PORT TOWNSEND
VICTORIAN SEAPORT
 
 
 
Port Townsend is a Victorian Seaport located in the northwest corner of the Olympic Peninsula, on the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Puget Sound.  Sheltered by Admiralty Inlet, Port Townsend Bay and the town of Port Townsend provide plenty of opportunities for business and pleasure.
 
Loren and Lucinda Hastings moved here in part because of the rain-shadow created by this unique environment.  While Seattle receives an average of 36 inches of rainfall each year, Port Townsend receives only 19 inches while still maintaining all of the benefits of the northwest’s mild climates and vibrant ecosystems.
 
Here are some helpful links below for more information about living, working and playing in Port Townsend and surrounding areas.   You’ll also find photographs of some of the sites and attractions that add to Port Townsend’s unique quality (or click on the “start slideshow” button in the upper left corner).
Waterfront
by Charlie Neu
Jefferson County Courthouse in Port Townsend
A tallship docked at Union Wharf - Hasting Building by Barney Burke
Chetzemoka Park
Union Wharf
by Ernst-Ulrich Schafer
Bell Tower in uptown Port Townsend
 
A Northwest Treasure
GENERAL AREA INFORMATION
  1. PT Guide: City Guide to Port Townsend
  2. Port Townsend Visitor Information Center
  3. Jefferson County Area Web Cams
  4. Port Townsend: Then and Now - a photographic history of PT
 
BUSINESS LINKS
  1. PT Chamber of Commerce
  2. Main Street Program of Port Townsend
  3. Small Business Development Center
  4. Jefferson County Economic Development Council
  5. City of Port Townsend: Business Licensing
  6. State of Washington: Master Business Licensing
 
MEDIA
  1. PT Leader - local weekly newspaper
  2. Peninsula Daily News - olympic peninsula daily newspaper
  3. Peninsula Lifestyle Magazine
  4. PTTV - local television station
 
TRAVEL & TOURS
  1. Puget Sound Express - sight seeing & wildlife tours
  2. Victoria Express - passenger ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, B.C.
  3. Washington State Ferry schedules
  4. Black Ball - car ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria, B.C.
  5. Jefferson County International Airport
 
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
  1. Centrum - arts foundation
  2. Key City Players - theatre productions
  3. The Rose Theatre - movie theatre
  4. Wheel-In Motor Movie - drive-in theatre
  5. Port Townsend Film Festival
  6. Port Townsend Jazz Festival
  7. Olympic Music Festival
 
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS on this site
  1. Barney Burke
  2. David Conklin
  3. Joe Lipka
  4. Kevin Mason
  5. Charlie Neu
  6. Ernst-Ulrich Schafer
  7. David Whitfield
 
KIDS & FAMILY ACTIVITIES
  1. Port Townsend School District
  2. Marine Science Center
  3. Olympic National Park: for Kids
  4. Jefferson County Historical Museum
  5. The Victorian Festival
  6. Puget Sound Express - sight seeing & wildlife tours
 
SPORTS & RECREATION
  1. PT Outdoors - outdoor equipment rental, tours & lessons
  2. Fort Worden State Park
  3. Olympic National Park
  4. Port Townsend Public Golf
  5. Discovery Bay Golf Club
 
BOATING & MARITIME INTERESTS
  1. Port of Port Townsend
  2. Northwest Maritime Center
  3. Wooden Boat Foundation