Take ferry to Jetty Island for art hide-and-seek
Published 10:23 pm Monday, August 10, 2009
Glass float balls are free Saturday.
But folks may have to dig in seaweed to find them.
Early Saturday morning, volunteers will take a boat to Jetty Island in Everett and hide 150 glass floats.
It’s part of the Fresh Paint Festival on Saturday and Sunday, which is about artists in action. For the 13th year, the length of the Everett Marina will be lined with artists creating, selling and demonstrating their skills.
For more information about Fresh Paint, see our Friday A&E section.
Those who want to find a free float on Saturday should start early: Ferry trips begin at 10 a.m.
Last year, it was a zoo, said organizer Maren Oates with the Arts Council of Snohomish County. There are more floats this year, and event staffers will hide them in driftwood, in the dunes and along the shore.
The floats were made by Bob Mitchell, who lives in Tulalip.
The free Jetty ferry departs from the 10th Street Boat Launch and Marine Park, at 10th Street and W. Marine View Drive. The ferry travels to and from the island at 30-minute intervals throughout the day.
Pick up a boarding pass at the kiosk in the park.
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Members of the Wheel Watchers Club with “Wheel of Fortune” may be glad to know that the prizes in the online viewer loyalty program truly are awarded.
Amy Ashman from Mill Creek won a trip for two to San Francisco.
“I had only been a member of the Wheel Watchers Club for about a year when I saw my number called on Feb. 27,” Ashman says. “I won a trip for seven days and went in June.”
The Radisson Fisherman’s Wharf gave Ashman and her boyfriend, Mike Cook, a room with a fabulous view of Alcatraz Island.
“They also gave us trolley car tickets and breakfast every day. Sony gave us $1,000 in spending money. We used it to go see the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, Muir Woods, Sausalito, Carmel and Monterey.”
She says she was very lucky, out of millions of entrants, to win the prize.
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Monroe’s museum will be professionally reviewed.
Out of 100 applicants, the Monroe Historical Society was selected to participate in a national museum assessment program.
Wednesday and Thursday, June Sampson with the Museum Assessment Program will look over the museum at 207 E. Main St.
Members of the Historical Society will learn from her report how to better serve the city at the museum in the Old City Hall.
The Monroe Historical Society is an all-volunteer organization that tends to the museum and the Shannahan Cabin at the Evergreen State Fair each year.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
