PORT ANGELES — The historic art deco former ferry Kalakala could receive a fresh coat of silver paint and be temporarily moored in Port Angeles Harbor for Fourth of July festivities if supporters of the vessel’s restoration gain local support.
It would be the first time the vessel returned to Port Angeles Harbor since the late 1950s.
Cherie Kidd, president of the Kalakala Alliance Foundation based in downtown Port Angeles, said Sunday that mooring the ferry that once plied the Strait of Juan Fuca between the city and Victoria, is in the alliance’s plans to coincide with the vessel’s 69th anniversary July 2.
The ferry navigated the Strait from 1935 to 1967.
“The important thing is to clean up the outside of the Kalakala,” Kidd said, adding that the 276-foot-long ferry needs at least one coat of paint to cover up rust and graffiti that has gathered on the vessel since it has been moored in Elliott Bay.
Kidd said the Kalakala is likely to be towed next to Everett, where it would be painted.
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The rest of the story appears in the Monday Peninsula Daily News.