(ambient sound of waves and wind)
(boat motor runs)
(creaking dock and gentle waves)
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It wasn't that many years ago
that wooden boats were the norm all up and down
Puget Sound and the Columbia River all across our state.
Wooden boats were it.
They were a lot of work, took
a lot of maintenance, took a lot of care,
but they were classics.
Lots of that history has been lost.
But here at the Center for Wooden Boats
on the south end of Lake Union,
you can come and take a rowboat out,
you can take a boat out to sail.
It's a touchy-feely place.
You can feel the oars.
You can go out on Lake Union.
You can try it out yourself.
You can learn about the history of our Indian canoes.
See examples of a wide variety of wooden boats.
It's a great learning center.
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This was the dream of Dick Wagner.
Dick lobbied
every one of us who were public officials
to help establish this location to teach people.
And they're not just here, but they're also located
on the west side of Camano Island,
as well as on the north shore of Lake Union.
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(motor runs and whirls)
This is the Center for Wooden Boats
where you can actually have
a boating afternoon, an activity
for a very low cost and learn a lot.
Bring the kids.
Center for Wooden Boats, south shore Lake Union.
One of my very favorite places.
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