Tribes from throughout the Northwest and Canada will be seeing the Peninsula the hard way — and traditional way.
An ambitious Paddle Journey has already begun in Kitsap County and is expected to make its first landing on the North Olympic Peninsula on Monday.
By the time the journey reaches Taholah on Aug. 10, more than 45 tribal canoes will have plied the waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Pacific Ocean.
About 20 canoes, including a Makah canoe, will pass through Admiralty Inlet and reach Point Hudson at the foot of Water Street in Port Townsend around noon Monday.
Drum groups from other area tribes will be on hand to greet the pullers as they arrive at the future site of the Northwest Maritime Center.
Dancing, drumming and sharing food and stories is a part of every stop on the journey. Monday the festivities are planned to start at about 7:30 p.m.
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The rest of this story, including the full Paddle Journey route, appears in the Sunday Peninsula Daily News. Click on SUBSCRIBE to get the PDN delivered to your home or office.