Located on the Kitsap Peninsula flagpole in the park. Moorage at the Other recreations include browsing
west of Point Defiance, the harbor dock is free for up to 48 hours in the small bookstore, or taking in a
entrance is a mere 200 feet wide and In Skansie Brothers Park, stop at movie at the theater. If you need to get
marked by a small white lighthouse on the little kiosk to pick up your tourist the kinks out of your sea legs, try the
a sand spit. When entering the harbor, information from the well-filled hiking and nature watching in any of
stay slightly closer to the south shore brochure rack. There’s also a toilet and the numerous parks nearby: the Austin
of the narrow channel until you’re shower facility inside. Make sure you Estuary Park, Grandview Forest Park,
abeam of the lighthouse, then steer collect the “Gig Harbor Waterfront Adam Tallman Nature Trail, Wilkinson
down the center while following the History Walk” pamphlet, which will Farm Park, and McCormick State
curve of the sand spit. The channel is lead you on a walking tour of the Forest, among others. For a dose of
from 10 to 12 feet deep. Once you’ve harbor’s historic spots. You’ll learn pampering you can have a massage
navigated the channel, you’re in a that the harbor was discovered in 1841 at Massage Envy or Tuscan Sanctuary
completely enclosed harbor shaped by captain’s gig longboats, during the Salon.
like an elongated, narrow triangle, Wilkes Expedition, hence the name Gig The second moorage, Arabella’s
about a mile long, that widens towards Harbor. When first settled in 1867 by Landing, located further into the bay,
the far (north) end. Mud flats line the three white men, the bay was shared also offers overnight guest moorage.
north end. with local Native Americans. Croatian During summer months look for the
Anchorages in the harbor center fishermen moved into the area more dock attendant at the entrance to the
range from 3 to 7 fathoms deep and than 100 years ago. The bay is still the marina to direct you to a slip. Signs
you’re still only a few hundred yards homeport of the South Puget Sound show you the location of restrooms and
from land no matter how close to the commercial fishing fleet. showers, a laundromat, and the lounge
center you anchor. The main marina for The History Walk takes in 48 area – www.arabellaslanding.com,
visitors to get ashore is Jerisich Dock points of interest including old 253-851-1793)
that leads to the small Skansie Brothers houses, churches, shops, docks, piers, Gig Harbor provides entertainment,
Park, the heart of Gig Harbor. The long a shipyard, and mill. The Gig Harbor restaurants, shopping, artistic and
Jerisich Dock guest float is about a Peninsula History Museum, with a other relaxing activities for yachters,
quarter of the way up the south shore of 65-foot fishing boat, photographs, and much of these with maritime themes.
Gig Harbor, and juts out from Skansie other artifacts from the region’s early It’s a tourist’s delight. A Maritime Gig
Brothers Park—easily identified by the days, is slated to open in late 2009. Festival held in early June features
Gig Harbor businesses
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