Sea Lions, Sandpipers and BBQ - Westport Washington
Aberdeen, Washington, has a long history as a home to the logging industry. But logging is not the only business on Grays Harbor. One day on my journey, I went out to explore some of the others. Grays Harbor offers over 100 square miles of protected water. It has been home to commercial fishing boats and canneries for many years. Today that industry is centered in the town of Westport which sits on the peninsula between the harbor and the Pacific Ocean. Westport was founded on 1914 on the south shore of the entrance to Grays Harbor. It occupies the site of Fort Chahalis, built here in 1860. While Westport’s main industry today is tourism, it is home to over 300 commercial fishing boats and three canneries. The Westport Marina sits mostly along Westhaven Drive, at the northern end of town. Here you will find the Westport Maritime Museum , which is located in the old Coast Guard station, built in 1939. The museum houses exhibits on area ship wrecks, the whaling, an...