🌱 How a slow Hood Canal drive through Hoodsport can reset your mind
Hoodsport, Washington Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Hoodsport! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a slow Hood Canal drive through Hoodsport can reset your mind
Also on today's calendar: Hood Canal Sawdust Arts Festival and 3 more events.
Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 48 degrees.
- Sunday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 50.
- Monday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 75 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• These Scenic Drives Across Washington Are Made For Mental Reset (myfamilytravels.com) — One of the featured scenic drives follows Hood Canal, specifically mentioning the relaxing experience of passing through Hoodsport and pausing near nearby state parks like Potlatch and Dosewallips. The article highlights how slow, scenic routes across Washington—from the North Cascades to the Palouse—can help clear your head, with Hood Canal offering a particularly calm, water-lined reset close to home for Hoodsport residents. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Sawdust Arts Festival — Explore Hood Canal →
The Fjord Oyster Bank, 24341 US-101, Hoodsport
10:00 am
Saturday May 16
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Other local events
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Hood Canal Sawdust Arts Festival →
The Fjord Oyster Bank, 24341 US-101, Hoodsport
11:00 am -
Trivia Night →
Potlatch Brewing Company, 24180 US-101, Hoodsport
6:00 pm -
Trivia Night at Potlatch Brewing →
Potlatch Brewing Company, 24180 US-101, Hoodsport
6:00 pm -
Get Euchred!! at Casey’s Bar and Grill →
Casey's Bar and Grille, 24090 WA-3, Belfair
6:30 pm -
Casey's Bar & Grille Crushed Glass Art Party →
Casey's Bar and Grille, 24090 WA-3, Belfair
6:00 pm
Saturday May 16
Friday May 22
Monday June 1
Thursday June 4
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Open Mic Night at Hood Canale →
Hood Canalé, 6871 WA-106 Suite B, Union
6:00 pm -
Button Robe Ceremony
Shelton School District SHS SUB
6:00 pm -
Comedy Open Mic Night →
El Sarape Shelton, 318 W Railroad Ave, Shelton
6:00 pm -
ACEC Washington Spring Conference 2026 →
Alderbrook Resort & Spa, 10 E Alderbrook Dr, Union
11:00 am -
St. Andrew’s House Retreat Center offers panoramic views of Hood Canal — Nancy Lea Yoga →
Sacred Waters Center for Restoration and Retreat, 7362 WA-106, Union
4:00 pm -
21st Annual Bluegrass from the Forest →
Shelton S Mason Soccer Park, 2102 E Johns Prairie Rd, Shelton
9:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
Friday May 15
Tuesday May 19
Wednesday June 3
Friday June 19
Friday July 10
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💬 Chatter
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🗞 Nearby News
Shelton
- New Thurston County YMCA proposed, and a coffee shop expands in downtown Olympia (theolympian.com)
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Bremerton
- The original Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is in South America before it ends its lifespan back where it started in Norfolk (whro.org)
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