Very few of you had issue in figuring out this was the Alaska ferry Wickersham. Sadly, the vessel has been scrapped.
Leaving Mukilteo, the Nisqually is looking a little worse for wear under brooding skies. In a few short years, every bit of personality would be stripped from her during her rebuild.. John Harder photo courtesy of Brandon Moser.
Didn't have any sister ferries.
Did not sail for WSF, but did work in Washington.
Was a rival ferry to another system, but the other system ended up the victor, resulting in this ferry being scrapped.
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At left, the Kitsap, a Bremerton regular, turns into Rich Passage under a rare sunny sky. For the past two summers in a row, Western Washington has been the victim of lower-than-normal temps and a "June Gloom" that extended well into August. Matt Masuoka captured the Kitsap on a rare, full sunny day.
From Manresacastle.com:
The Castle was completed in 1892 as the home of Charles and Kate Eisenbeis. Mr. Eisenbeis was a prominent member of the early Port Townsend business community. His business interests were diverse including a bakery, brick works, lumber mill, brewery, bank and a hotel. In 1878, when Port Townsend became the first incorporated city in Jefferson County, its citizens elected Eisenbeis as the first mayor.
In keeping with his status in the community, Eisenbeis built what was the largest private residence ever built in Port Townsend, consisting of 30 rooms. Locals referred to the building as the "Eisenbeis Castle;" its design was reminiscent of some of the castles in Eisenbeis' native Prussia.
Castle Photo
The walls were 12 inches thick, made with bricks from Eisenbeis' own brick work's and the roof was slate. Tiled fireplaces and finely crafted woodwork were installed by German artisans.
Charles died in 1902 and Kate remarried a few years later. The Castle was left empty for almost 20 years except for a caretaker
In 1925, a Seattle attorney bought the Castle as a vacation place for nuns teaching in Seattle schools. This plan did not work out well and in 1927 the Jesuit priests purchased the building for use as a training college. The priests spent their sixteenth and final year of training here studying ascetic theology.
In 1928, the Jesuits added a large wing housing a chapel and sleeping rooms. They also installed the elevator (an Otis) at a cost of $3,400 -- a substantial sum in those days. When their addition was complete, the Jesuits stuccoed over the bricks of the original portion to give the building a more uniform look. They named the complex "Manresa Hall" after the town in Spain where Ignatius Loyola founded the order.
The Jesuits left in 1968 and the building was converted into a hotel. The elements "Manresa" and "Castle" were taken from the two previous owners to create the current name.
The three different owners since 1968 have all done their part to lovingly renovate the building to modern standards while maintaining its Victorian elegance. For example, there were only 3 bathrooms when the Jesuits left - today we have 43.
Be sure to check out the Castle's Website!
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Hyak to 17 October
Elwha
Yakima
Sealth starting 7 November
Chelan from 10 October to -14 November
ANACORTES-SIDNEY:
Elwha
SAN JUAN INTERISLAND:
Evergreen State
MUKILTEO-CLINTON
Chelan from19 September to 31 October and 14 November to 28 November
Cathlamet from 17 October onwards
Kittitas OOS 7 November to 28 November
PORT TOWNSEND-KEYSTONE
Chetzemoka-OOS from 10 October- 21 November
Salish--Standyby starting 21 November with Chetzemoka's return.
(One boat service starts again in October)
KINGSTON-EDMONDS
Puyallup--OOS from 28 November to end of fall schedule
Spokane--OOS from 17 October- 28 November
Walla Walla--starting on 17 November to end of year.
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Tacoma
Wenatchee
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Kitsap--OOS 12 December until end of schedule
Kaleetan--OOS from 19 September to 5 December 2001
Walla Walla until 17 November
Hyak from 17 October until 5 December
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Issaquah--OOS from 28 November-19 December 2011
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Chelan from 28 November to 19 December 2011
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Rhododendron
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Hiyu
the Hyak looks spiffy in her new paint job, no longer garnering gasps from tourists as she passes by. Dubbed the "Queen of Rust" due to her nearly orange apperance, she's been spending her time between the San Juans and the Seattle-Bremerton run. Photo by and courtesy of Matt Masuoka.
The Sioux, likely named because of PSN having recently purchased the Chippewa and Iroquois, only spent a few years under her original name. She was remodeled to carry cars, rechristened Olympic, and sent to work on the Port Townsend-Port Angeles-Victoria run. Author's collection.
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the Puyallup crosses between Edmonds and Kingston under sunny skies. The "flying T" logo of the Department of Transportation has, unfortunately, been making a come-back on all WSF smokestacks. The logo is not terribly attractive and adds very little to the looks of the ferries' smokestacks. (For the record, I always felt they looked best under the old Toll Bridge stripes with the higher green and black stripes.) Photo by and courtesy of Matt Masuoka.
in San Diego, the Berkeley sets out for San Francisco during the last years of her service life in this postcard from the 1950's. The over century-old ferry has been lovingly preserved, and is a showpoint for the Maritime Museum in San Diego. Author's collection.
