Gig Harbor Now and Then | Our first Historical Location of Mystery
Mar 23, 2026Can you guess where this photo was taken in the late 1970s or early 1980s?
Can you guess where this photo was taken in the late 1970s or early 1980s?
Here’s the story about how a $4.50 eBay find uncovers Gig Harbor’s 1938 National Air Mail Week: when the town sent its letters skyward in a one-day historic flight.
Our second Item of Mystery is neither an ancient pooper scooper nor a giraffe shoe horn. Here’s what it is.
You can’t imagine the magnitude of Greg’s umbrage if you don’t like his lunar eclipse photo.
Revisit snail mail with your kids through free printables, fun USPS facts and a virtual story time.
It’s obviously a tool of some sort. It’s equally obvious that it is homemade. But what IS the Item of Mystery?
The Gasloli and Johnsoni families lived in Mexico after leaving Gig Harbor, briefly crossing paths with Pancho Villa along the way.
Letter to the editor by Kenneth Malich of Gig Harbor.
The former construction professional spearheaded efforts to get the new bridge built, removing a fish-passage barrier on Donkey Creek.
The Gig Harbor Clay Company never could produce high-quality brick, leading to a business failure and a family schism.
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Gig Harbor, WA 98335