2019 Gig Harbor (Wash.) Official Visitors Guide
Annual visitors guide for Gig Harbor, Washington, USA. A co-production from the Peninsula Gateway and City of Gig Harbor.
Annual visitors guide for Gig Harbor, Washington, USA. A co-production from the Peninsula Gateway and City of Gig Harbor.
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Holiday lights beautify the<br />
Skansie netshed in Skansie<br />
Brothers Park.<br />
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HISTORIC<br />
NETSHEDS<br />
As early as 1910, <strong>Gig</strong><br />
<strong>Harbor</strong>’s first netsheds<br />
began appearing along<br />
the waterfront. These<br />
simple structures, many<br />
constructed with rough,<br />
hand-hewn fir, were used<br />
by local fishermen to store<br />
nets and fishing gear.<br />
As the town grew, many<br />
netsheds were displaced<br />
by new development and<br />
commercial marinas. Today,<br />
only 17 netsheds remain<br />
along the western shoreline,<br />
but <strong>Gig</strong> <strong>Harbor</strong> Bay still<br />
boasts the largest inventory<br />
of historic netsheds on<br />
the Puget Sound. Visit<br />
the Skansie Visitor and<br />
Interpretive Center to pick<br />
up a netshed map.<br />
Visit our Waterfront tasting room<br />
or our Flagship location<br />
and experience why<br />
BSB® - Brown Sugar Bourbon was<br />
named “World’s Best Flavored Whisky”<br />
at the World Whiskies Awards.
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