Saturday, May 18th, 2013
11am-5pm
Coupeville Waterfront

The 2014 Festival will be on May 10th




Roger Purdue signs Fine Art Prints and accepts award from the Penn Cove Water Festival Association May 2005

2013 Festival Sponsors:
Watch this space for new sponsors



Suquamish Tribe


Squaxin Island Tribe


Stillaguamish Tribe
























The Penn Cove Water Festival would like to thank everyone who made this year’s festival a success. We are honored to have so many sponsors, donors and volunteers. We would especially like to thank the following in-kind donors and supporters:

bayleaf
Betty Gewald
Blue Fox Prints
Bay Printing
Benye & John Weber
Central Whidbey Lions
Chipper & Bill Cromley
Clyde and Sandra Johnson
Compass Rose B&B
Coupeville Inn
Coupeville Boys & Girls Club
Coupeville High National Honor Society
Coupeville Leos Club
Coupeville Lions Club
Elkhorn Trading Co.
Friends of the Coupeville Library
Front Street Grill
Front Street Realty
Gary & Susan Winkler
ICHS - Gordon Grant
ICHS - Rick Castellano
Harbor Gift Store
Hertlein Grant Writing
Honey Bear
Jackie Feusier & Joe Walck
Janice Picard
Janie Keilwitz
Jean Legat
Joan & Molly PcPhearson
Julie Dougherty-Winger
Kyle Waterman
Lisa & Devin Haas
Michael Ferri & Jim Sherman
Millie Fonda & Deik Van Ness
Mjc Copy & Stationary
Molly Hughes
Nahma Investments
Oak Harbor Lions Club
Oak Harbor Yacht Club
Oak Harbor Youth Sailing Club
Onee Hedeen
Orca Network
Pacific Rim Institute
Penn Cove Veterinary Clinic
Sarah & Roger Purdue
Sharon Dunn
Susan Berta & Howard Garrett
Teresa & Tom Ellis
Toby's Tavern
US Foods
Vicky & Ricardo Reyes
Whidbey Examiner
Whidbey Weekley
Windjammer Gallery
WSU -Island County Extension

PENN COVE WATER FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION BOARD

Vicky Reyes - President & Publicity
Tom Ellis – Treasurer
Teresa Ellis - Operations
Kay Foss – Volunteer Coordinator
Lou Labombard – Native Advisor
Kyle Waterman – Fundraising & Entertainment
Benye Weber – Information Booth & Merchandising
Julie Dougherty Winger – Registered Agent/Secretary & Educational Exhibitors
Kay Foss

COMMITTEE LEADS

Susan Berta – Canoe Race Coordinator
Bonnie Gretz – Arts & Crafts Vendors
Jackie Feusier – Graphics & Print Materials
Michael Ferri and Jim Sherman – Hospitality
Richard Malaas - Salmon Tacos
Millie Fonda and Ramona Laster - Bread Ceremony
Gary Piazzon – Race Safety Coordiator
Molly Hughes – Town Dinner
Amy Millenbach - Youth Activities
Adam Lorio - Youth Activities
Howard Garrett – Web Administrator
Gerry Roberts - Native Spirit Art Show

YOUTH VOLUNTEERS

Coupeville High School National Honor Society Members (NHS) and Coupeville Leo’s Club (LEO):

Amanda d’Almeida – NHS
Brett Arnold – NHS
Heni Barnes – NHS
Vanessa Bernales - NHS
Konrad Borden - NHS
Cameron Boyd – NHS
Drew Chan – NHS & LEOS
Emily Clay - NHS
Garrett Compton - LEOS
Jared Dickson – NHS
Ben Etzell – NHS
Amanda Fabrizi – NHS
Ben Haight – NHS
Jack Hanneman - LEOS
Jai’Lysa Hoskins - NHS
Anna King - LEOS
Kenzie Kooch – LEOS
Nathan Lamb – NHS
Tommy Lyle - NHS
Madison McPhee – NHS
Bree Messner – NHS
Shelby Nell - NHS
Meghan Oakes - NHS
Kelsey Pape – NHS
Luke Pelant – NHS
Alysha Pickler - LEOS
Tim Quinn – NHS
McKenzie Rice – LEOS
Faith Richards – NHS
Danny Savalza – NHS
Samantha Thompson – LEOS
Andy Walker - NHS & LEOS
Calley Walker – LEOS
Ben Wehrman – NHS
Cole Weinstein – NHS
Rachel Wenzel – NHS & LEOS
KT Wynn – NHS

VOLUNTEERS

Debbie Wysomierski
Sarah Bailey
Angella Contreras
Maria Reyes Vick
Penny Barville
Anita de Give
Diane Eelkema
Dorothy Egnom
Marilyn Engel
Margaret Elphick
Jackie Feusier
Jan Graham
Reuben Greene
Tyler Gunther
Lee James
Odette Lopez
Suzanne Loomis
Judy Lynn
Jane Monson
Michael Monson
Carol Parbs
Gary Parker
Kimberly Porter
Mel Rogers
Dianna Statt
Kristen Tully
Joe Walck
Faith Wilder

Penn Cove Water Festival

Coupeville, WA

The Mission of the Penn Cove Water Festival Association is to continue an annual revival of the historic Coupeville Water Festival by bringing families together to enjoy Native American canoe racing, entertainment, crafts and culture, and by giving them a chance to learn about, appreciate, and protect the environment in which we all live.

The Penn Cove Water Festival features annual tribal canoe races, Native arts and crafts, demonstrations, storytelling, dance performances, artist demonstrations, authentic Native foods, children's activities, and exhibits and displays. Come visit this year or get involved today!

T-Shirts from this year’s Penn Cove Water Festival (as well as some from past years) are available year round in Harbor Gift N' Kayak Rental on the Coupeville Wharf. The Festival posters and Roger Purdue’s Fine Art Prints and Portfolios are available year round at the Windjammer at the head of the Coupeville Wharf.

For a look at the meaning and purpose of the Penn Cove Water Festival, please see HonorWorks Presents: Penn Cove Water Festival

Photos courtesy of the Island County Historical Society



Support the Penn Cove Water Festival!
A 501 c 3 non-profit organization
Send your contribution to
Penn Cove Water Festival
PO Box 393
Coupeville WA 98239

For lodging and visitor information, please email Island County Tourism at

SherryeWyatt@IslandCountyTourism.com.

or visit:

The Coupeville Chamber of Commerce

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Photo by Nathan Whalen / The Whidbey Examiner

Coupeville artist Roger Purdue shares a story with Coupeville resident Gary Piazzon during Sunday’s gathering to celebrate the local artist.

Purdue honored for festival images

By Nathan Whalen, Examiner Staff Writer

A longtime Coupeville artist and educator was honored for his work helping the Penn Cove Water Festival this week.
Roger Purdue, a woodworker who has for decades designed the logo for the annual festival, was honored for the artwork he has contributed over the years.
Dozens of people, along with several representatives from the Samish Indian Nation, attended an event Sunday to unveil the latest logo for the Water Festival that takes place May 18 in Coupeville.
During the unveiling, Purdue received several gifts from the Samish Indian Nation, which is based in Anacortes.
He received a cedar hat decorated with an eagle feather and a button blanket, both of which were made by members of the Samish Nation.
“I’m at a loss for words. Thank you, thank you,” Purdue said while Rosie Cayou, Samish Indian Nation cultural development coordinator, wrapped the blanket around Purdue and placed the hat on his head.
The blanket was made by Diana and Pat Dunn, also members of the Samish Tribal Nation.
Purdue has donated new designs for the Penn Cove Water Festival for more than 20 years.
Each logo, which will eventually be placed on posters and T-shirts promoting the festival, keeps within the Native American tradition highlighted by the festiveal each year.
Canoe racers from Native American tribes across the Puget Sound region and First Nations peoples in Canada descend upon Coupeville to compete in a day-long series of races in Penn Cove.
The Water Festival also features Native American dancers, singers, storytellers and foods.
Cayou sang two traditional songs during the image release event. She also touched upon the similarities between Purdue’s family history and herown. They both have roots on Orcas Island.
Purdue also ensured his legacy of Native American inspired images will continue to be featured in upcoming festivals.
He donated 15 years worth of images.
Susan Berta, longtime volunteer who helps organize the canoe races and head of the Orca Network, shared how Purdue started designing the images, the first of which was based on water drop and a canoe, and how they became more elaborate over the years.
“I’m so happy to have come to know you. Your generosity has been amazing,” Berta said during the meeting.
The day also provided a chance for interested people to sign up to volunteer for the May 18 festival.
Organizers always need help to organize such an event that is held in two parts of Coupeville and takes leaders about 12 months to organize.

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For information about the festival, to volunteer or to donate, visit the Penn Cove Water Festival page on Facebook or go to penncovewaterfestival.com.

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You can do your part to keep Penn Cove clean

Pollution from run-off can harm and devastate marine life, even in Penn Cove, but it can be reduced significantly by residents everywhere. It starts where Puget Sound starts: here. Here are a few basic guidelines.

If you use chemicals like pesticides or fertilizer on your yard please be very cautious and if possible eliminate them entirely. When phosphorus in fertilizer washes off of our lawns into lakes, rivers, and eventually into Puget Sound, it causes rapid growth of weeds and smelly algae blooms that can harm fish, wildlife and public health.

Check under your car for oil spots, and if you see them, you're not only wasting oil, you are also polluting the land, which runs off into the rivers and streams, or directly into Puget Sound. If you wash your car, soap and oily residues can run into the Sound as well. Please use commercial car washes with controlled drains whenever possible.

Bacteria from pet waste can raise fecal coliform in Puget Sound to unhealthy levels, so please bag up and dispose of pet waste. If your septic system is in disrepair it may be leaching coliform into the soil and the Sound. Make sure your septic system is functioning well.

Wherever we live – in cities, suburbs or rural areas, from the South Sound to the North Sound and throughout the Salish Sea, our daily actions can contaminate stormwater runoff with pollution. Untreated stormwater flows down gutters and ditches, over roads and yards and into storm drains, or directly into streams, rivers and lakes and into Puget Sound – where it impairs reproduction and lowers immunity of the full range of marine organisms, from microscopic plankton to the Southern Resident orcas.

To learn more about how pollutants run off the land into Puget Sound and how to reduce them, see: