Sitka Maritime Heritage Society Shop
Members receive 20% Off! Email sitkamaritime@gmail.com for your discount code
Pickup Available Most Saturday Mornings from 9am -12pm at the Japonski Island Boathouse
Oil Skin Hat
Look like a local. These are waxed cotton (waterproof!) ball caps, which are very popular in Sitka, Alaska, with our 8 feet or so of rain a year!
Very high quality caps, fully adjustable with a strap in the back. They have a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.
The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
SMHS Cap
Only a few left!
Our most popular piece of gear. Awesome colors from hot pink to a subtle washed blue, this cotton cap has an adjustable band in the back.
This cap has a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.
The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School in the 1950s.
Knit Cap
Only a few left!
This classic ribbed acrylic knit watch cap has a gorgeous embroidered Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.
The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
A classic!
Fleece Beanie
Only a few left!
High quality, cozy polyester fleece beanie. Keep your noggin warm while sporting our beautiful embroidered logo featuring the Shore Boat Arrowhead.
The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska. A former US Navy tender, the Arrowhead had her superstructure built by boat building students of Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
A classic!
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On Sale
SMHS Logo Shirt
Soft, 100% cotton shirt with classic Sitka Maritime Heritage Society logo showing Shore Boat Donna going in to the Japonski Island Boat Shop.
Fit is generous, typical for shirts of this type.
The Children's sizes are actually very snug-fitting women's shirts and could be suitable for a smaller adult wanting a snug fit.
The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska until a bridge was built in 1972.. A former US Navy tender, the Donna and the other Shore Boats were maintained in the historic Japonski Island Boat Shop.
On Sale
On Sale
Boat Shirt (Unisex)
Soft, high quality 100% cotton t-shirts in great colors.
Features our classic design of a line drawing of the iconic Davis Boat, a double-ender rowboat made by the Davis Family boat builders in Metlakatla, Alaska.
Fit is generous, with typical sizing for this kind of shirt.
On Sale
On Sale
Boat Shirt (Lighter Cotton)
Woman's fit 100 % cotton shirt with our classic line drawing of a Davis Boat, the famous rowboat made by the Davis family in Metlakatla, Alaska.
The fit is somewhat slimmer and the fabric lighter weight than our other shirts. Cute!
SMHS Sticker
Cool, quality sticker 2 1/2 inches by 3 inches with picture of the Shore Boat Donna going in to the Japonski Island Boat Shop.
The Shore Boats were the iconic ferries that once connected the Japonski Island community of Mt. Edgecumbe with the town of Sitka, Alaska until a bridge was built in 1972.. A former US Navy tender, the Donna and the other Shore Boats were maintained in the historic Japonski Island Boat Shop.
Toy Boat Kit
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We will have contact-free pick-up on Saturday, December 12, from 10 am to 2 pm outside the Japonski Island Boathouse.
Text when you come to 907 623-8054.
We can also mail you a kit (after Monday December 14th) - just choose the shipping option in the checkout.
(Shipped kits will just have the wood parts, not the paint.)
Because of limited quantities, we ask that you get one kit per kid.
Everything a kid needs to build and paint their own custom vessel. The hull is a little under 12 inches long. Have an adult help you glue the wooden parts together (hot glue is easiest but any glue will work) then customize with the included acrylic paint and brushes. Add your own touch with markers and stickers and stuff you have lying around like thread spools.
We'd love to see an image of your process or completed vessel! email it to sitkamaritime@gmail.com
Note: acrylic paint is permanent when dry, so be sure to protect clothes and surfaces.
Also, the natural wood and small parts make this suitable for kids at least 3 years old and up.
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