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A PHOTOGRAPH OF the McReavy House in Union illus-
trates the front of Michael Fredson's new pictorial histo-
ry, Hood Canal, due out July 23. It contains 200 photos of
scenes along Mason County's famous fjord and supporting
information.
New book paints
vintage picture of
Hood Canal's past
The book world is preparing for
one more big release this month
from a well known author who con-
tinues to weave tales of' thmiliar
places and characters through yet
another illustrated manuscript.
We're speaking, of course, of"
Mason County historian Michael
Fredson's new 128-page paper-
back, Hood Canal, a pictorial look
at 19th and 20th Century Mason
County along its famous lord.
It will be availabh; ,July 23 at
the Mason County Historical Soci-
ety Museum at Fifth and Railroad
in downtown Shelton as well as at
bookstores and other retailers and
through publisher Arcadia Pub-
lishing at (888) 313-2665. Cost is
$19.95, and all proceeds will go to
the historical society.
THE BOOK INCLUDES 200
black-and-white photos arranged
in seven chapters: Union City;
Hoodsport, Lake Cushman and
Potlatch; Hama Hama and North
Hood Canal; Belfhir and North
Shore Road; Navy Yard ttighway
and Summer Resorts; Skokomish
Reservation and Skokomish Val-
ley; and Marine Lifh and Contem-
porary Times.
The book is dedicated "To my
grandson, Oskar Vap Fredson, and
abundant and joyful." It's a heart-
fblt sentiment from someone who's
enjoyed the canal fbr his entire life
and is now heading an effort to re-
store the historic McReavy House
overlooking the Great Bend into a
museum and cultural arts center.
tte hopes the book "informs resi-
dents of this unique tord about its
past, enough so they may become
even more caring and protective of
these waters."
Fredson, 57, is a 1966 graduate
ofShelton ttigh School, a fifth-gen-
(Please turn to page 10.)
to everyone's grandchild: May the SUNDAY, JULY 29
0000t00reo,00ood00an00,00e clean mini
WITH SO MANY CHOICES,
WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE
To invest in tax-free bonds, call or visit your local
financial advisor today.
Armin Baumgartel
.Dan Baumgartel
Fi,mncial Advisors
821 West Railroad Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982 • 1-800-441-0982
Armin Baumgarlel Dan Baumg-riel
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 12, 2007
Volunteers are gettin
historic house in ordeI
Eighteen people waded into a
mor cleanup at the McReavy
House on July 1 to prepare for
this Sunday's visit by the Mason
County Historical Society, and
help is needed for a last-minute
cleanup this Saturday at the
mansion in Union.
The cleaning and set-up day
will begin Saturday, July 14, at
noon. Anyone interested in help-
ing may call Howard and Lisa
Leggett at 898-1717 or Mike and
Lindy Fredson at 898-7714. The
117-year-old dilapidated house
and grounds, site of big plans by
some local historians, has been
neglected for years but is due
for some tender loving care.
The volunteer grounds crew
during the July 1 cleanup includ-
ed Jim Leggett and grandson
Kanye, Tim and Shawn Anstey,
Dennis Grady, Pat Grover, Hen-
ry Biernacki, Jessica Engel and
daughter Rylee, Mark Peake,
Mya Keyzers and Mike Fredson.
The group hacked away at the
overgrown landscape of Scotch
broom, vine maple, ivy and wild
rose.
The interior cleaning team of
Kathie Adams, Kathy Weber,
Lindy Fredson, Constance Ibsen
and Geri Peake worked with
brooms, mops, rags and a gen-
erator-powered vacuum cleaner.
Jean Moore brought refresh-
ments of apple juice and brown-
ies to bolster the crew's energy
levels.
Much cleaning was accom-
plished, and while many ex-
pressed an enthusiasm for an-
other cleaning session, the lack
of bathroom facilities tended to
limit working time.
The historical society will
hold its monthly meeting at
the house at 2 p.m. Sunday, Its
president, Mike Fredson, who
also heads the McReavy House
Museum of Hood Canal founda-'
tion trying to restore the build-
ing, will discuss the progress of
those efforts and talk about the
artist colony at Olympus Manor
from 1924 to 1952. The founda-
tion board is nearing final stag-
es of document preparation to
accept title of the property from
the Visser family, descer
of John McReavy, the I
land baron and logging pi
who built the house overlo
Hood Canal in 1890.
The foundation is plato
benefit concert for the Md
House project by three
at the Skokomish Grange
on Skokomish Valley Roa¢
p.m. Saturday, July 28. A
the performers will be Sid{
Reign, Clementine with Jt
Engel and Alien. All pro
from the $5 cover charge
to the McReavy restoratioz
Historians to meq
at McReavy
The Mason County Historical
Society will visit the McReavy
House in Union from 2 to 4 p.m.
on Sunday, July 15.
Howard and Lisa Leggett and
Mike Fredson will talk about plans
for restoration of the building.
The Victorian-style home over-
looking the canal's Great Bend was
built in 1890 and may be the oldest
existing on Hood Canal. The non-
profit McReavy House Museum of
Hood Canal foundation is close to
assuming ownership of the build-
ing and plans to make it the home
of a museum and arts center.
Parking at the McReavy House
is limited, so carpooling to Sun-
day's gathering is recommended.
Persons wishing to carpool should
meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Mason
County Historical Society Muse-
um, located at the corner of Fifth
and
Street Railroad
downtown Shelton.
To get to the house,
Main Street from State Rout
in Union, then turn left at t l
ond driveway and follow it
end. ..I
For more information, cattl
1020.
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Monday-lriday ! 0:00-:30
Saturday 10:00-2:00
I
I
I st & Railroad, Suite 108
426-5811
A PHOTOGRAPH OF the McReavy House in Union illus-
trates the front of Michael Fredson's new pictorial histo-
ry, Hood Canal, due out July 23. It contains 200 photos of
scenes along Mason County's famous fjord and supporting
information.
New book paints
vintage picture of
Hood Canal's past
The book world is preparing for
one more big release this month
from a well known author who con-
tinues to weave tales of' thmiliar
places and characters through yet
another illustrated manuscript.
We're speaking, of course, of"
Mason County historian Michael
Fredson's new 128-page paper-
back, Hood Canal, a pictorial look
at 19th and 20th Century Mason
County along its famous lord.
It will be availabh; ,July 23 at
the Mason County Historical Soci-
ety Museum at Fifth and Railroad
in downtown Shelton as well as at
bookstores and other retailers and
through publisher Arcadia Pub-
lishing at (888) 313-2665. Cost is
$19.95, and all proceeds will go to
the historical society.
THE BOOK INCLUDES 200
black-and-white photos arranged
in seven chapters: Union City;
Hoodsport, Lake Cushman and
Potlatch; Hama Hama and North
Hood Canal; Belfhir and North
Shore Road; Navy Yard ttighway
and Summer Resorts; Skokomish
Reservation and Skokomish Val-
ley; and Marine Lifh and Contem-
porary Times.
The book is dedicated "To my
grandson, Oskar Vap Fredson, and
abundant and joyful." It's a heart-
fblt sentiment from someone who's
enjoyed the canal fbr his entire life
and is now heading an effort to re-
store the historic McReavy House
overlooking the Great Bend into a
museum and cultural arts center.
tte hopes the book "informs resi-
dents of this unique tord about its
past, enough so they may become
even more caring and protective of
these waters."
Fredson, 57, is a 1966 graduate
ofShelton ttigh School, a fifth-gen-
(Please turn to page 10.)
to everyone's grandchild: May the SUNDAY, JULY 29
0000t00reo,00ood00an00,00e clean mini
WITH SO MANY CHOICES,
WHY WOULD YOU CHOOSE
To invest in tax-free bonds, call or visit your local
financial advisor today.
Armin Baumgartel
.Dan Baumgartel
Fi,mncial Advisors
821 West Railroad Avenue,
Suite A, Shelton
426-0982 • 1-800-441-0982
Armin Baumgarlel Dan Baumg-riel
www.edwardjones.com
Member SIPC
Page 2 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, July 12, 2007
Volunteers are gettin
historic house in ordeI
Eighteen people waded into a
mor cleanup at the McReavy
House on July 1 to prepare for
this Sunday's visit by the Mason
County Historical Society, and
help is needed for a last-minute
cleanup this Saturday at the
mansion in Union.
The cleaning and set-up day
will begin Saturday, July 14, at
noon. Anyone interested in help-
ing may call Howard and Lisa
Leggett at 898-1717 or Mike and
Lindy Fredson at 898-7714. The
117-year-old dilapidated house
and grounds, site of big plans by
some local historians, has been
neglected for years but is due
for some tender loving care.
The volunteer grounds crew
during the July 1 cleanup includ-
ed Jim Leggett and grandson
Kanye, Tim and Shawn Anstey,
Dennis Grady, Pat Grover, Hen-
ry Biernacki, Jessica Engel and
daughter Rylee, Mark Peake,
Mya Keyzers and Mike Fredson.
The group hacked away at the
overgrown landscape of Scotch
broom, vine maple, ivy and wild
rose.
The interior cleaning team of
Kathie Adams, Kathy Weber,
Lindy Fredson, Constance Ibsen
and Geri Peake worked with
brooms, mops, rags and a gen-
erator-powered vacuum cleaner.
Jean Moore brought refresh-
ments of apple juice and brown-
ies to bolster the crew's energy
levels.
Much cleaning was accom-
plished, and while many ex-
pressed an enthusiasm for an-
other cleaning session, the lack
of bathroom facilities tended to
limit working time.
The historical society will
hold its monthly meeting at
the house at 2 p.m. Sunday, Its
president, Mike Fredson, who
also heads the McReavy House
Museum of Hood Canal founda-'
tion trying to restore the build-
ing, will discuss the progress of
those efforts and talk about the
artist colony at Olympus Manor
from 1924 to 1952. The founda-
tion board is nearing final stag-
es of document preparation to
accept title of the property from
the Visser family, descer
of John McReavy, the I
land baron and logging pi
who built the house overlo
Hood Canal in 1890.
The foundation is plato
benefit concert for the Md
House project by three
at the Skokomish Grange
on Skokomish Valley Roa¢
p.m. Saturday, July 28. A
the performers will be Sid{
Reign, Clementine with Jt
Engel and Alien. All pro
from the $5 cover charge
to the McReavy restoratioz
Historians to meq
at McReavy
The Mason County Historical
Society will visit the McReavy
House in Union from 2 to 4 p.m.
on Sunday, July 15.
Howard and Lisa Leggett and
Mike Fredson will talk about plans
for restoration of the building.
The Victorian-style home over-
looking the canal's Great Bend was
built in 1890 and may be the oldest
existing on Hood Canal. The non-
profit McReavy House Museum of
Hood Canal foundation is close to
assuming ownership of the build-
ing and plans to make it the home
of a museum and arts center.
Parking at the McReavy House
is limited, so carpooling to Sun-
day's gathering is recommended.
Persons wishing to carpool should
meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Mason
County Historical Society Muse-
um, located at the corner of Fifth
and
Street Railroad
downtown Shelton.
To get to the house,
Main Street from State Rout
in Union, then turn left at t l
ond driveway and follow it
end. ..I
For more information, cattl
1020.
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
EVERYTHING STOREWIDE
a E
SAVINGS START TODAY!
Three Diamonds
For Our Past, Our Present ] I
€ AndF°rOurFuture I
' " 9085DW
? wr[
, I
'231 BY 8335 irJ5OO7D
UP TO 50 °/0 OFF
• AllMajor
Credit Cards
• Free Gift Wrapping
• One year
Interest
With Pcquired
Minimum
Purc&e O .C.
Monday-lriday ! 0:00-:30
Saturday 10:00-2:00
I
I
I st & Railroad, Suite 108
426-5811