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Friday, May 15, 2015 | Vol. 114, No. 20 | NorthKitsapHerald.com | 50¢
New museum in downtown Poulsbo Celebration of Poulsbo’s maritime heritage By RICHARD WALKER
rwalker@northkitsapherald.com
POULSBO — It was, perhaps, mere coincidence.
Repairs: Agate Pass Bridge lane closures May 30-31 AGATE PASSAGE — Crews will close one lane of the Agate Pass Bridge between 6 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on May 30-31, to repair a damaged pedestrian railing on the bridge. During the work, flaggers will reduce traffic to one alternating lane. In addition, Washington State Patrol officers will flag traffic through the State Route 305 intersection at Suquamish Way. Originally, the state Department of Transportation had scheduled the work for weekend of Poulsbo’s Viking Fest and Bremerton’s Armed Forces Day celebration. The work was rescheduled to accommodate those special events and next weekend’s Memorial Day holiday.
Poulsbo Historical Society board president Jim Shields reviewed the evolution of the proposed Poulsbo Maritime Heritage Museum and said the historical society had found a site for it. “We’re about ready to pull the trigger on this,” he said, and asked for
— Jim Shields, president, Poulsbo Historical Society
a show of hands from society members on whether the board should proceed with a lease. Then his cell phone went
off. The ring tone: The theme from “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” And downtown Poulsbo will soon have a maritime
heritage museum, adding to the cultural flavor of the historic district and providing a home for a growing collection of maritime artifacts, including a restored codfish dory and a Poulsbo boat. The Poulsbo Maritime Heritage Museum, a branch
of the Poulsbo Historical Museum located in City Hall, will open this summer at 19010 Front St. It seems a fitting use for such a building; built in 1909, it was originally a bank and later was the longtime home of the Herald. The building is See MUSEUM, Page A6
Little notice here for drill ship A lot of new But protests in Everett against Shell’s plans in Alaska in old festival It’s Viking Fest weekend By SARA N. MILLER
smiller@northkitsapherald.com
The Shell oil-derrick ship Noble Discoverer is escorted by tugs past Point No Point en route to the Port of Everett, where it will prepare for drilling in the Arctic, May 12. The ship passed the point without much notice — on the beach were a lone fisherman, a Navy veteran with binoculars and two women out for a walk. But in Everett, kayakers met the oil rig to protest its arrival in Puget Sound. Richard Walker / Herald
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“Poulsbo’s maritime heritage cannot be ignored.”
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POULSBO — This year’s Viking Fest is the 47th annual, but there is a lot that’s new to this celebration of Poulsbo’s Norwegian heritage. The Rotary Club of Poulsbo-North Kitsap INSIDE has teamed with Viking ■ It’s Armed Fest to present the Forces weekend Viking Tour, an event too. See section designed to be more in Kitsap Week than a simple bike race. “We wanted this to be a big part of Viking Fest,” said Dan Barry, a member of the Viking Tour team. “We partnered immediately with the festival and have been working hand in hand to help draw supporters and participants from the Seattle area and all over.” Poulsbo hotels sell out early for Viking Fest, and this year is no exception. With its traditional events as well as new additions, like Viking Tour, hotels were already filled to capacity at the beginning of the week. See VIKING FEST, Page A5
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