93 Days of Summer — Week Five
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, July 18, 2018
The Olympic Peninsula has plenty going on for our 93 days of summer. Check out this week’s staff picks and look for more each Wednesday, along with video highlights of this summer’s festivities on the Gazette’s Facebook page.
• July 19
The Port Townsend Marine Science Center features exhibits, programs, and more with local marine and shoreline habitat, history, flora and fauna. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children (6 and younger, free). The center is open six days a week (no Tuesdays) during the summer, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (www.ptmsc.org, 360-385-5582)
• July 20
During the lavender weekend, check out Art Jam Show and Sale. A 10-artist consortium that works in a variety of styles in 2D and 3D, from metal and colored resin to porcelain and found objects (www.rockhollowarts.com, rockhollowfarm@olypen.com). Or, if you’ve never seen driftwood art up close, now’s your chance. The Olympic Driftwood Sculptors Art Show is 10 a.m.-5 p.m. July 20-22 at the Sequim Middle School, 301 W. Hendrickson Road. Call 360-683-6860.
• July 21
Take a bicycle tour of some incredible local tribal art with the Jamestown S’Klallam Totem Tour on July 21 and 22. Call 360-683-2666 or see www.bensbikessequim.com/totem-tour-recumbent-rally for more info.
• July 22
Check out this year’s Shakespeare in the Woods theater production of “As You Like It” on Sunday, July 22. Plays are set for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, July 20-Aug. 5, at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in Webster’s Woods’ Art Park, 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Pre-show is at 6 p.m., followed by the production itself at 6:30 p.m. Plays are free; donations are accepted. Bring blankets, low lawn chairs and a picnic. (www.pafac.org/shakespeare-in-the-woods.html)
• July 23
Enjoy some great local history by heading west for a tour of the Forks Timber Museum. The museum offers a look into the rich history of homesteading, farming and logging in the Pacific Northwest — including the Great Forks Fire in 1951 — all presented in a log cabin structure built by talented local volunteers. Admission is just $3 (children under 12 and military folks get in free). Summer hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., through the end of September. (www.forkstimbermuseum.org, info@forkstimbermuseum.org, 360-374-9663)
July 24
Go the distance or simply go for a stroll on the Dungeness Spit, a great place to take in sights and sounds of sea-faring wildlife. At 5.5 miles, it’s the world’s longest naturally occurring sandspit and a sanctuary for more than 250 species of birds, 41 species of land mammals and eight species of water mammals. Hike or a paddle to the end of the spit to find the old Dungeness Lighthouse, built in 1857 and now on the National Register of Historic Places. Admittance is a reasonable $3 per family. (www.fws.gov/refuge/dungeness/)
July 25
Need a getaway with a view? Explore Lake Quinault, about 65 miles south of Forks, and cozy up in the exquisite Lake Quinault Lodge. It’s a great base from which you can get in day hikes, go for a paddle or simply relax in front of an epic fireplace. (www.olympicnationalparks.com/lodging/lake-quinault-lodge/)
