Joran Palamaa month agoFrom
It has been such a wonderful experience. From the early settlers to our current inhabitants. Going to the harbor History Museum and pulling into the parking lot you can see that there is so much pride taken in the history of the area. Located on the waterfront of the town of Gig Harbor in a picture a setting Stan's the harbor History Museum. Before walking into the door you are greeted by a statue of a fisherman with an extremely large salmon. You are greeted by a fabulous greeter and you can see and exhibit of pieces of iron from Galloping Gertie as well as walking through the door and up the staircase you will go into an area that has Native American history and then history of the early settlers as well as how people make money traded companies that were established within the area. And then you can also see pastimes and a very beautiful Shenandoah is outside and dry dock that is being redone. After you finish that exhibit you can go down into the old school house. This has been such a great experience. As our experience came to a close we entered back into the main 48 of the museum and was greeted by beautiful beautiful artwork. Thank you so much we really enjoyed it
Robert Schotta month agoFrom
This is a definite stop for folks who love history and artifacts. This free museum is very well layed out and depicts the establishment and growth of the Gig Harbor Island. There are friendly docents and staff there to answer questions and explain the rich history of Gig Harbor. We particularly enjoyed the First Narrows bridge catastrophy exhibit.
Dave Millera month agoFrom
Lived in Gig Harbor since 1976, watched the museum being built but this is my actual first time visiting, what a great place. Learned some new info about Gig Harbor and the footage of the old Narrows bridge was really fun to watch.
Highly recommend stopping by if you are a resident or a visitor.
