Useful Links
Coast Guard
- Coast Guard Foundation Ensures all Coast Guard members and families have the resources they need to build resilience throughout their lives.
- Coast Guard Museum, Pier 36 Seattle Located at Pier 36 in Seattle, this museum is incredible!
- Coast Guard Northwest District Previously known as the Thirteenth Coast Guard District
- USCGC ACUSHNET Project Decommissioned Coast Guard tug museum ship located in Anacortes, Washington
Lighthouses
- American Lighthouse Foundation A nonprofit organization with a primary mission of lighthouse preservation.
- Lighthouse Digest Magazine for Lighthouses
- US Lighthouse Society (USLHS) A nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing historic and educational maritime heritage of lighthouses.
Misc
- Dept of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- Evergreen Fleet, Washington State Ferries History and info about Washington State Ferries
- Lighthouse Environmental Program (LEP) Washington State License Plate program
- Maritime Washington To help preserve and interpret Washington’s maritime heritage.
- Museum Ships – Washington State Old Classic Ships in Washington State
- Puget Sound Maritime Mission to promote and preserve the maritime heritage and culture of Puget Sound and the greater Pacific Northwest.
- San Juan Island National Monument Bureau of Land Management site for San Juan Island
- US Life Saving Service Heritage Association (USLSSHA) is an organization dedicated to preserving the history of the U.S. Life-Saving Service and early U.S. Coast Guard.
- Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
Salish Sea
- Dept of Natural Resource-Aquatic Reserves
- Marine Science Center – Port Townsend
- Northwest Maritime Center Located in Port Townsend
- Orca Network Whale Sighting Network based in Friday Harbor, WA
- Puget Sound Express Whale Watching trips from Port Townsend, WA
- SEA Discovery Center Marine Center located in Poulsbo, WA
- Whale Museum Located in Friday Harbor