike track, horseshoe pits, hard-surface on the beach as you watch ferries and basketball court, softball diamond, freighters sail by or take a tour of a playfield, restrooms, walking path, school that builds wooden boats: Those picnic shelters and a trail to Chimacum are a few of the activities you can enjoy Creek. This is a great place to stop and in the small communities of Port picnic.

Hadlock, Irondale and Chimacum on Port Hadlock was named after your way to Marrowstone Island.

Samuel Hadlock, who established But wait. While there’s plenty to do the lumber mill town in 1867. Today, in the summer, don’t forget to come Lower Hadlock is the waterfront site back right before Christmas because of the Northwest School of Wooden one of the biggest arts and crafts Boatbuilding. There is a self-guided events on the Olympic Peninsula is the tour, and people are welcome to come to Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair, set this the school between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., year from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 13 Monday-Friday. and 14 at Chimacum High School. It is Highway 116 takes you across an event not to be missed.

Portage Canal Bridge to Indian and As you drive through the Chimacum Commissioned by the British Broadcasting Marrowstone islands. Naval Magazine Corporation, the Northwest School of Wooden Valley, the scene can be deceiving. Yes, Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock built three Indian Island is home to the U.S. there are rolling farmlands, but there’s a Whitehalls for a documentary filmed in August Navy’s most strategic ordnance storlot more to see, taste and smell.

2013 on the Colorado River. Tours of the school age facility on the West Coast – supply At the four-way stop in Chimacum, are free and self-guided from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ships, warships and submarines come Monday through Friday. Large groups are asked to and go from the area. note the welcoming sign that greets call in advance. Photo by Megan Claflin visitors: “Food from Here.” The Don’t miss the quaint, one-of-aChimacum Corner Farmstand is a kind Nordland General Store, which is on Sept. 14 and Fiber Tour Sept. 13-14. a hub for the Marrowstone community wealth of local produce and meats, as (See jefferson.wsu.edu for details.) well as information. and a great place to buy ice cream, or If you don’t have a Discover Pass to The Chimacum Valley and nearby some other locally made treat. get into a state park, Jefferson County Beaver and Center valleys once were A sweep of the Tri-Area makes your is rich with some of the best free parks home to many dairy farms. Many of getaway complete. this area has to offer. One of the biggest them no longer exist, but produce and and best is H.J. Carroll Park, located livestock farming are making a comealong Highway 19 near Chimacum back. Check out the 2014 Farm Tour 50 ❚ 2014 GETAWAY

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Religious Organizations Community United Methodist Church “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors” 130 Church Lane, Port Hadlock 360-385-1579 Website: HadlockChurch.com Email: cumc@olympus.net Rev. Julia M. Price, pastor Sunday 8:45 a.m. Adult Small Group Study 10:00 a.m. Worship 10:15 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Fellowship

First Baptist Church Loving God & Loving Port Townsend.

1202 Lawrence St. (Uptown) 360-385-2752, pffirstbap@netscape.net Pastor Skip Cadorette A relaxed, come-as-you-are blend of contemporary and traditional music, prayer and honest Biblical teaching; nursery care provided.

Sunday, 9:30 am: Worship Sunday, 10:45 am: Classes for kids and youth; sermon discussion and coffee hour for adults.

First Church of Christ Scientist, Port Townsend Christian Science Church, Sunday School and Reading Room at 275 Umatilla Ave., near Discovery and San Juan, 360-379-1139.

Sunday services: 10 am Wednesday noon: Testimony Meetings Reading Room 11-3 Monday and Friday; 1:30-3 Wednesday and after church Sunday. www.christiansciencechurchporttownsend.com

First Presbyterian Church We are a welcoming community, sharing the spirit of Christ. Loving generously, serving selflessly, living justly.

Pastor Dennis Hughes 1111 Franklin Street, Port Townsend 360-385-2525, fpcpt.org email: firstpres@cablespeed.com Worship Schedule: 8:15 am Worship 9:30 am Adult Education 11 am Worship & Children’s Church, professional nursery care provided throughout the morning.

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Grace Lutheran Church

1120 Walker St., Port Townsend – ELCA 360-385-1595 • gracelutheran.us The Rev. Coe Hutchison, Pastor Sundays, 9:15 am: Christian Education & Adult Forum; 10:30am: Worship with Holy Communion Wednesdays, 10am: Bible Study on next week’s texts Fridays, 7:30 am: Bible & Breakfast for Men at Seaport Landing For current schedules and information please call or check our website.

Visitors are always welcome!

Grace Christian Center

Solid, Spirit-filled Bible teaching. “Loving Jesus and loving each other.”

Meeting at 200 Olympic Place, Port Ludlow Conference Center 360-821-9680 Kevin Hunter, ThD 360-821-9684 Pastor Sherri Barden, PhD gracechristiancenter.us Sunday service: 10 am Wednesdays: 6:30 pm: Grace Gathering

Lutheran Church of the RedeemerLCMC Pastor Don Pieper 45 Redeemer Way, Chimacum, WA 360-385-6977 • redeemerway.org Sunday Worship, 8 am, traditional; 10:30 am, contemporary

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Undemanding Grace Port Ludlow Beach Club 121 Marina View Drive 360-732-0004, Pastor Ron McClung UndemandingGrace.org Sunday worship 10 a.m.

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Connecting Christ and Community.

Dennis LaMance, Pastor 9534 Oak Bay Road, Port Ludlow 360-437-0145, email: plcc@olympus.net Sunday Worship 10:30am Adult Bible Class 8:45 am Sonlight Club during 10:30am service Home Studies on alternate Tuesdays Women’s Bible Study Thursdays, 10 am

Religious Society of Friends 360-379-5376, PTQuaker.org Meet at PT Community Center, Lawrence and Tyler Sts. Sundays, 9:30 am Gathering Time, optional singing 10 am-11 am Silent Worship Call ahead for Children’s Program Wednesdays, 11 am-noon Silent Worship, call for location Greater Quaker Party – Anyone with any connection to Quakers is invited!

Quimper Unitarian Universalist Fellowship A Welcoming Congregation Quimper UU Fellowship 2333 San Juan Avenue, 360-379-0609 quuf@olympus.net • quuf.org Sunday Services 9:15 & 11:15 A.M.

San Juan Baptist Church The Church on Discovery & home of the R.O.C.K. San Juan Baptist Church (SBC) is a warm, Bible-believing fellowship of folks who care about YOU! 1704 Discovery Rd., Port Townsend 360-385-2545 • sanjuanbaptist.com Dr. Conrad B. Dodd, Pastor Sundays: 10 am: Worship Service (childcare provided); 9 am: Sunday School for all ages; 5 pm: Read through the Bible Wednesdays: 10 am, Prayer meeting; Plus home Bible studies & special events.

St. Patrick By the Bay A Christ-centered, Bible-believing Orthodox Anglican Church Meeting: Sunday morning at 10:30 At: The Seventh-Day Adventist Church 331 Benton St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 360-215-4130, 360-471-3444 www.porttownsendanglican.com Member of the Diocese of Cascadia In Communion with the Anglican Church of North America

Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church In historic Port Townsend – worship with us in Washington’s oldest Episcopal church building in continuous use. stpaulspt.org Corner of Jefferson & Tyler, 360-385-0770 Sunday 8 & 10 am: Holy Eucharist; 10 am: Children’s Program; Wednesday, 10:30 am Holy Eucharist & Healing Service; Thursday at 8:30 pm - Compline “We welcome everyone without exception.”

St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church One of the oldest Catholic Churches in the Pacific NW 1335 Blaine St. (Corner of Harrison and Blaine) 360-385-3700, stmaryss@qwestoffice.net Rev.John Topel, S.J. Pastor Saturday 9 am: Hispanic Mass; 5:30 pm: Vigil Mass Sunday 8:15 am and 11 am; Monday, Thursday, Friday12:05pm: Mass Tuesday, 12:05 pm: Communion Service Wednesday, 6:30 pm: Mass Confession one half hour before mass.

Children & adult religious education programs

Trinity United Methodist Church We are a friendly, welcoming, caring congregation. Come listen to our pipe organ!

609 Taylor Street, Port Townsend, www.trinityumcpt.org Pastor Tony Brown • 360-385-0484 Sunday, 10 am: Service. Child care available and handicap accessible

Unity Spirituality with Open Hearts & Open Minds Rev. Pamela Douglas-Smith Sunday Service & Children’s Program 11am Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center 3918 San Juan (near Blue Heron School) 360-385-6519 • unitypt.org Now meeting at our own new home . . .

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VILLAGE BY A BAY

Port Ludlow shimmers

The Festival by the Bay is based at the scenic Port Ludlow Marina. Last year’s festival offered a wide a variety of vendors, a fireworks show and live music. Proceeds from admissions support community projects. Photos by Kelsey Kohl

There are more than 200 days of sunshine a year in Port Ludlow, which is one reason it’s a popular destination on the Olympic Peninsula.

It’s also become a community over the years, first a retirement community and more recently, efforts have been under way to pull the south and north communities together. Forty-two new homes are being built this year across from the Village Center. They’ll be part of a new project called Ludlow Cove Projects.

Whether you want to retire or keep on working, Port Ludlow is 30 minutes away from Port Townsend and only 45 miles and a ferry ride from downtown Seattle.

And there are plenty of things to do. Hiking trails, fly-fishing and a 300-slip marina with on-the-water opportunities for those who aren’t boat owners create a perfect trifecta of outdoor activities.

The 18-hole Port Ludlow Golf Course draws golfers for a pleasant day trip or overnight stay, with a championship-quality course and awesome views. It is open to the public.

Rounding out the reasons to stop and sit a spell – or set to hiking, bik-

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Port Ludlow is an active community, with residential neighborhood associations and more than 26 miles of trails to hike.

Mix with the locals on the 5-mile Timberton Trail Loop, off Paradise Bay Road on Timberton Drive.

The Dance Within of Poulsbo performed Numbered rocks along the trail help traditional Hawaiian dances for the crowd on the orient hikers. upper stage during the 2013 Festival by the Bay. The Port Ludlow Fly Fishing This year’s festival is set for July 25-27.

Club has improved Teal Lake ing or kayaking – is the Resort at Port Park, located in the woods south of town. The park’s fishing dock is Ludlow. The well-appointed 37-unit wheelchair-accessible.

Inn at Port Ludlow includes meetPort Ludlow was founded in 1842 ing space for conferences, weddings by explorer Charles Wilkes and and other events. Pacific Northwest named for naval officer Augustus C. cuisine is served at the Fireside Ludlow. The first lumber mill was Restaurant, which has the largest built in 1852 and was acquired 27 restaurant wine cellar in the area.

Everyone is welcome at Festival by years later by Andrew Jackson Pope the Bay, held this year on July 25-27, and William C. Talbot. Ludlow was a mill town until 1935. Wooden sailing with family games, vendors, music, food, golf, tennis and other entertain- ships also were built here.

Port Ludlow became a master ment. General admission is $7; kids planned resort community in 1968 12 and younger get in for free. The and has appeared on many “best places Port Ludlow Festival Association to retire” lists. It is also a pleasant gives festival proceeds to two other place to live while commuting to work nonprofits, the Chimacum Schools on “the other side” and a destination Education Foundation and Olympic that’s well worth a visit.

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NORTH HOOD CANAL

Fresh seafood, music, adventures Fresh everything is what you’ll find in the North Hood Canal area of Jefferson County: fresh shellfish, live outdoor music, fresh air and new adventures.

Where, you ask?

Fresh shellfish. Quilcene is the pearl of the Olympic Peninsula. Hood Canal oysters, clams, geoducks and shrimp are famous worldwide. Dig from the beaches or pick from the menu; look for them on the Olympic Culinary Loop.

Outdoor music. This is the 31st season for Olympic Music Festival’s “Concerts in the Barn” series at a farm north of Quilcene. The festival begins June 28 and runs through Sept.

6-7. Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert and Mozart are among the composers on the bill this season.

There is also the Linger Longer Outdoor Theater, opened in 2012 in Worthington Park, next to the Quilcene Historical Society Museum. It hosts benefit concerts and fundraisers, too.

New adventures? Thanks to the Emerald Towns Alliance, the Brinnon ShrimpFest is happening again for Memorial Day weekend (May 24-25) in 2014, about three miles north of

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town along U.S. Highway 101. If you’ve never decorated a belt sander to race, here’s your chance to try a new skill set.

If you’re thinking about rest, relaxation and a hike in fresh air, reserve ahead for a camping spot at popular Dosewallips State Park, along the river in Brinnon, a great home base for scuba diving, shellfishing, fishing, boating or Olympic Mountains outings. While in Brinnon, be sure to visit Whitney Gardens & Nursery and smell the fresh flowers.

Want to check out the local scene or thinking about moving and becoming part of community?

The Quilcene Community Fair weekend begins on Sept. 20 and includes a fun run, a parade, a Quilscenery photo contest and a seasonending car show that features a tire burnout demonstration.

Boaters, take care If you want an adventure swimming or boating on Hood Canal, please note that it is the only natural fjord on America’s West Coast south of Alaska, and boaters must take changing tides – and U.S. Navy test-range craft – into account.

Swimming in Hood Canal is a lot warmer than in the Salish Sea’s saltwater; check out Quilcene’s beach and offshore float at the public swimming area next to Herb Beck Marina.

Pleasant Harbor Marina, just south of Brinnon, has a 285-slip, deepwater facility offering transient and permanent moorage. There is a state boat launch at Triton Cove, near the Jefferson/Mason county line.

Elwell P. Brinnon built the first homestead along the Duckabush River about six miles south of present-day Brinnon, in a time when ferries served the canal. Rivers pouring down from the Olympic Mountains may offer excellent fishing, but they’re too rugged for water sports.

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Zoey Burge, 6, displays some of her family’s opening-day catch. Shrimp like these are available at the Brinnon ShrimpFest during Memorial Day weekend.

This event, situated on the Hood Canal, is not to be missed.

Photo by Viviann Kuehl

A herd of Roosevelt elk is part of the landscape and has been know to make highway crossings. Don’t be timid when confronted with a geoduck.

Check out the National Fish Hatchery (open to the public) along U.S. Highway 101. (Call 360-765-3334 for hours.)

Be sure to check out Olympic National Forest trails and scenic (gravel road) drives. Enjoy a panoramic view of Puget Sound from 2,730-foot Mount Walker by taking a 2-mile hike or by driving along a gravel road that’s drivable for most cars, but not for RVs or trailers.

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he historic Bishop has enchanted generations of visitors. A classic lobby welcomes you. A gazebo garden awaits. One and two bedroom suites feature fireplaces, private baths, water views and complimentary continental breakfasts. Wired and wireless for internet, with HD television and DVDs. Meeting space, groups and packages available. Dogs welcome.

714 Washington St. Port Townsend (800) 824-4738 • (360) 385-6122 online reservations: bishopvictorian.com

Quilcene office (360-7652200), just south of Quilcene, which doubles as the North Hood Canal Visitor Center (360-765-4999).

So whether you make the effort to bike the highway, hike to the top of 6,280-foot Mount Townsend, or explore the bottom of Hood Canal with your shrimp pot or in your diving gear, have fun!

Smartphone web links Dosewallips State Park reservations 360-796-4415 secure.camis.com/wa/home.aspx Quilcene Visitor Center North Hood Canal Chamber of Commerce emeraldtowns.com Olympic Culinary Loop olympicculinaryloop.com

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Private baths, mini-fridges, microwaves. Wired and wireless internet, with HD television and DVDs. Cottages have fireplaces and jetted tubs. Dogs welcome.

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dairy barn near Quilcene. 360-7324800, olympicmusicfestival.org.

Concerts on the Dock • Thursdays, July 10-Aug. 28, Pope Marine Plaza/ City Dock downtown. All-ages concerts are free and open to the public. Wine/beer/cider garden.

Sponsored by the Port Townsend Main Street Program, 360-385-7911, ptmainstreet.org.

Living History Walking Tours • Offered at 2 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, June through September, downtown and in the Uptown District of Port Townsend. Call to arrange group tours. Sponsored by Jefferson County Historical Society, 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

Port Townsend Bicycle Association Rides • Moderately paced rides in rural Jefferson County offered on Sundays. Meet at south side of Port Townsend’s Food Co-op at 9 a.m.

Please wear a helmet. pres@ptbikes. org, ptbikes.org.

Concerts in the Woods • Approximately every other weekend, spring through fall, renowned musicians perform “in a beautiful room at the end of the earth” at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, Port Townsend Marine Science Center • Adult and youth marine 923 Hazel Point Road, Coyle. By Editor’s note: Please remember that science activities year-round in the donation. coyleconcerts.com. things can change. Sponsors can pull Natural History Exhibit, the Marine Free Friday Concerts • Presented at out, and organizers can get sick, so we Exhibit and on the beach at Fort noon on the patio at Fort Worden encourage people to call in advance to Worden State Park; marine biology be sure an event that has been scheduled State Park Commons in the summer day camps and residential camps for season through mid-August. truly is happening. For updates, check ages 9-13, June-August. 360-385Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org. 5582, ptmsc.org. ptleader.com.

Gallery Walk • Galleries and other art Protection Island Cruises • Spring venues in Port Townsend stay open and fall migration, summer puffin in the evening on the first Saturday sightings and specialty cruises, of each month. Many hold opening 31st Olympic Music Festival • including one on the schooner receptions for artists and offer light Classical chamber music, Saturdays Adventuress. Sponsored by Port refreshments. and Sundays, June 28-Sept. 7, at a Townsend Marine Science Center,

Ongoing events

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Quilcene Historical Museum, 151 Columbia St., Quilcene, open 1-5 p.m., Friday-Monday, April through October.

Rothschild House & Commanding Officer’s Quarters • Open May-September through the Jefferson County Historical Society; Commanding Officer’s Quarters also open the Friday after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day. 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

Sailing programs • Boatbuilding, sailing, voyaging and seamanship courses for families, groups, adults and youths. Sponsored by Wooden Boat Foundation, 360-385-3628, woodenboat.org.

Sailboat races on Port Townsend Bay • Spring Whitecap Series, AprilMay; Summer Cat’s Paw Series, MayJuly; and Dog Days Races, AugustSeptember, at 6 p.m. most Fridays.

Wooden Boat Races, most Saturdays in June-August; Fall Nightcap Series, most Sundays in September-October.

Sponsored by Port Townsend Sailing Association, ptsail.org.

May 2014 May 10 • Wearable Art Show. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Benefit for Jefferson County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls. Elks Lodge, 555 Otto St., Port Townsend.

385-5278, keycitypublictheatre.org.

May 10-11 • 38th Rhododendron Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in downtown Port Townsend.

Sponsored by Port Townsend Arts Guild, 360-379-3813, ptartsguild@yahoo.com, porttownsendartsguild.org.

May 12-17 • 79th Rhododendron Festival. Theme is “Roaring Rhody.”

Sponsored by Rhododendron Festival Association, rhodyfestival.org.

May 17 • Rhody Festival Grand Parade. 1 p.m., in Uptown and downtown Port Townsend, rhodyfestival.org.

The sun rises on the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend at Point Hudson.

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tainment, vendors, fashion, lectures, kids’ events and more, culminating in a steampunk hootenanny on Saturday. Sponsored by Olympic Peninsula Steam. Nathan Barnett, 206-799-5069, brass-screw.org.

▼Continued from page 56 Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Sponsored by Port Townsend Marathon Association, rhodyruninfo@gmail.com, rhodyrun.com.

June 7 • PT Shorts. 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, readings of literary works in conjunction with monthly Gallery Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Commission and Key City Public Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

May 18 • Kids Sprint for Health.

9:30 a.m. on Rhody Run day at Fort Worden State Park. Sponsored

by Jefferson Healthcare. Open to children 9 and younger. Free.

385-2200, ext. 2036, jnowak@ jeffersonhealthcare.org.

June 7-8 • 31st Classic Mariners’ Regatta, sponsored by Wooden Boat Foundation, 360-385-3628, ext. 103; woodenboat.org/regattas.

June 12 • 24th Taste of Port Townsend features eateries throughout Port Townsend.

Sponsored by Main Street Program, ptmainstreet.org.

May 24 • Olympic Art Festival.

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Olympic Art Gallery, Quilcene, 360-531-2015, olympicartgallery.com.

May 24 • Quilcene-Brinnon Garden Club Plant Sale. 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., Quilcene Masonic Lodge, 170 Herbert St., Quilcene.

May 24 • Wooden Boat Race on Port Townsend Bay. Sponsored by Port Townsend Sailing Association, ptsail.org.

May 24-25 • Brinnon ShrimpFest seafood festival. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday.

Located between Yelvik General

June 19-21 • 18th annual Furniture Society Conference at the Northwest School of Woodworking, Fort Worden “Cowboy” Samuel Johnson pedals out front in his Rhody Trike Race showing. State Park. ptwoodschool.com.

Photo by Tristan Hiegler June 21 • 21st Rat Island Regatta, Store and the Cove RV Park, 303375 May 26 • Port Townsend Summer Highway 101, Brinnon. emeraldtowns. Band season-opening Memorial Day concert. 11:30 a.m., American Legion org.

Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26, May 25 • Marrowstone Island Port Townsend, ptsummerband.org.

Tractor Days. Inquire at the Nordland May 31 • Nanda acrobatic ninja General Store, 385-0777. theater troupe performance kicks off Centrum’s summer season. 7 p.m., McCurdy Pavilion, Fort Worden State Park. centrum.org.

June 2014 June 5 • Fort2Fort Bicycle Ride. Ride the 62-mile Metric Century Course from Fort Worden to Fort Flagler; the 17-mile Family Fun Ride from Fort Worden to Fort Townsend; or the 42-mile Challenge Loop from Fort Worden to Fort Townsend and back. fort2fortride.org.

June 6 • First Friday Lecture, sponsored by the Jefferson County Historical Society, presents Paula Wild, author of The Cougar: Beautiful, Wild & Dangerous. 7 p.m. Port Townsend City Hall, council chamber, 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

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June 6-8 • Brass Screw Confederacy weekend features music, enter-

human-powered boat race from Fort Worden State Park. Sponsored

by Sound Rowers, 360-385-0457, soundrowers.org.

June 22 • Port Townsend Chamber Music Festival. City of Angels Ensemble plays at 2 p.m., Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden State Park.

360-385-3102, ext. 110; or centrum.org.

June 25-29 • Voice Works workshop for singers at Fort Worden State Park. Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org.

June 26-July 13 • “A Life in the Theatre” by David Mamet, produced

by Key City Public Theatre. ThursdaysSundays. For specific dates/ times, call 360-385-KCPT (5278) (prerecorded show information), 379-0195 (other inquiries), or visit keycitypublictheatre.org.

June 27-28 • Wild Rose Chorale Concerts “Give My Regards to Broadway,” by Port Townsend’s own a cappella vocal group, 360-3851402, wildrosechorale@gmail.com, wildrosechorale.org.

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July 10-20 • 41st Port Townsend Writers’ Conference, including workshops, free public readings and lectures at Fort Worden State Park.

Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org.

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July 13-20 • Advanced High School Writers’ Studio at Fort Worden June 28 • 11th annual Rakers Car State Park, sponsored by Centrum, Show at Memorial Athletic Field in Port Townsend. Sponsored by Rakers centrum.org.

Car Club, ptrakerscc.wordpress.com. July 19 • FreddyPink at the Linger Linger Theater. Vendors, meadow June 29 • Port Townsend Summer seating, all ages. Quilcene Historical Band concert. 3 p.m. Free.

Chetzemoka Park, ptsummerband.org. Museum, 151 E. Columbia Ave., Quilcene.

June 29-July 6 • 38th Festival of July 19-20 • Pocket Yacht Palooza American Fiddle Tunes at Fort at Northwest Maritime Center. Boat Worden State Park. Sponsored by show on Saturday; rowing and sailing Centrum, centrum.org. on Sunday. pocketyachters.com.

July 2014 July 4 • Port Townsend Summer Band Independence Day concert.

7:30 p.m. American Legion Post 26, Port Townsend. ptsummerband.org.

July 5 • PT Shorts. 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, readings of literary works in conjunction with monthly Gallery Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Commission and Key City Public Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

July 20-27 • Jazz Port Townsend workshop at Fort Worden State Park. Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org.

July 25-27 • Port Ludlow Festival by the Bay, with activities, Artists’ League show, crafts market, music, water activities, car show and more.

Sponsored by Port Ludlow Village Council, plfest.org.

Chelsea Smith and her horse Dakota participated in the horse pie eating contest at the Jefferson County Fair. The fair is Aug. 8, 9, and 10.

Photo by Kelsey Kohl

July 27-Aug. 3 • 23rd Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival Workshop along with performances at Fort Worden State Park and local clubs.

Sponsored by Centrum, 360-385July 26-27 • Relay for Life of Jefferson July 27 • Port Townsend Summer Band 3102, ext. 116; centrum.org. concert. 3 p.m. Free. Chetzemoka County. Noon to noon, Memorial Park. ptsummerband.org.

Athletic Field, Port Townsend.

Overnight event celebrates cancer survivors and raises money for American Cancer Society. relayforlifeofjeffersoncounty.org.

August 2014

Aug. 1-10 • Euripides’ “The Trojan Women,” produced by Key City Public Theatre at Chetzemoka Park. The Port Townsend Arts Commission–sponsored performances are all pay what you wish. Call or visit website for specific dates, 360-385-KCPT (5278) (prerecorded show information), 379-0195 (other inquiries), keycitypublictheatre.org.

Aug. 1-31 • 16th annual Art Port Townsend festival celebrating the visual arts, sponsored by the Northwind Arts Alliance and Port Townsend Arts Commission. artporttownsend.org.

Aug. 2 • PT Shorts. 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, readings of literary works in conjunction with monthly Gallery Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Commission and Key City Public Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

The 25th annual Port Townsend Kiwanis Classic Car Show set for Aug. 16 at Jefferson County Memorial Athletic Field is sure to draw a good crowd. The classics belong to Sandy and Don Trumble. Proceeds benefit community service projects. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan 60 ❚ 2014 GETAWAY

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Events ▼Continued from page 60 with Carol Swarbrick Dries and Linda Dowdell. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Key City Playhouse, 419 Washington St., Port Townsend. 360-385-KCPT (5278), keycitypublictheatre.org.

Aug. 8 • 6th annual Quilcene Museum Wine and Beer Tasting Gala. quilcenemuseum.org.

Aug. 8-10 • 77th Jefferson County Fair at the fairgrounds in Port Townsend. Sponsored by Jefferson County Fair Association, 360-3851013, jeffcofairgrounds.com.

Aug. 15-24 • “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” a Shakespeare in the Park production by Key City Public Theatre at Chetzemoka Park. The Port Townsend Arts Commission–

by Puget Sound Coast Artillery Museum, 360-385-0373, pscoastartillerymuseum.org.

sponsored performances are all pay what you wish. Call or visit website for specific dates, 360-385KCPT (5278) (prerecorded show information), 379-0195 (other inquiries), keycitypublictheatre.org.

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Aug. 16 • Uptown Street Fair & Parade. Sponsored by Port Townsend Main Street Program, 360-385-7911, ptmainstreet.org.

Aug. 22-24 • 5th Pasture Blaster, hosted by Olympic Peninsula Rocketry 4-H near Discovery Bay. National Association Model Rocketry Competition; fun for kids and adults, Sept. 3-7 • Ukulele Festival.

Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org.

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Aug. 16 • Port Townsend Summer Band concert. 11 a.m. Free. On Port Townsend Community Center lawn during Uptown Street Fair, ptsummerband.org.

Aug. 16 • 23rd Uptown Crafts Fair. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tyler and Lawrence streets. Sponsored by Port Townsend Arts Guild, 360379-3813, ptartsguild@yahoo. com,porttownsendartsguild org.

Aug. 17 • All-County Emergency Preparedness Picnic. 8 a.m.-9 p.m., H.J. Carroll Park.

Aug. 31 • Singlehanded Race. Noon.

Sponsored by Port Ludlow Yacht Club, plyc.us.

September 2014

Aug. 23-24 • 16th Art Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour. Art studios open to the public on free, self-guided tour. Sponsored by Northwind Arts Alliance, in conjunction with annual juried show. artporttownsend.org.

Sept. 5-7 • 38th Wooden Boat Festival at Point Hudson features more than 300 wooden vessels, and dozens of indoor and outdoor presentations and demonstrations.

Sponsored by Wooden Boat Foundation, 360-385-3628, woodenboat.org.

Aug. 24 • Port Townsend Summer Band concert. 3 p.m. Free. Pope Marine Park, Water and Monroe, Port Sept. 6 • PT Shorts, 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, ptsummerband.org.

Townsend, readings of literary works Aug. 16 • 25th Kiwanis Classic Aug. 29-Sept. 1 • Eighth Military in conjunction with monthly Gallery Car Show at Memorial Athletic Vehicle Collectors’ Show. 10 a.m.Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Field in downtown Port Townsend.

4 p.m. Fort Worden State Park.

Commission and Key City Public Sponsored by Port Townsend Kiwanis Historical tours, displays. Sponsored Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

Club. Contact Ed Zinser, 360-385Sept. 6-7 • 41st Crafts by the Dock in downtown Port Townsend, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sunday. Sponsored by Port Townsend Arts Guild, 360-379-3813, ptartsguild@yahoo.com, porttownsendartsguild.org.

Sept. 10-14 • Acoustic Blues Harmonica and Guitar Intensive.

Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org.

Sept. 12-14 • Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, Seattle Branch, 40th Evergreen Workshop at Fort Worden State Park, including Saturday-night ball at Jefferson County Fairgrounds, rscds-seattle.org/ftworden.

Sept. 13-14 • Fiber Tour, sponsored

by WSU Jefferson County Extension, showcases many Jefferson County farms. Free, self-guided tour, 360-3795610, ext. 200; jefferson.wsu.edu.

Sept. 14 • 12th annual Farm Tour, sponsored by WSU Jefferson County Extension, showcases many Jefferson County farms. Free, self-guided tour, 360-379-5610, ext. 200; jefferson.wsu.edu.

Amber Jones has fun at the 31st Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race. The crew in the water needs to fetch the token in her hand in order to complete its mission. The race this year is set for Oct. 4-5 in Port Townsend.

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Sept. 19-21 • 15th Port Townsend Film Festival offers films and related events in Uptown and downtown, 360-379-1333, ptfilmfest.com.

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The Uptown Street Fair brings out fun and frivolity for all ages. Sebastian Guenther competes to see who can blow the biggest soap bubble. The fair is Aug. 16 this year. Photo by Megan Claflin Sept. 20 • 34th Quilcene Community Fair & Parade. Music, arts and crafts, Quilscenery photo contest, Ranger Run, classic car show and burnout competition on the grounds of Quilcene School. Sponsored by Quilcene Fair and Parade Association. info@quilcenefair.com or quilcenefair.com.

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Antiques, “Uniques” & Eclectic Collectibles. Vintage Nautical, New & Estate Jewelry, International Rugs, Furniture.

Sept. 26-27 • Cabin Fever Quilt Show at Jefferson County Fairgrounds. cabinfeverquilterswa.com.

Sept. 27 • Quilcene Oyster Half-Marathon, 10K Salmon Run, and 5K Ranger Run. 9 a.m. Walkers welcome. quilcenehalfmarathon.com.

October 2014 Oct. 1-26 • “Returning the Bones” by Gin Hammond, produced by Key City Public Theatre.

Call or visit website for specific dates, 360-385KCPT (5278) (prerecorded show information), 379-0195 (other inquiries), keycitypublictheatre. org.

Downtown Port Townsend

360-385-3438 725 Water Street in the heart of Port Townsend

Vintage Boutique & Whimsical Wear

Wandering Wardrobe www.wanderingwardrobe.com 936 Washington St. • 379-4691

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

Oct. 2 • Girls’ Night Out in downtown Port Townsend. Sponsored by Port Townsend Main Street Program, 360-385-7911, ptmainstreet.org.

Always consigning classics and buying old car parts and license plates.

Oct. 3 • First Friday Lecture, sponsored by Jefferson County Historical Society, presents

809 Washington Street (360) 385-5061

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Events ▼Continued from page 63 Canadian storyteller and historian John Adams, author of Haunting Victoria. 7 p.m. Port Townsend City Hall, council chamber, 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

Oct. 4 • PT Shorts. 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, readings of literary works in conjunction with monthly Gallery Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Commission and Key City Public Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

Oct. 19 • Marrowstone Harvest Fest. Inquire at the Nordland General Store, 385-0777.

Oct. 31 • Downtown Trick or Treat Parade in Port Townsend.

Sponsored by Port Townsend Main Street Program, 360-385-7911, ptmainstreet.org.

November 2014 Nov. 1 • PT Shorts. 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, readings of literary works in conjunction with monthly Gallery Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Commission and Key City Public Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

Oct. 4-5 • 32nd Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Skulpture Race. “Gods and Goddesses.” Sponsored by Port Townsend Kinetic Konsortium, info@ ptkineticrace.org, ptkineticrace.org.

Nov. 1-2 • Port Townsend Woodworkers’ Show, Marvin G. Shields Memorial American Legion Post 26, Water and Monroe streets.

Registration opens on July 1. splintergroup.org.

Oct. 5-26 • “The Odyssey” produced

by Key City Public Theatre. Call or visit website for specific dates, 360-385-KCPT (5278) (prerecorded show information), 379-0195 (other inquiries), keycitypublictheatre.org.

Nov. 1-3 • Annual Holiday Fair at Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Port Townsend. Sponsored by County Fair Association, 360-385-1013, jeffcofairgrounds.com.

Nov. 6-9 • Autumn Fiction Workshop and Creative Nonfiction Workshop. Sponsored by Centrum, centrum.org.

Nov. 7 • First Friday Lecture, sponsored by the Jefferson County Historical Society, presents poet and storyteller Finn Wilcox, author of Finding Good Company: Stories & Poetry of the American Hobo. 7 p.m., Port Townsend City Hall, council chamber, 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

Nov. 14-16 • West End Weekend, sponsored by the Jefferson County Historical Society, features lectures, field trips and activities on Jefferson County’s west side, 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

Nov. 28-29 • Holiday Craft Sale.

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Port Townsend Community Center. Sponsored by Port Townsend Arts Guild, 360379-3813, ptartsguild@yahoo.com, porttownsendartsguild.org.

Nov. 29 • Merchants’ Holiday Open House/Small Business Saturday in downtown Port Townsend.

Sponsored by Port Townsend Main

Street Program, 360-385-7911, ptmainstreet.org.

Nov. 29-30 • Community Chorus of Port Townsend & East Jefferson County presents holiday concerts, 360-385-1402, ptchorus.org.

December 2014 Dec. 4-28 • “Cinderella,” produced

by Key City Public Theatre. Call or visit website for specific dates, 360-385-KCPT (5278) (prerecorded show information), 379-0195 (other inquiries), keycitypublictheatre.org.

Dec. 6 • Marrowstone Tree Lighting and Santa Visit. Details at the Nordland General Store, 360-385-0777.

Dec. 6 • Community Tree Lighting & Santa Visit in downtown Port Townsend. Sponsored by Port Townsend Main Street Program, 360385-7911, ptmainstreet.org.

Dec. 6 • PT Shorts. 7:30 p.m. Pope Marine Building, downtown Port Townsend, readings of literary works in conjunction with monthly Gallery Walk. Sponsored by the PT Arts Commission and Key City Public Theatre, keycitypublictheatre.org.

TBA • Wild Rose Chorale Holiday Concerts. 360-379-0223, 360-3851402, wildrosechorale@gmail.com, wildrosechorale.org Dec. 13 • Yuletide Festival, coordinated by Olympic Peninsula Steam, olympicpeninsulasteam.org.

Dec. 13-14 • 28th Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Chimacum High School, in support of school activities. $3 entry. 360-7324015, chimacumarts.org.

Dec. 31 • First Night Celebration, sponsored by Jefferson County Historical Society, 360-385-1003, jchsmuseum.org.

January 2015 Jan. 1 • Polar Bear Dip. Noon, Nordland, 360-385-0777.

Jan. 23-24 • 11th Strange Brewfest in Port Townsend, strangebrewfestpt. com.

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Index to Advertisers 1-2-3 Thai .................................... 29 About Time Clothing ................ 61 Addie Mae’s Southern Kitchen ................... 67 Ajax Cafe .................................... 59 Alchemy Bistro .......................... 67 Aldrich’s Market Ohana Merchants .................. 37 Alpenfire Cider .......................... 61 April Fool & Penny, Too ............ 63 Art Gallery Map ......................... 23 Bazaar Girls Yarn Shop ............. 37 Belmont Hotel & Restaurant .....................44,45 Bergstrom’s Antique & Classic Auto ........................ 63 Better Living Through Coffee ...................... 47 Big Red Barn .............................. 29 Bishop Victorian Hotel ............. 55 Broken Spoke Bicycle Shop..... 29

Bullman Beach Inn .................... 53 Cape Cleare Salmon ................. 37 Centrum ..................................... 11 Chimacum Corner Farmstand . 47 City of Port Townsend: LTAC... 31 Coast Artillery Museum ........... 53 Coldwell Banker Best Homes .... 4 Completely Puzzled.................. 21 Conservatory Coastal Home ......................... 29 Copper Canyon Press ................. 7 Daily Bird Pottery ..................... 21 Discovery Bay Golf Club .......... 25 Diva Yarn .................................... 25 Dockside Grill ............................ 47 Doc’s Marina Grill ..................... 19 Eaglemount Winery ................. 61 Earthenworks Gallery............... 25 Ebey’s Landing Historical Reserve .................... 7 El Sarape Mexican Restaurant .............. 47 Elevated Ice Cream ................... 61 Finnriver Farm & Cidery ........... 61 Forest Gems............................... 11 Fountain Café .............................. 3 Gallery 9 ....................................... 3 Gary’s Car & Truck Sales .......... 29 Olympic Peninsula Gateway Visitors Center ....................... 31 Getables Gourmet Gifts to Go ............. 47

Port Townsend Golf Club......... 21 Port Townsend Marine Science Center .......... 27 Port Townsend Massage & Wellness.............. 57 Port Townsend Massage Clinic ....................... 57 Port Townsend School of Woodworking....... 59 Public House Grill...................... 47 Puget Sound Express ............... 68 Quimper Mercantile Company ............... 4 Ravenscroft Inn ......................... 17 Religious Organizations .......... 51 Resort at Port Ludlow ................ 2 San Juan Villa Dementia Care ....................... 57 Seams To Last Children’s Clothing ................ 25 Silverwater Café........................ 49 Sirens Pub .................................. 67 Soak on the Sound Bathhouse............................... 57 Sport Townsend ........................ 57 Subway Sandwiches ................. 49 Summer House Design ............ 57 Sunrise Coffee House & Roaster................................. 49 Swan Hotel ................................ 55 Tides Inn & Suites ..................... 17 Uptown Physical Therapy ........ 53 Velocity Coffee ......................... 61 Wandering Angus ..................... 37 Wandering Wardrobe .............. 63 Washington Hotel .................... 29 Whistle Stop Toys..................... 21 William James Bookseller ........ 59 Windermere Port Townsend ... 19 Wine Seller ................................ 59 World’s End Apparel & Accessories ............................. 49 Wynwoods Bead Gallery ......... 25

Glow Natural Skincare ............. 57 Hanazono Asian Noodle ............ 5 Ichikawa Sushi Bar .................... 61 Jefferson County Accommodations Grid .....40,41 Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce ....12,13 Jefferson County Fairgrounds ............................. 57 Jefferson County Historical Society .................. 11 Jefferson Transit .......................... 9 Joglo ............................................ 53 John L. Scott .........................49,53 Jordini’s On The Water ............. 47 Key City Fish .............................. 49 Key City Public Theatre ............ 49 Lanza’s Ristorante .................... 47 The Leader Newspaper............. 65 Lila Drake Jewelry........................ 9 Maestrale Imports .................... 53 Marrowstone Vineyards .......... 49 Metro Bagels, LLC..................... 37 Mt. Townsend Creamery.......... 63 Northwest Maritime Center.... 37 Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding ...... 15 Olympic Game Farm ................. 17 Olympic Music Festival ............ 15 Olympic Peninsula Wineries ... 27 Palace Hotel............................... 15 Pane d’Amore Bakery ............... 47 Pippa’s Real Tea ......................... 25 Port Townsend Accommodations Grid .... 38,39 Port Townsend Aero Museum ......................... 59 Port Townsend Arts Guild ................................ 59 Port Townsend & Chimacum Farmers Markets .................... 21 Port Townsend Food Co-op ...... 7 Port Townsend Gallery ............. 19

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Special Thanks to

Salmon roasted over open flames at the Chimacum Grange in October 2013 when the North Olympic Salmon Coalition celebrated the return of salmon to Chimacum Creek. Another festival is planned for this year.

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CAPE CLEARE SALMON for allowing their label artwork to be used on our 2014 Getaway cover.

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Sirens

A Waterfront Gastropub

Handcrafted Cocktails Exceptional Food 823 Water Street, Port Townsend, (360) 385-1100 sirenspub.com

ALCHEMY BISTRO & WINE BAR

Come for a meal, stay for the evening.

Lunch at 11 Dinner at 5 Bar & Bites at 4 - on Sunday Brunch 9 - 3

824 Washington Street, Port Townsend, WA ~ 360-385-5225 ~alchemybistroandwinebar.com

Addie Mae’s SO UTHERN KITCHEN

SOUL FOOD • SOUTHERN COMFORT 634 WATER STREET, PORT TOWNSEND, WA

ESTABLISHED 2013 The Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader

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