On Tuesday, January 16, two significant Nordic Museum pieces will be moved: the Nordic Spirit boat and the Finnish sauna – both pieces will be placed at our new location on Market Street. It’s not every day that a mid-1800s boat and Finnish sauna make their way through the streets of Ballard!!!

Timing below is approximate, with the boat being moved in the morning, and the sauna moving around noon.

What: Physical move of the Nordic Spirit vessel –

a 1-mile trek by land; the Nordic Spirit was built as fishing boat in the mid-1800s in northern Norway; was once part of a Volvo Penta advertising campaign in the 1970s

When: Tuesday, January 16

8:30am (Nordic Spirit should be in place by noon)

Where: From Nordic Heritage Museum @ 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle (entrance on 68th between 30th & 32nd) to new Nordic Museum @ 2655 NW Market Street, Seattle – East Garden

How: Current (approximate) schedule:

• • • 8:30am – Flatbed truck arrives current Museum location to load new boat cradle for transport to new Museum; a forklift will be used to lift the newly-constructed cradle to the transport vehicle
    • 9:15am – Boat cradle off-loaded via crane and put into position in East Garden at new Museum
    • 10:00am – Nordic Spirit will be trailered to new Museum location
      • The vessel will NOT be tarped, so will make for an interesting visual! (The additional ornamental carved wooden pieces on the bow and stern of boat will not be extended as a precaution)
    • 11:00 – 11:30am – Nordic Spirit arrives at its new location in the East Garden of the new Nordic Museum; it will be lifted into place via crane
    • Noon – Process complete

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What: Physical move of the Finnish sauna –

a 1-mile trek; built between 1904 – 1918 by a Finnish-American family (Wierlo) in the Finn Hill community near Bothell; saunas are an important part of the Finnish culture, acting as a community gathering place. Due to height restrictions, the roof will be removed from the structure, with both parts being moved independently

When: Tuesday, January 16

Noon (should be in place by 2pm)

Where: From Nordic Heritage Museum @ 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle (entrance on 68th between 30th & 32nd) to new Nordic Museum @ 2655 NW Market Street, Seattle – East Garden

How: Current (approximate) schedule:

• • • Noon – A boom lift will be in place to remove the roof; the sauna will then be loaded onto a flatbed truck and transferred to the East Garden of the new Museum; it will be lifted into place via crane
    • The roof will arrive via a 2nd trip
    • 2:00pm – Sauna will be in location – with a roof!