Port Townsend Marine Science Center site of variety of Thanksgiving weekend activities
Peninsula Daily News
Print This |
Email This
Recent Headlines
FOUR DAYS OF arts and music comes to Port Angeles — buy your tickets now! (And . . . FREE pre-festival show Thursday) -- 5/19/13 -04:43 PM
IT'S OUT TODAY: North Olympic Peninsula's biggest and best visitor guide -- 5/19/13 -12:47 PM
10 to receive Jefferson County Heart of Service award Tuesday -- 5/18/13 -11:34 PM
State Patrol report blames motorcyclist killed during chase -- 5/19/13 -06:30 PM
Poets celebrate life, birth of author Raymond Carver tonight -- 5/19/13 -06:32 PM
The center's annual holiday gift shop sale will be held in the Natural History Exhibit from noon to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday, Nov. 23-25.
Discounts will be offered on all regularly priced items. Gift certificates will be available for the gift shop as well as marine science center memberships, with all proceeds supporting the center's educational programs.
A sing-along, children's book reading and fun activities will be offered in the center's Natural History Exhibit at Fort Worden State Park at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24.
Steven Urbanc, a volunteer with the marine science center, will sing his song, “Scoop the Poop,” followed by an interactive reading of the children's book Granny's Clan: A Tale of Wild Orcas, by Sally Hodson.
Copies of the book will be for sale and a book signing will follow the program.
Bird migration cruise
A late fall/early winter bird migration cruise will be held Nov. 24, with another cruise set for Monday, Dec. 31.
The trips leave from Port Townsend's Point Hudson Marina at 1 p.m. and return at 4 p.m.
Depending on the weather, the cruise will go to Protection Island or south in the Oak Bay-Port Ludlow direction.
These special boat expeditions, in collaboration with Puget Sound Express, will give participants an opportunity to see and learn about numerous bird species as well as other wildlife.
Cruises are aboard an enclosed motor-yacht. Naturalists from the marine science center area on board to comment on wildlife.
Tickets are $55 per person, or $50 for members of the marine science center, Burke Museum, Audubon or the Washington Ornithological Society.
For reservations, phone the marine science center at 360-385-5582 or 800-566-3932, or email cruises@ptmsc.org.
Last modified: November 15. 2012 9:15PM
To report a comment, email moderator@peninsuladailynews.com and refer to the article and offending comment, or click here: REPORT ABUSE.
Peninsuladailynews.com comments are subject to the Peninsuladailynews.com User Policy.