TBT#: Wawona’s Last Story
In our latest Throwback Thursday, we revisit the wooden Wawona, which was once a fixture on the Lake Union waterfront...
Letters to the Editor for May
Letters to the Editor is a regular feature in our print magazine. This month, it's available right here at 48north.com. Trivia Date Correction G'day, Joe, On the same day 48° North April 2020 popped into my inbox, I happened…
Rally Reflections, Part Two: The Real Business of Living
The big bay of the Crown Jewel.…
The history of ferry names on Puget Sound
M.V. KLICKITAT approaching…
Tug Reliance 2015 Photo…
Tugs of the Month: Mini Jane B and Chauny C
The energy and determination of Dr. Robert Peck know no bounds. When we left his story in Volume I of “Tugs at the Capital City” (2018), he had just completed work on his third mini or scale tug, the JANE B. Here is her…
Tug of the Month: ELF
Special thanks to the late John W. Hough, maritime historian for his research and insights. The steam tug ELF was built in 1902 for Olson Towing Company by the highly-respected Tacoma shipyard Crawford and Reid. She towed…
Video: Graveyard of the Pacific
Very interesting short documentary here by Oregon Public Broadcasting about the Graveyard of the Pacific...
Schooner TRANSIT. Launched…
Reliable Racing at Olympia…