Get your Gilligan on Saturday when the Port of Olympia resurrects the Swantown Boatswap and Chowder Challenge. Boat connoisseurs will be able to peruse boats listed for sale, pick up parts and accessories all while enjoying a little bit of live music and chowder from Thurston County eateries. The chowder contest starts promptly at 12:30 p.m. when 12 local restaurants - including Fish Tale Brew Pub, The Sidewalk Café, Tugboat Annies and Lucky Eagle Casino - will serve their finest clam chowder and compete for "best chowder" honors, voted buy the eating public. To be a judge, purchase a $5 token, eat as many chowders as you can stand, then drop your token into the voting bucket before 2 p.m. Bring the kids along for the bounce house and trout pond.
SWANTOWN BOATSWAP AND CHOWDER CHALLENGE, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Swantown Marina, 1022 Marine Dr. NE, Olympia, free admission, 360.528.8049
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