The sun brought out the crowds at the 21st Fishermen's Fall Festival, which took place Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 am to 6 p.m. at the Fishermen's Terminal, 3919 18th Ave. W.

Activities included survival suit team races, outdoor salmon barbeque, J.P. Patches, Reptile Man, and free tours of the Sea Star from the Deadliest Catch TV show.

"Generally speaking the public has a lot more faith in the port and the commissioners then they have had for many many years," said Warren Aakervick, owner of Ballard Oil, who was commandeering the salmon barbecue. "The majority of the port is right on track. It's not about maximizing the dollar for the port, but maximizing the dollar for this community.

"The most important thing is that if the people are going to bother to vote take the time to find out about the candidate," said Aakervick, wearing more than one Sallly Bagshaw button. "It takes a lot of intelligence to be an informed voter, so be that."

"We picked a great day," said Tay Yoshitani, Port of Seattle chief executive officer. "It's beautiful. I see a lot of smiles out here. It's exactly the kind of community event we like to sponsor."

"I'm one of the die hard fans of Deadliest Catch," said Joanne Welty of Capitol Hill, while chatting with Ken Hendricks, a Dealiest Catch celebrity and cousin of Captain Larry Hendricks. "I love the idea that somebody like me who can get seasick on a Waashington State ferry can still go out and experience the ocean (on TV) and not get the queasiness. The strength that it takes to wrangle pots, these hands are too old to do something like that. Also, I think (Captain) Phil Harris is kind of cute."

"It's all going to a good cause, the Fishermen's Memorial," said Hendricks, who was on the Sea Star in 2005, but added that he doesn't indulge in area-salmon fishing these days.