The Rush for Hood Canal Waterfront
State engineers are mapping tide lands during a historic low tide to prepare for a surge in summer home sales.
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Engineers from the State Land Commissioner’s office are measuring the state’s tide lands on Hood Canal between a point near Bremerton and another near Brinnon. About 40 miles of tide lands will be measured and mapped. During the present week there is a 'minus' tide on Hood Canal when the water reaches the lowest stage of the year on the long run out. This gives the engineers a chance to view all of the tide land that the state can claim and it will all be checked for future sales. The greatest boom in waterfront summer home sites in the state exists along Hood Canal where hundreds of city residents are picking out building sites. Some of the tide lands already have been sold, but Land Commissioner C. V. Savidge delayed marketing the rest until it had been more carefully mapped. Data gathered now will be used during next winter’s big rush for summer homes.
“The greatest boom in waterfront summer home sites in the state exists along Hood Canal where hundreds of city residents are picking out building sites.”
The 'boom' in summer homes along Hood Canal in the 1920s mirrors the modern-day struggle over property access and development pressure in the same region. Even a century ago, the state was actively commodifying the shoreline to meet the demands of urban vacationers.
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