Gig Harbor Videos
The Trolley @ The Boatyard Is Open For Happy Hour This Labor Day Weekend!
Meet Melissa Maxwell, Author and Wellness Chef! She has been working tirelessly around the clock to give The Trolley @ The Boatyard some much needed TLC in order to bring you a culinary treat this Labor Day Weekend!! Melissa started cooking like most people, watching her Midwestern mom cook family meals. She was obsessed…
Read MoreGiving Tuesday is Dec. 1st
An Opportunity to Support Downtown Gig Harbor “Giving Tuesday,” the world’s largest day of global giving, is on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. We join in asking you to please consider supporting the Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance in accomplishing its vital mission: bringing together the community, encouraging economic vitality and preserving our historic character. “The…
Read MoreBrowse the Waterfront Farmers Market
Gig Harbor’s Waterfront Farmers Market is Open – Masks Required Make plans to visit the Waterfront Farmers Market this Thursday, July 9, from 1-7 p.m. in Skansie Brothers Park. Wear a mask, of course, and take part in this enjoyable summer tradition on the Gig Harbor waterfront. The Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance, which organizes…
Read MoreHelp Support Gig Harbor
Participate in GivingTuesdayNow on May 5 Help the Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance Help Businesses Recover Click Here to Make Your Donation Thank you for supporting the efforts of the Downtown Waterfront Alliance For more about the Downtown Waterfront Alliance, view their latest video:
Read MoreSee You @ the Boat Show
Come Down and See Us at the Seattle Boat Show Seattle Boat Show 2020 is halfway through its nine-day run, but there is still plenty of time to come down and see us. Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard and Second Wave Marine Repair and Consignment are settled in and ready to show you everything we…
Read MoreA Look Back at 2019
Enjoy a Year in Review from the Boatyard Before we ring in the new year, we thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the events that shaped 2019. As always, it was a full calendar of harbor happenings. January Pacific rower Jacob Adoram Hendrickson reaches the halfway mark on…
Read MoreGirls Fish, Too
Evening at Skansie Netshed Reminds That ‘Girls Fish, Too’ We all know about Gig Harbor’s deep roots in the commercial fishing industry, its rich fishing family heritage that spans three centuries. After all, a fleet of seiners is stilled moored along harbor docks and several working netsheds still grace the waterfront. The community loves to…
Read More‘Waterfront Wednesdays’ Were Wonderful
Telling the Stories That Don’t Always Get Told Videographer Chance Busey’s Videos Capture Summer in the Harbor Chance Busey just wrapped up his fantastic video series highlighting the people and happenings that make Gig Harbor such a special place to be. Other fitting terms are wow and wonderful for the weekly “Waterfront Wednesdays” videos that…
Read MoreGig Harbor Gondola Expands Fleet
New Gondola and Gondolier Join John Synco’s Harbor Tours Gig Harbor Gondola just got bigger. The popular Venetian-style harbor tour operation has now doubled in size with the addition of a new gondolier from California and a new gondola, fresh off the ship from Italy. Gondolier Greg Garite — shown above, and yes, he sings…
Read MoreI’m Mike McCallum. What’s Your Story?
Determination Drives Canoeist to Conquer Challenges “Strength, endurance, perseverance. Training to be one of the nation’s best takes hard work, dedication and time. You need to give it everything you’ve got. And then some. “You’ll push limits you didn’t know you had. You’ll find out what you’re truly made of. I lost a piece of…
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