The Center for Wooden Boats is a maritime heritage museum located on the south shore of Lake UnioninSeattle, Washington, USA. It was founded in 1977 by Dick Wagner. A second campus is planned for Cama Beach State Park on Camano Island, to open in 2005.
Next door to the CWB is the Northwest Seaport, which endeavors to restore several bigger historic ships, including the SchoonerWawona.
CWB is located on a lake in the center of the city, a few blocks from the core business district.
A great example of the inclusiveness of CWB is that a replica 26' Umiak built in the summer of 1996 by a class of high-risk teenagers is being paddled twice a week by a team of Hawaiian native dancers to help reinstill their sense of teamwork.
Boat Festival - our yearly gigantic public relations event where about 150 woodenboats of all sizes and vintages gather with the idea of an event that is affordable, accessible and educational.
Sponsored by The Center for WoodenBoats at the south end of Lake Union, the three-day festival is expected to attract about 20,000 people.
The Center for WoodenBoats is a hands-on museum highlighting Seattle's maritime culture, and provides a school for nautical arts and crafts, and sailboat and rowboat livery with public access to Lake Union.
Center membership spikes after each festival, which is good, because it takes a lot of members and volunteers to keep the center running.
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