Sitka Maritime Heritage Society brings tiny boat building to kids
Board members Rebecca Poulson and Joe D'Arienzo joined KCAW's Erin Fulton on the Morning Interview to talk about how kids and families can get involved.
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Japonski Boathouse restoration on the (rail)way to completion
The Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is depending on the community’s historic love of the ocean to maintain the momentum behind it’s flagship project: The restoration of the Japonski Island Boathouse.
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Some of Sitka’s municipal landscape to get a more natural look
Joe D'Arienzo is a long-time member of Sitka's Tree & Landscape Committee. Michael Colliver is the city's Buildings, Parks, and Grounds supervisor. The pair discuss some policy changes toward Sitka's municipal landscape that will be visible to residents: Namely, allowing Pioneer Park and Whale Park to return to more natural vegetation.
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Heritage society pairs maritime stories with old photographs
For their annual meeting on February 19th, the Sitka Maritime Heritage Society is inviting members of the public to share their photographs and stories of waterfront history. Rebecca Poulson and Joe D'Arienzo, the vice-president and treasurer of the society, talked about the inspiration for the exhibit, while moderator Eric Jordan shared tales of growing up on a boat. He brought in a 1952 photograph, complete with the family laundry hanging off the boat, named the Salty. D'Arienzo provided an update about the restoration of the Japonski Island Boathouse for historic boat work. Downloadable audio.
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