Seattle Waterfront History Tour Led by Jennifer Ott

5:15pm – 6:15pm – Join historian Jennifer Ott on a 1‑mile tour from Occidental Park to Pier 62 as she tells the stories of piers and people, ships and railroads, and Seattle’s ever‑evolving landscapes. Meet at the pavilion in Occidental Park.

6:15pm – 7:30pm – Informal happy hour at Pike Place Bar & Grill

Jennifer Ott is an environmental historian and the executive director at HistoryLink.org. She is author of Where the City Meets the Sound: The Story of Seattle’s Waterfront (2025), co-author with David B. Williams of Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal: A History and Guide (2026), general editor and co-author of Seattle at 150: Stories of the City through 150 Objects from the Seattle Municipal Archives (2019), author of Olmsted in Seattle: Creating a Park System for a Modern City (2019), and contributor to A Will to Serve: Stories of Patience, Persistence, and Friends Made Along the Way (2024). She has also contributed articles on Washington state history to HistoryLink.org, Seattle magazine, and the Oregon Historical Quarterly.