Friday August 24th, 2007 we will hold the Working Group Meeting from 10:00 – Noon in the Auditorium, of the Naval Reserve Armory in Lake Union Park.  

Topics will include:

• Debrief of Lady Washington Visit
• Debrief on South Lake Union Block Party
• Update on Upcoming Events
• Honor pole – ceremony CWB
• Presentation by Shannon Fitzgerald, Northwest Seaport 
• Observations and Recommendations by Historic Ships Museum Specialist – Ray Ashley PhD
  
• Presentation by Noel Franklin, United Indians of All Tribes
• On the future Northwest Canoe Center
  

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Friday August 10th 2007 we will hold the Working Group Meeting from 10:00 – Noon in the Auditorium, of the Naval Reserve upstairs in the Armory at Lake Union Park.

Topics will include:

• Maritime Heritage Network  - Presentation by Joe Follensbee
• Future of MHN
• Soliciting feedback
• Debrief of Ballard Seafood Festival
• Update on Upcoming Events
• South Lake Union Block Party (please read request from Alice Winship below)
• Lady Washington & Hawaiian Chieftain visit
• Honor pole – ceremony CWB

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Friday June 29th the Maritme Heritage Taskforce will hold a meeting in the Auditorium from 10:00 - 12:00 am at the Naval Reserve Armory in Lake Union Park.

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Friday July 27, 2007 we will hold our Working Group meeting from 10:00-noon in the Auditorium, upstairs in the Naval Reserve Armory at Lake Union Park.  
 
Topics will include:
 
(1)  Transportation Grant--Brainstorming ideas for four illustrations.  These will be part of the final Exhibit and Interpretation Master Plan and probably used by all of us in our fundraising.  They will be done by the same artist who painted the watercolors which are used curently to describe the physical features of Lake Union Park.   We want to brainstorm what to include in the illustrations to show how vibrant the Park will be with all the programming, exhibits and events that our collection of organizations bring.
 
(2) Update on upcoming events.
- Thunderbird regatta (Aug)
- Footloose Sailing (Aug)
- Steamboat meet (Aug)
- Lady Washington visit (Aug)
- Honor Pole Event (Aug)
- Workboat Show (Oct)

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Friday July 13th, we will hold our Working Group meeting from 10:00-noon in the Auditorium, upstairs in the historic Naval Reserve Armory at Lake Union Park.
 
Topics will include:
 
(1) Festival de-brief (both ideas for next year's Festival; and also lessons-learned for shared events in general)
 
(2) Update on collaboration for upcoming events (Ballard Seafood Festival, SLU Block Party, Steamboat Meet, Lady Washington visit, Honor Pole event, Workboat Show, etc.)
 
(3) Ideas for new e-newsletter summarizing maritime activities at Lake Union park.  Discussion.  Who is our audience?  What is the content?   Frequency?

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 Friday July 13th, we will hold our Working Group meeting from 10:00-noon in the Auditorium, upstairs in the historic Naval Reserve Armory at Lake Union Park.

 
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The Maritime Heritage Taskforce Working Group will meet Friday, June 1st from 10 -12 aboard the Virginia V.

Agenda items will include:

• Presentation & discusson of United Indians of All Tribes facilities in Lake Union Park
• Presentation & discussion of Co-Marketing of Maritime Heritage organization in Lake Union Park
  
• discussion of joint projects

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The April 6th Working Group Meeting of the Maritime Heritage Taskforce included presentations by:

Dan Withers and Chuck Fowler - Combatatnt Craft of America on the Armed Services Day Event -May 19th and 20th

Dan Lyons - Northwest Steam Society - Steam Boat Meet, August 10th & 11th  

Dan Boyd - Orca Creative on ideas for Kiosks/Banners for activation and wayfinding for maritime resources at the Lake Union Park.

Bonnie Loshbaugh - Center for Wooden Boats, Americorps Volunteer, on the Docent program

Read the April 6th Maritime Meeting Minutes here: 

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The April 20th - Working Group Meeting of the Maritime Heritage Task Force included presentations by:

Alice Kaderlan - Pyramid Consulting on the Co-Branding Efforts
Karyn Holyk - Orca Creative on Kiosk/banner projects

Read the Meeting Minutes here.  

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Armed Forces Day Weekend
- Maritime Heritage Exhibit and Commemoration -

Saturday and Sunday, May 19 - 20, 2007
Historic Ships Wharf and Armory Building
Lake Union Park   

Sponsored by the Combatant Craft of America* in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard District 13, Coast Guard 83-Foot Sailors Association, U.S. Air Force Northwest, Army Air Force/ USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association, Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, Northwest Seaport, Virginia V Foundation
and the Seattle Maritime Academy  

For complete schedual read below: 

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The Lake Union Park - Maritime Heritage Working Group

When:  April 20, 10 -12 pm

Where: Aboard the Virginia V

There are several discussion items on the agenda for the meeting, all related to collaborative activation of Lake Union Park over the next several months.
 
(1)  Follow-up discussion with our consultants from Pyramid Consulting on ideas related to co-marketing our collective programs and activities.
 
(2) Update from Orca Creative with a new idea to feature the various organizations both during the 4th of July Festival and beyond
 
(3) Updates from individual organizations.

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Floating Homes is having its annual meeting this comming tuesday at the Armory at Lake Union. A brief update about the Transportation Grant  and Maritime Heritage at Lake Union is on the agenda for this meeting.  The planning process is also featured in the most recent newsletter of the Floating Homes Association. 

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The Maritime Heritage Working group met with presentations by Ray Ashely of San Diego Maritime and Pyramid Communications regarding co-branding for the the maritime heritage organizations in the Lake Union Park.

Minutes of the March 23 Working Group Meeting  

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Join Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society for a presentation by

Alec Fisken , Commissioner, Port of Seattle for a presentation: "The Port of Seattle Odyssey and Maritime Heritage"

Where: Swedish Cultural Center

When: April 4, 2007 - 6:00pm

RSVP: Pat Hartle (206)-938-2397 

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The Maritime Heritage Taskforce continues to host meetings of the  Working Group for Maritime Heritage in Lake Union Park. 

The Working Group for Maritime Heritage in Lake Union will meet bi-monthly for the next couple months to continue to forge ties between the many maritime heritage groups and jointly develop concepts and plans for how to create shared vision for interperting maritime heritage at Lake Union Park.

This effort is supported by a grant from 4Culture

Maritime Heritage Task Force - Minutes - Meeting 2 - March 9, 2006.pdf (256 Kb)

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5th Annual

Lake Union Sweep:

Event Date/Time:

Saturday May 12, 2007
8:15am - 8:45am  Volunteer Check In
9:00am - 12:00am On-Water Cleanup Event
12:00 - 1:00pm Celebration

Place:

South Lake Union Park
860 Terry Ave North
Seattle, WA 98109  (near the old Armory Building off Valley St.)

Event Description:

The event will involve volunteers in kayaks and other small boats picking up trash and transferring the material to larger craft for offloading and pickup by Seattle Public Utilities. Additional cleanup will be done in shore-side areas around the lakes to involve non-boaters

Event Contact:

If you or your group is interested in participating in or sponsoring this event, please contact: Chris Wilke at Puget Soundkeeper Alliance: (206)-297-7002 or volunteer@pugetsoundkeeper.org

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5/10 - Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - class: Tug Boat Story Time

5/11 - NW Seaport - Shanty sing

5/12 - Historic Ships Wharf - Lake Union Cleanup

5/15 - CWB - Class: School year Sailing begins

5/18 - CWB - 3rd Friday Speaker - Crystal Goodner - "Messages from the Focsle"

5/19 - 5/20 - Historic Ships Wharf - CCA show: "Armed Forces Day Weekend" - various historic combatant craft - Activities: tours presentations TBA.

5/24  Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - Class: Tug Boat Story Time

You can see all of the events on the CWBplan Calendar 

If there are any additional events that we need to add to the events calander pleases contact Matthew Stubbs, Community Invovlment Specialist (matthew.stubbs@loudmonks.com).

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4/1 -  Seafaring Speaker Series - Paul Dorpat: "Waterfront Spots:Cold & Hot",2pm Lake Union Armory - $10

4/8 - Seafaring Speaker Series - Andy Reay-Ellers: "Setting Sails & Saling Sets: A Tall Ship Sailor Adventures into Movie Making",2pm Lake Union Armory - $10

4/12 - Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - class: Tug Boat Story Time

4/13 - Northwest Seaport - Shanty sing

4/14 - Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - Class: Engineer for a day

4/15 - Seafaring Speaker Series - Bill Holm: "Northwest Native Canoes: Early Seafarers",2pm Lake Union Armory - $10

4/15-10/20 - Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - Class:Foss Overnights Begin 

4/19 - 4/22 - Historics Ships Wharf - Schooner Martha - Activites:public sails, TBA

4/20 - CWB - 3rd Friday Speaker - Robert Darcy: "Martha at 100"

4/22 - Seafaring Speaker Series - Les Boltont: "20 Years with the Lady: The Voyages of the Tall Ship Lady Washington",2pm Lake Union Armory - $10

4/26 - Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - class: Tug Boat Story Time

You can see all of the events on the CWBplan Calendar

If there are any additional events that we need to add to the events calander pleases contact Matthew Stubbs, Community Invovlment Specialist (matthew.stubbs@loudmonks.com).

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3/8   -  Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - class: Tug Boat Story Time

3/9   -  Northwest Seaport - Shanty Sing

3/16 - CWB 3rd Friday Speaker - Richard Friedman "On man's ongoing love affair with Wooden Boats"

3/18 - CWB - Ides of St. Patrick's Regatta - Activities: sailboat race and social

3/22 - Historic Ships Wharf - Arthur Foss - class: Tug Boat Story Time

3/30 - 4/3 - Historic Ships Wharf - Adventuress - Activities: dockside tours and public sails

You can see all of the events on the CWBplan Calendar 

If there are any additional events that we need to add to the events calander pleases contact Matthew Stubbs, Community Invovlment Specialist (matthew.stubbs@loudmonks.com).

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You can dowload the Invite here courtesy of the Seattle Parks Foundation Website:
(Lake Union Park Ground Breaking Invite.PDF 137kb)

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June 17th - Fathers Day Sail on Mallory Todd - SHIPS

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The Maritime Heritage Taskforce is hosting meeting of the  Working Group for Maritime Heritage in Lake Union Park. 

Included in the agenda are status updates on the Transportation Grant, and specifically focusing on the park goals and youth goals. 

The Working Group for Maritime Heritage in Lake Union will meet bi-monthly for the next couple months to continue to forge ties between the many maritime heritage groups and jointly develop concepts and plans for how to create shared vision for interperting maritime heritage at Lake Union Park.

Download the complete Meeting Minutes here:
(Maritime Heritage -Lake Union Working Group Meeting 1.pdf 1.8mb) 

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Matthew Stubbs the Communitity Involvment specialist will be presenting to the Puget Sound Ship Modelers at their club meeting, Thursday, February 22nd, at 7:30 pm at the Armory at Lake Union.

The Puget Sound Ship Modelers is a volunteer based, not for profit that is dedicated to modeling historic ships. We would like to extend that invitation to their constituent members to keep informed through this website and recieve periodic email communications by signing up for the email newsletter. 

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Matthew Stubbs the community involvement consultant on this project will present to the Floating Homes Association Wednesday, February 7th  at their Board Meeting. 

We hope that the Floating Homes Association and their members who live on Lake Union will join with the many organizations in participating in and support the master planning efforts.

You can learn more about their organization at their website: http://www.seattlefloatinghomes.org/ 

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Matthew Stubbs, the Community Involvement Specialist working on the Master Planning Project, will present to the Lake Union District Council, Monday, February 5, 2007.

The District Council their constituent organizations(and their members) will be informed of the planning process and invited to participate.  We would like to extend that invitation to their constituent members to  keep informed through this website and periodic email communications by signing up for the email newsletter. 

The Lake Union District Council draws Representatives from many of the neighborhood organizations around Lake Union.   For more information you can visit the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods website.  

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