Northwest Maritime Center on Port Townsend Bay - Illustration by Mike Kowalski
links & resources
Maritime links:

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.
She also handled the publicity for the successful Gates/Kresge
challenge and completion of the capital campaign in early 2010.










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

Three Sheets Northwest
Shelly's home page and the most timely Pacific Northwest boating and
sailing newsblog

Puget Sound Maritime
A maritime newsfeed from in & around Puget Sound

Maritime Heritage Network
A collaborative website celebrating the culture of the sea in the Pacific
Northwest, with a comprehensive listing of relevant organizations
Valued Colleagues:

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"

Domini Social Investments
The way you invest matters: be
part of the solution
Travel links:

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

Contra Dance Connections
Links to scheduled dances around the U.S., Canada, and the world

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

Northwest Independent Editors Guild
Excellent summary of tips for working with an editor
Featured
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at ShellyRandall.com

ShipIndex.org

Searchable database
tells you which books,
magazines, and online
resources mention the
vessel you're
researching
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