There are a TON of fun things to do while you visit! Details to follow on how to organize a group.
Trips are organized from closest to furthest distance from the hotel.

Silverdale Whaling Days – Catch the local flavor!

Six block walk from the hotel Silverdale Waterfront Park. Whaling Days has food and street vendors, live entertainment, a road race, parade and the Rotary Duck Race. Friday night fireworks and a beer garden too! With luck there might even be whales (Orcas occasionally make it into Dyes Inlet)!
Hours: Friday 5-10PM; Saturday 8:15-10PM; Sunday 7:45-6PM
Cost: Free — 100% Lordemann Discount!
Distance: 13 minute walk
Directions: Map to Silverdale Waterfront Park

Old Mill Park – Take a Stroll!

Two block walk from the hotel to Kitsap County’s little Old Mill Park. Explore a little more of the beach and Dyes Inlet.
Hours: Daylight Daily
Cost: Free — 100% Lordemann Discount!
Distance: 4 minute walk up the beach
Directions: Map

Clear Creek Trail – Take a Hike!

Walk from the hotel beach up the trail to the Old Mill Park then continue on the Clear Creek (a salmon stream) trail for a tour of this unique urban hike.  Can you find the beaver dam?   How about the wild blackberries that are in season for picking along the way?
Hours: Daylight Daily
Cost: Free – 100% Lordemann Discount!
Distance: 2.8 mile walk round-trip.   Side trails too – Details.
Directions: To the START of trail (4 min);  Trail Map 

Olympic Outdoor Center – Bike, Paddle, Play!

Explore Dyes Inlet in Silverdale by paddle-board and kayak right at the hotel on Saturday. Or make your own rental arrangements at other times during the weekend.
Hours: 10 AM – 8 PM Daily
Cost: Paddle board – $ Kayak – $ ; 10% Lordemann Discount!
Distance: 14 minute walk to the boat launch. Six minute drive.
Directions: Map

Puget Sound Navy Museum – Anchors Aweigh!

Check out this freebie and learn about the region’s economic engine and the pride of the west coast fleet from past to present. Visit the USS Turner Joy (admission) just a couple blocks away.
Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM Daily
Cost: Free; free parking (see website)
Distance: Bremerton. About 20 minute drive.
Directions: Map

USS Turner Joy – Vietnam Era Destroyer

Check out this floating Navy museum. See where Phil Zarek bunked! Its just a couple blocks from the Puget Sound Navy Museum (free) just a couple blocks over. You’ll spend at 60-90 minutes on the boat.
Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Daily
Cost: $18; Seniors, military retired $15; Kids $13
Distance: Bremerton. About 20 minute drive.
Directions: Map

Washington State Ferry – It’s a 1 Hour Cruise!

Experience the iconic Washington State Ferry trip to Seattle (1 hour ride).  you might see an orca.  Lots of waterfront attractions and dining.  It’s just a few blocks to the Pike Street Market and the Seattle Aquarium on the waterfront.  Uber to the Space Needle.  Get an early start for most of the day fun. 
Hours: Ferry Schedule
Cost: Round trip – $9.40; Seniors/kids – $4.70.  Pay only on return trip.
Distance: Bremerton. About 20 minute drive.  Pay to Park for the day.
Directions to the Ferry Terminal: Map

Seattle Mariners – They’re a Hit?

Big league ball at T-Mobile Park! You’ll need to arrive early for the reunion to check out Major League Baseball. The Mariners are only in town before the reunion on Saturday/Sunday against Toronto and on Monday against Boston after the reunion.
Tickets: $18-$65
Hours: Ferry Schedule HERE
Cost: Round trip – $8.50; Seniors/kids – $4.25.  Pay only on return trip.
Distance: Bremerton. About 20 minute drive.  Pay to Park for the day.
Directions to the Ferry Terminal: Map. Seattle Terminal to Stadium is a 20 minute walk or take a Bike Taxi and be ushered to the game by a pedicab!

Pike Street Market – Where Fish Fly!

Gotta check out this famed Seattle landmark, home of the amazing fresh farmers and seafood market with local everything from flowers, to crafts to the world renowned flying salmon!   See if you can make a catch!  Then ship one home for the barbecue!
Hours: 10 AM – 4 PM Daily
Cost: WSF Ferries round trip – $9.45; Seniors/kids – $4.70.  Pay only on return trip.
         Kitsap Transit Fast Ferry round trip – $12.00; Seniors/kids – $6.00
Distance: Bremerton Ferry – About 20 minute drive. One hour ferry ride each way (fast ferry 35 minutes).  Pay to Park for the day. 
Directions: To Bremerton Ferry – Map; Colman Dock to Market – Map

US Naval Undersea Museum – Are You a Bubblehead?

Land, Sea, Air. Uh, Underwater? You can go there too at the Navy Undersea Museum. Take a DEEP dive and find out what a bubble head is! Spend an hour or two on your way to/from Poulsbo.
Hours: 10 AM-4 PM
Cost: Free! 100% Lordemann Discount!
Distance: Keyport. About 15 minute drive.  
Directions: Map

Poulsbo – Little Norway

Velkommen til Poulsbo! Got up late, did you? Go for a stroll in this quaint Scandinavian style town with coffee shops, antiques and lots of places to stay for lunch after you get your tattoo!
Hours: Dawn to dawn
Cost: Free!  100% Lordemann Discount!
Distance: Poulsbo. About a 20 minute drive.  
Directions: Map

Elandan Gardens – Bonsai is Not Weed!

Get your green thumb on! Leonardo da Vinci was alive when some of the trees at this world class bonsai garden and museum took root! And there’s a pot shop (real weeds) on the way back.
Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Daily
Cost: $10; kids $1
Distance: Less than 20 minutes
Directions: Map

Point Defiance Zoo – Pacific Seas Aquarium

Looking for Wildlife? If the Lordemann reunion crew isn’t wild enough, go to the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium to get your GRRRR! on.
Hours: 9:30 AM – 6 PM Daily
Cost: $15-20 online. Higher at the gate.
Distance: Tacoma – About 45 minutes; Toll bridge one way $5
Directions: Map

America’s Car Museum – Largest in America!

Visit your past, present and future “AUTO-biography” all in one automotive museum! Really cool!
Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Daily
Cost: $14-$18; groups of 10 or more $12. Seniors $16
Distance: Tacoma. About 45 minutes. Toll bridge one way $5
Directions: Map

Seattle – There’s a Lot to Do!

You should plan a whole day (or two) – better before or after the reunion, to check out what fun things Seattle has to offer. Some unique things you might not want to miss (here’s the TOP 25):

See Websites for details.  Some require advance reservations and sell out.
Distance: Catch the Ferry then by foot, Uber or cab to your destination.

Lewis Army Museum – Go Navy, Beat Army!

So you like tanks and grenades?! Boom! The museum is on Joint Base Lewis McChord. You DON’T need a military ID but will need identification to be escorted on the base. See JBLM Website. Go Navy, Beat Army! Oh yeah, we did that!
Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Daily
Cost: Free – 100% Lordemann discount!
Distance: Tacoma. About 60 minutes. Toll bridge one way $6
Directions: Map

McChord Air Museum – Go Navy, Beat Air Force!

So you head is in the sky!? Zoom! The museum is on Joint Base Lewis McChord too. You DON’T need a military ID but will need an “Enhanced” driver’s license or other government ID (passport) to access the base. See Website. Go Navy, Beat Air Force. Oh yeah, we did that too!
Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Daily
Cost: Free;
Distance: Tacoma. About 60 minutes. Toll bridge one way $6
Directions: Map

Olympic National Park – Hurricane Ridge

Rocky Mountain high?  Hey, we get high here too!  In Olympic National Park! Spectacular vistas right from the visitor center: mountain peaks, Puget Sound, critters.   You can even see Canada too.  Plan an early start and you can make the 1.7 mile hike to Hurricane Hill with our expert guide!
Hours: 10 AM – 6  PM Daily  (Saturday/Sunday are crowded)
Cost: $30/vehicle (good for 7 days); $80 – Annual Park Service Pass or buy the $80 LIFETIME Senior Pass for ALL National Parks!
Distance: About a 2 hour drive. 
Directions: Map

Whale Watching – That’s a Whopper!

There ain’t none of these in Raeville! Guaranteed whales (or free next trip for life!). Four hour tours and you won’t even need dramamine! See ’em before they’re extinct (or you are)!
Distance: Port Townsend About 60 minutes. Directions: Map
Hours: Departs 10:00 AM.
Cost: $115; Kids $85.
Distance: Port Angeles. About 90 minutes. Directions: Map
Hours: Departs 9:30 AM.
Cost: $109; $99 with discount;


Victoria, BC – Oh, Canada!

What? Visit another country while you’re in town? You could make it a day trip or spend a night or two visiting BRITISH Columbia! It’s 90 minutes to Port Angeles. A 90 minute ferry ride (whales anyone?) and you’re in another world! You MUST visit the world famous Butchart Gardens! You’ll need an enhanced US Driver’s License or a Passport to cross the border.
Hours: Blackball Ferry Departures – they offer overnight deals too.
Cost: $21 walk-on. They take US dollars most everywhere. And Credit Cards!
Distance: Port Angeles. About 90 minutes.
Directions: Map

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