MHN Calendar: Wooden Boat Festival, Small Ships Tacoma

Here's selected items from the Maritime Heritage Network Calendar for the weekend of June 30 to July 4, 2006. A very busy holiday weekend!

• June 30 - July 2, 2006: Festival, Small Ships Tacoma, Tacoma Tall Ships Society, Price: Many events FREE, Dock Street Marina, Tacoma, Wash., 253-376-8003, boats@smallshipstacoma.com, A classic boat rendevous for small vessels built before 1950
• July 1-4, 2006: Festival, 30th Annual Wooden Boat Festival, Center for Wooden Boats, Price: $5 donation, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, Wash., 206-382-2628, betsy@cwb.org, Annual wooden boat festival featuring music, displays, artifacts, and sailing ships
• July 1-4, 2006: Exhibit, 12th Annual Ship Model Exhibit, Discovery Modelers Education Center, Price: Included FREE with $5 admission to Wooden Boat Festival, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-282-0985, discoverymodelers@yahoo.com, Ship models of every size, vintage and type will be on display at the 30th Annual Wooden Boat Festival.
• 7/1/2006: Cruise, Virginia V Lake Union Tour, Steamer Virginia V Foundation, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Price: $10 adults; $5 children 6-12; FREE children under 5, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-624-9119, sdavison@virginiav.org, Tour of Lake Union as part of the 30th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
• 7/2/2006: Presentation, Meet Peter Puget, Discovery Modelers Education Center, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Price: Included FREE with $5 admission to Wooden Boat Festival, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-282-0985, discoverymodelers@yahoo.com, Lt. Peter Puget, in full British Navy uniform, discusses his role in the exploration of the Pacific Northwest in conjunction with the 30th Annual Wooden Boat Festival.
• 7/2/2006: Cruise, Virginia V Lake Union Tour, Steamer Virginia V Foundation, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Price: $10 adults; $5 children 6-12; FREE children under 5, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-624-9119, sdavison@virginiav.org, Tour of Lake Union as part of the 30th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
• 7/2/2006: Cruise, Virginia V Lake Union Tour, Steamer Virginia V Foundation, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, Price: $10 adults; $5 children 6-12; FREE children under 5, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-624-9119, sdavison@virginiav.org, Tour of Lake Union as part of the 30th annual Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
• 7/3/2006: Presentation, Meet Peter Puget, Discovery Modelers Education Center, 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Price: Included FREE with $5 admission to Wooden Boat Festival, South Lake Union Park, Seattle, 206-282-0985, discoverymodelers@yahoo.com, Lt. Peter Puget, in full British Navy uniform, discusses his role in the exploration of the Pacific Northwest in conjunction with the 30th Annual Wooden Boat Festival.

MHN is always looking for more events for listing in its Calendar page. If you know of a maritime-related event in the Pacific Northwest, please send details to info@maritimeheritage.net.