Northwest Maritime Center Shelly worked for four year years on the campaign to build this maritime educational and cultural center in the heart of downtown Port Townsend, and was thrilled to attend its grand opening in Sept. 2009!
Sound Experience Steward of the historic schooner Adventuress, aboard which Shelly worked for the 1999 season, "protecting Puget Sound through education"
Williams-Mystic The Maritime Studies Program of Williams College and Mystic Seaport, from which Shelly graduated in 1997
Jessica Plumb, Plumb Productions -- creative programs and video production for a young planet
Alice Rowe, Ph.D., corporate trainer, educator, public speaker and author
Kaci Cronkhite, Concentricom -- writing, consulting and events inspired by the ocean
Sara Eastler, Atlantic Authoring -- freelance indexer specializing in health & scientific texts
Julie Van Pelt, JVP -- freelance editor, specializing in academic and trade texts
Non-categorical:
Buckskin Orchard is an "Internet fruit stand" with good people behind it, selling Washington- grown cherries, apples and pears that "taste like sunshine bottled in a golden skin"
GlobalFreeloaders.com An online community bringing people together to offer free accommodations all over the world -- free to join, as long as you give and take accommodations in equal proportions
ePodunk -- Celebrating the Power of Place More than 46,000 profiles of U.S. communities, going beyond population numbers to the ineffable things that define the essence of a neighborhood -- with literary excerpts, local events, notable personalities and history
Bay Saint Louis Sister City Project Port Townsend is assisting this Louisiana town in its long-term effort to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina -- Shelly & Jeff plan to volunteer when their trip takes them to the Gulf Coast
GoWesty! The site that keeps the Volkswagen Westfalia running!
Writing/Editing links:
Writers Market Handy online submission tracker and market listings updated daily, accessible by modest subscription fee