The Working Waterfront Maritime Museum is building a permanent venue to tell the dramatic story of the people, workers, and risk-taking business adventurers who built, and today sustain, our region's working waterfront life and commerce.
The museum leads a growing community effort to preserve it's home, the 104 year old elegantly trussed Balfour Dock building, the last surviving section of the "mile long" warehouse, where it will permanently locate it's exhibits and programs. It will be the only authentic facility in the Pacific Northwest situated at the city's economic and cultural birthplace.
This heritage project will provide:
* Educational and recreational opportunities
* A museum that tells Tacoma's story
* A Tacoma boating destination along a rebuilt wharf
* Visits by historic tall sailing ships, tour, and heritage vessels
* Engaging exhibits about our port, past and present
* Youth programming
* Small craft boat building & heritage arts preservation
---www.wwfrontmuseum.org
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