Emerging from the horizon on Budd Inlet, members of the Squaxin Island Tribe community arrived on the shores of Swantown Marina in Olympia the third week of July as part of the Squaxin Canoe Journey.
Many things are housed within the walls of the boathouse at the north end of Swantown Marina. There, Olympia Area Rowing (OAR) stores a litany of boats, oars and memories. This amphibious building that connects downtown Olympia to Budd Inlet has become the home of a thriving rowing community.