Saturday May 17th 2008
11am-6pm
Coupeville Waterfront
Free!


2008 Penn Cove Water Festival design
by Coupeville artist Roger Purdue,
creator of Water Festival logos
since 1993

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

2008 Festival Sponsors:

Tulalip Tribes
Stillaguamish Tribe
Island County Hotel-Motel Tax Fund
Coupeville Arts & Crafts Festival Association
Town of Coupeville
Hugh & Jane Ferguson Foundation
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Lummi Tribe
Port of Coupeville




Special Thanks to:
Amateur Radio Club
CHS Honor Society
Coast Guard Auxiliary
CP Prints
Marty Crowley
Mark Dahl, Mariner's Haven
Howard Garrett
Betty Gewald
Island County Historical Society and Museum
Island County Sheriff Dept.
Lighthouse Environmental Programs
Orca Network
Craig Platt and Mimi Buescher
Roger Purdue
Al Smith
Whidbey Examiner
Whidbey General Hospital EMS
Whidbey Island Bank
Whidbey-SeaTac Shuttle
Windjammer Gallery

Penn Cove Water Festival

Coupeville, WA

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!

Photos courtesy of the Island County Historical Society


Support the Penn Cove Water Festival!

Purchase T-shirts with the 2008 Penn Cove Water Festival Logo (see at right)
In Coupeville -
At the Penn Cove Water Festival Information booth on Saturday May 17th
Coupeville Wharf Store
Coupeville Farmer's Markets (Saturdays)

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In memory of Charlie Sneatlum


Photo by Lynda Imburgia
Charlie Sneatlum drums and sings his family song to bless the 2006 Coupeville Canoe Races


Photo courtesy of the Sneatlum family/Muckleshoot tribe
Charles Sneatlum with mother

The Penn Cove Water Festival Association Dedicates the 2008 Penn Cove Water Festival to the life and memory of Charlie Sneatlum, and to honor the memory and history of the Chiefs of Coupeville:

Chief Charlie Snakelum (Snatelum) (Sneatlum)
Chief Charlie George
Chief Charlie (lil George)
Charlie George (Tenas)

Many thanks to Charlie's family for bringing him to Coupeville to bless the Festival and Canoe Races with his presence in 2006 and 2007. His words, songs, and smile still waft over the waters of Penn Cove~