The Come Ashore ceremony planned at Jamestown today has been canceled because of bad weather this morning.
Participants in the 2010 Tribal Canoe Journey to Neah Bay who camped at Port Townsend Wednesday night are trucking their canoes to Jamestown today instead of paddling them to the Jamestown beach, said Anika Kessler, Jamestown S’Klallam tribal secretary.
The pullers had awakened this morning to “very bad weather, big swells and fog” on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Kessler said.
So there will be no public greeting ceremony.
The pullers plan to paddle to Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles on Friday, after spending the night at Jamestown, Kessler said.
The contingent of canoes, estimated at about 40, are expected to arrive at Hollywood Beach in Port Angeles at about noon Friday,
Lower Elwha Tribal Chairwoman Frances Charles has said.
Two dozen other canoes from west Vancouver Island and the Victoria area will cross the Strait of Juan de Fuca and join the inland tribes for the protocol landing in Port Angeles on Friday.
After two days of celebration at the Lower Elwha Tribal Center, the pullers will leave Port Angeles early Sunday, spend the night at Pillar Point and arrive at their final destination in Neah Bay on Monday, where they will be welcomed by the Makah.
Tribes from Washington’s outer coast, including the Hoh — which will land at LaPush on Friday — and the Quileute, also are expected to arrive at Neah Bay on Monday.
The Makah will host an estimated 10,000 people in a six-day cultural celebration.
Events will be open to the public throughout the entire week, said Crystal Denney, Makah Tribal Journeys coordinator.
