Dickman Mill Park is Tacoma's newest park, built on the ruins of the Dickman Lumber company, Tacoma's last waterfront sawmill. It was established in 1889, closed in 1977, and destroyed by fire in 1979.
"The massive head saw from that facility survived the fire and was placed on the Washington Heritage Register. Now, the 34-foot-tall, 15-ton artifact has been newly restored and reinstalled at its former home on the shore of Commencement Bay."
The main feature of the park is Seattle artist Mary Coss's sculpture, "Ghost Log” Designed to resemble an immense log from the past, the piece is 8 feet in diameter by 44 feet long and made of Corten steel.
More information about the project is here.
I moved down onto the beach below to sketch part of the ruined mill, with pilings topped by birds, which I think were mostly cormorants.
Finally, I walked down the beach on the other side for a wide view of the installation. An adult and two children were sitting on the beach in front of me. The young boy had a small camera on a tall tripod.
by Kate Buike
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