PORT HADLOCK — The once bustling port off Lower Hadlock Road is seeing a return to its maritime roots this summer.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is preparing to move all of its classes to historical waterfront property on Lower Hadlock Road.
The Glen Cove campus will close in the spring, chief instructor Jeff Hammond said.
Meanwhile, years of restoration work to two old buildings on six acres is well under way in Port Hadlock.
Altogether, the new complex will contain 15,000 square feet of indoor space.
Workshops will be taught on the site this summer, as they have been for the past two summers, Hammond said.
Former general store
An old general store has been converted into shop space, including an office and a 50-seat classroom.
An adjacent building includes more shop space and a working sail loft upstairs.
Master sailmaker Sean Rankin, owner of Northwest Sails, spends about 80 percent of his time in his shop and the rest of the time teaching students.
“The ideal for us is going to be having enough space for real trades people to set up shop here,” Hammond said.
“Then they can work in their trade and teach part of the time.”
