Wooden Boat Festival to relaunch recovered maritime photos
Sep 02, 2025Images by Kenny Ollar, being digitized and organized by the Gig Harbor Boat Shop, will be on display this weekend at the Wooden Boat Festival.
BoatShop digitizing a photographic ‘treasure trove of history’
Jul 23, 2025Leaders of the non-profit Gig Harbor BoatShop are dealing with a lot of negatives. A whole lot. Some 10,000 or so, they say — photographic negatives on glass, 4×5 flat film, 35mm roll film, slides and even a few movie films. “It’s an incredible treasure trove of history, showcasing the Golden Age of yachting,” enthuses
Purple martin majesty on display at the Gig Harbor BoatShop
Jul 16, 2025Stop by the Gig Harbor BoatShop to get a look at some week-old purple martin chicks.
Croatia Day celebrates town’s fishing heritage — and a restored netshed
May 27, 2025Croatia Day, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 31, is a chance to learn about Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage as the historic Skansie Netshed reopens to the public.
All hands on deck for Harbor History Museum’s new Maritime Gallery
Apr 21, 2025With just days remaining until April 26, Harbor History Museum staff and volunteers are scrambling, often working behind a blue curtain. For the past two months, the dense fabric has barred public access to some museum favorites. The curtain opens this weekend, when the museum stages a grand opening of its new Maritime Gallery. The
Chapin Day | What’s in a name? For the Shenandoah, it’s up in the air
Apr 17, 2025The Shenandoah at Harbor History Museum was named for a Shenandoah that floated in the skids above the South Sounds in 1924. And that’s not hot air (we don’t think so, anyway).
Longtime local fisherman donates net for display with Shenandoah
Apr 06, 2025The Harbor History Museum’s Maritime Gallery, featuring the purse seiner Shenandoah, opens April 26.
One man’s private war against Scotch broom and blackberries
Feb 14, 2025Spring is on the horizon. Soon the author will venture into his yard to fight the eternal enemy.
Western Flyer relics draw no bids at auction
Feb 14, 2025A Wauna man acted as agent for the sale of the items. Their fate is unknown after no bidders emerged at an auction Thursday.
Western Flyer relics go to auction this week
Feb 11, 2025Relics from the boat made famous by a Steinbeck book, discovered by a Wauna man, go on sale on Thursday in an internet auction.