Gig Harbor Videos
‘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…
Read More‘Waterfront Wednesdays’ Highlight Harbor Living
Summer Video Series Showcases Downtown Gig Harbor as a Destination Gig Harbor has so many events to show and stories to tell. Now we can see some of them each week in a fantastic new summer video series created by videographer Chance Busey. Chance is calling his series “Waterfront Wednesdays” for the day he is…
Read More‘Go With the Flow,’ Harbor Paddlers
Video Shows Safe Paddling Practices in the Harbor If you ever paddle a kayak, SUP or any other personal watercraft in the confines of Gig Harbor bay, I wonder if you know to “go with the flow.” This simple rule of the road is the theme of a wonderful new video on safe paddling practices…
Read MoreA Wrap on the Seattle Boat Show
Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard Wraps Up Another Successful Boat Show The Seattle Boat Show finished its nine-day raft-up in the Emerald City on Feb. 2, and it was another successful run for Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard as we showcased the many reasons to make the downtown waterfront your Gig Harbor destination. The boatyard…
Read MoreBoatyard Flag Lowered on Veterans Day
As we close out the week that saw many Veterans Day observances around the country, take a minute to enjoy this patriotic video taken by Chance Busey of Gig Harbor Marina & Boatyard. Busey beautifully captured the lowering of the large flag that has flown from the boatyard service shed since last May. Boatyard crew…
Read MoreNWMA Offers Fast Rescue Boat Training
Get Fast Rescue Boat Certification @ the Northwest Maritime Academy Mariners, did you know that you can keep adding tools of your trade with courses offered by the Northwest Maritime Academy? Well, you can and there’s a wealth of information on classes and trainings available on the Northwest Maritime Academy website. See today’s blog on…
Read MoreCome Make Waves with Harbor WildWatch
Harbor WildWatch’s 4th Annual Benefit at The Club @ the Boatyard Thursday, Sept. 13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Harbor WildWatch’s 4th Annual Benefit, Make Waves: Celebrate, Donate, Educate, is next week! All proceeds from Make Waves directly support the organization’s 2019 youth programming in classrooms and the outdoors. Best of all, attendees will have the opportunity to choose…
Read MoreProposal at Lighthouse Brings Love Full Circle
Seaplane and Gig Harbor Gondola Bring Gig Harbor Native Home for a Sweet Surprise on the Lighthouse Spit Gig Harbor native Olivia Sparks didn’t think anything was up when she and her boyfriend just happened to end up at Kenmore Air on South Lake Union after brunch in Ballard on Sunday. After all, the two…
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