Northwest Seaport Maritime Heritage Center
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    • 60th Anniversary Events
    • Tugboat Tuesdays
    • Event Rental
  • Programs
    • Tugboat Storytime
    • Vocational Training
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  • Chantey Sings
    • Maritime Concerts
    • Other Maritime Music
    • Music Email Sign-up Form
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    • Volunteer
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    • Join NW Seaport
    • Donate
    • Wish List
  • Maritime Heritage Hero Award
  • Home
  • About
  • Historic Fleet
  • Events
    • NW Seaport Calendar of Events
    • Classic Workboat Show
    • Stories of the Sea
    • 60th Anniversary Events
    • Tugboat Tuesdays
    • Event Rental
  • Programs
    • Tugboat Storytime
    • Vocational Training
    • Volunteer Days
  • Chantey Sings
    • Maritime Concerts
    • Other Maritime Music
    • Music Email Sign-up Form
  • Contact
    • Volunteer
  • SUPPORT
    • Join NW Seaport
    • Donate
    • Wish List
  • Maritime Heritage Hero Award
Preservation    Heritage    Education    Skills
IF YOU EVER WANTED TO RESTORE A WOODEN BOAT, SING TRADITIONAL SONGS OF THE SEA, OR JOIN THE CREW OF
​ A 100 YEAR-OLD SHIP THAT HAS DONE IT ALL,
​NORTHWEST SEAPORT HAS BEEN THE PLACE TO GO SINCE 1964. ​
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  • Wayne Palsson passing
  • NW Seaport regrets having to Share the passing of Wayne Palsson on April 19, 2025.  Wayne led our monthly chantey sing for many years and recieved the maritime heritage hero award last december.
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2025 Events and activities
  • May 15: Stories of the Sea Contest
  • May 17-18: Classic Workboat Show
  • July & August: Tugboat Tuesdays!
  • Weekend Open Boats and Tours
  • Boat host training
  • Volunteer Work parties

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Chantey Sings​
​Join us for our monthly maritime sing-along!
Fun for all ages!

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Wish List
Make a difference! ​
​Donate items
​​on our Wish List
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 Give Lively – secure donation!

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Mission: Northwest Seaport is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the maritime heritage of Puget Sound and the Northwest coast and to the development of maritime-based educational programs and opportunities for the broad community.​


Tour Northwest Seaport's floating heritage collection through these short films by Vaun Raymond and his students!
Step aboard the world's oldest wooden tugboat afloat!
Explore this 1904 floating lighthouse, ​Lightship 83 Swiftsure
​Meet the living legend, Tordenskjold, a fishing boat that spent 100 years working in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. 
NWSeaport
HOURS
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Open by appointment or when volunteers are available (usually Sunday).  Call or email us to schedule a tour!


ADDRESS
Historic Ships Wharf at Lake Union Park
860 Terry Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109

MAILING ADDRESS 
PO Box 9744
Seattle, WA 98109

Telephone (206) 447-9800​ ​             
EMAIL  
[email protected]