Washington: Here's Why Dream of Commercial Fishing Dock Remains Unfulfilled in Gig Harbor
It started as a dream.
Over a decade later, it's still just a dream.
Homeport, a public dock that would provide dedicated moorage for commercial fishing vessels at Ancich Waterfront Park.
Those vessels and the people and families who operate them have long been regarded as core to Gig Harbor's maritime heritage. Many of the city's earliest commercial-fishing families were Croatian immigrants who moved to the area in the early 20th century, building docks as well as netsheds to store their nets and...
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