Congratulations to our friends at the Adventuress, who use the boat as a floating environmental training facility. If you have never taken a ride on her, you should do so this summer. With the economy in tatters, it’s a good idea to spend your vacation dollars closer to home. It’s also environmentally the best thing to do!- Editor
6/15 Seattle Times
By Craig Welch
Seattle Times staff reporter
”…Nearly two dozen icons of Puget Sound’s past will split $750,000 in grants as runners-up in a public contest to boost historic preservation in the Seattle area.
… The first place winners — Town Hall on Seattle’s First Hill and a 136-foot wooden ship called Schooner Adventuress — were chosen by the public in a campaign that ended last month. Each was awarded $125,000.
More at
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012126779_preservation16m.html