Pierce County · Pop. 13,000

Gig Harbor Real Estate — A fishing village that grew up. Forty minutes from the city, a world away.

About Gig Harbor

Settled in the 1860s by Croatian and Scandinavian fishermen drawn to the natural deepwater inlet, Gig Harbor's working-boat heritage still shapes the waterfront. The first Tacoma Narrows Bridge — "Galloping Gertie" — opened (and famously collapsed) in 1940, putting the Peninsula on the commuter map. The current twin-span bridges keep it fifteen minutes from Tacoma and a different time zone in feel.

Living in Gig Harbor

• The harbor itself — kayaking, sailing, the Maritime Pier walking loop
• Skansie Brothers Park, Harbor History Museum
• Cushman Trail — six miles, paved, runs the length of the city
• Top-rated Peninsula schools (Henderson Bay, Gig Harbor HS)
• Olympic Peninsula gateway: Hood Canal, Olympic National Park within an hour

Where the locals eat

• Brix 25° — Wine Bar + Bistro · Downtown
• Tides Tavern — Pub · Harborfront
• JW on the Bay — Steak + Seafood · Waterfront
• Anthony's at Gig Harbor — Seafood · Harborfront

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