About This Location:

The Chandler Maritime Education building will be open in time for the Wooden Boat Festival, held this year from September 11-13th. As residents of Port Townsend watch, a dream over a decade old is taking its final form. While fundraising continues to make the entire dream a reality, the building that will house all the NWMC and Wooden Boat Festival programs will be in full operation in just a few months.

This public outdoor space in the heart of Port Townsend's downtown waterfront is a focal point year-round for community gatherings and maritime activities, from small-boat launchings and landings to seamanship demonstrations, educational programs and music performances. More than 1400 pavers, laid in the shape of a compass rose, are engraved with the names of community members whose support and financial contributions made this project possible.