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Here’s something you don’t see every day:

This Thursday, February 13th, Seattle will be treated to a different kind of Boat Parade. It won’t be like opening day where pleasure boats parade with decorations.  This parade will be made up of Seattle’s working boats; historic wooden fishing schooners; several more than 100 years old.

The parade is part of a new exhibit at The Center for Wooden Boats about the boats and the men and women who still take them to the North Pacific to ensure Seattle, and the country, has fish on the dinner table.

At 10am on Thursday, boats from the Fishing Vessel Owners Association will begin a parade from their home dock at Fishermen’s Terminal in Ballard, down the Ship Canal to Lake Union. The boats will dock at the wharves near CWB where this Saturday (2/15) a new exhibit opens that honors the 100th anniversary of the Fishing Vessel Owners’ Association and tells the story of the historic wooden halibut schooners.

BOAT PARADE

What:            Parade of Historic Fishing Schooners
When:           Thursday February 13, 2014       (Depart 10am, Arrive SLU 11a)
Where: Start:  Fishermen’s Terminal, Ballard, 3919 18th Ave W / End:  Historic Ships Wharf, Lake Union Park, 860 Terry Ave N

NEW EXHIBIT

What: Exhibit Opening:  Highliners: Boats of the Century
When: Saturday February 15, 2014      Exhibit Opens at 10am
Where: The Center for Wooden Boats, 1010 Valley Street

The parade should be visible from Gas Works.