Puget Sound Voyaging Society

This video was produced by Luke Turner, 4-H Network News reporter/videographer. He did this as his senior project for Port Townsend High School. Featured are instructors Marci Van Cleve, M.B. Armstrong, Wayne Chimenti.

Northwest Maritime Center Opening

On September 10, 2009 the Northwest Maritime Center opened its doors to the public for a tour of the new facility located in Port Townsend, Washington. The mission of the Northwest Maritime Center is to engage and educate people of all generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery. From sailing to rowing, family boat building to marine trades, you'll find year-round activities to connect with people, boats and the sea. Go to http://nwmaritime.org/ for more information.

Featured in this video are Stanley Cummings, NW Maritime Center Executive Director, Andy Gale, Longboat Programs Manager, Karen McCormick, First Federal Board President, Brent Shirley, Former NW Maritime Center Board President, Shelia Westerman, former Port Townsend City Council member, Dave Robison, former City of Port Townsend planner, Michelle Sandavol, City of Port Townsend mayor, as well as ZoAnne and Harry Dudley, Hastings family members and supporters of the NW Maritime Center development. Our reporter is Katherine Baril, WSU Jefferson County Extension director.

Apprentice busy at boat school

By Ben Herndon, Leader Staff Writer

Music and wooden boatbuilding go hand in hand for Melanya Nordstrom.

It's not only their mutual bond of carefully using one's fingers that she loves, but also the infinite creative possibilities the fingers can produce - and "seeing it evolve and take shape," she said.

This summer, the 18-year-old 2008 Chimacum High graduate's product of creativity is a 17-foot Whitehall wooden skiff under construction at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding in Port Hadlock.

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Melanya Nordstrom is a former member of the 4-H Paws-N-Claws cat club in Jefferson County (Laurie Hampton, leader). Melanya just graduated this spring from Chimacum High School!