2009 Christmas Ships at Gasworks
It was a dark and foggy night at Matthews Beach a few years ago, and there was a boat heading toward the shore where I stood. From the shadows of many tall, dark pine trees came scores of people wrapped in winter attire – slowly and silently walking toward the water, eyes blinking from the cold. Did I inadvertently come upon the filming of a “4400” episode? I did not. It was the Christmas Ships! And after 60 years, this Northwest…