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Tugboat Sand Man

Tugboat Sand Man

Paperback

Series: Images of America

BoatingGeneral PhotographyRegional: Pacific Northwest

Publisher Price: $24.99

ISBN10: 1467162027
ISBN13: 9781467162029
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: Feb 18 2025
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

For over a century, the Olympia harbor tugboat Sand Man has worked on Puget Sound waters.

Built in Tacoma in 1910, Sand Man towed such commodities as sand, gravel, oysters, logs, and more to and from Budd Inlet. The tugboat was owned by three commercial companies and one private owner. In 1997, the Sand Man Foundation formed, took ownership, and placed Sand Man on multiple historic registries. Through fundraising efforts, the deteriorating Sand Man was miraculously saved and rebuilt after three sinkings. Over the years, the vessel participated in many Olympia Harbor Days activities and vintage tugboat races and was the festival's first logo boat in 1983. Sand Man, a workhorse and survivor, is known as Olympia's Tugboat. This is the story of Sand Man, the little tug that could and did.

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