Join us at Fort Worden for our annual Mothers’ Day Brunch and Open House. There will be activities and events for the whole family, starting as early as 8:30AM through till 4PM Sunday May 11th.
While the Fort celebrates 106 years, this will be Bon Appétit first Mothers’ Day Brunch at Fort Worden. Bon Appétit, which specializes in fresh locally grown produce and artisan products, started its new service at Fort Worden last December. They’ve quickly won over foodies and are honored to have exceptional culinary talent, such as Executive Chef Jay Payne, and Souse Chef Hope Borsato, join their expanding team.
The lavish Mother’s Day Brunch will be offering advance reservations between 10AM and 2PM, (Sorry - The Brunch has Sold Out. However, read-on and enjoy the Open House, and call 360.344.4440 to reserve your FUTURE brunch table!) Price is $18.95 per person, with children 4-8 $9.50. Featured edibles will include: Made to Order Omelets & Waffles, Hand Carved Beef, Black Forest Ham Eggs Benedicts, Apple Sausage Links, Roasted Organic Potatoes, and Local Lake Lummi Salmon, Nash’s Produce, Mount Townsend Creamery Cheeses, Pane d’Amore breads and Pastries by Anca.
Between bites, and available to be enjoyed by all park visitors, a fort full of information and opportunities will be featured.
In the Commons lobby visitors will find volunteer information and opportunities from many of the fort’s campus partners.
A special gift basket full of unique products from Peninsula College, Copper Canyon Press, Centrum, Fort Worden’s Guard House Gift Shop, Madrona MindBody, and others will also be available. No purchase is necessary; Mom’s aren’t required to be in attendance to claim the basket.
Outside of the Commons many of the forts enterprising partners will be open with plenty of special reasons for folks to visit. Among the offerings, visitors will enjoy:
• Madrona MindBody (Gym – building 300) will be open from 8:00 to 2:00 and will offer free classes for Mom’s during our Sunday 8:30 a.m. Yoga Class and for our 10:00 a.m. SoulFull Sunday Class.
• Port Townsend School of Woodworking (Old Power Plant – building 315) will be teaching a course on Homeshop Cabinet Making during the Open House and we welcome visitors to stop in and watch our students build cabinets for the School's bench room. The School will also be offering a drop-in kids session for kids where they can have fun assembling small wood projects.
• Friends of Fort Worden Guardhouse (Jail – building 300) will be open and offer a 10% discount off their selection of great new merchandise.
• Carefully refurbished guest rental Houses 10, 353 and the Castle will be open to the public. Featuring lighting by Port Townsend’s Vintage Hardwardware, and well appointed craftsmanship by dedicated Fort Worden maintenance staff.
• Newly renovated JFK meeting and event facility will be open with a gallery of art works by Centrum’s artists in Artists in Residence program.
• Traditionally popular museum’s and interpretative sites such as Commanding Offers Quarters (building 1), Marine Science Center, Natural History Center (at beach), and Coastal Artillery Museum (building 201) will all be open 12-4, and free admission gifted to one mom per party.
• The Point Wilson lighthouse will offer free tours by the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Fort Worden is Washington's state park conference center for recreation, arts, culture, history and the environment. It is a confluence of creative learning, recreation, and retreat opportunities for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.
