Patrick J. Sullivan has the story in the Port Townsend Leader:
[You won't see this scene much longer: the 50-car ferry Steilacoom II departing Keystone terminal. In September, it's going to be the 64-car ferry Chetzemoka departing Coupeville terminal. Photo by Patrick J. Sullivan]The state has assigned a new name to an old harbor, plus names for two ferries still months away from service.
The Washington State Transportation Commission on July 13 unanimously approved changing the ferry terminal name on Central Whidbey Island from Keystone to Coupeville.
The Port Townsend/Coupeville name becomes official on Washington State Ferries publications and websites with the fall sailing schedule. It’s still the Port Townsend/Keystone route until the schedule change in September.
Business leaders from the Central Whidbey Chamber of Commerce pushed for the terminal name change from Keystone to Coupeville. Keystone is just the ferry landing next to Fort Casey State Park; Coupeville is the nearest town and visitor destination, about four miles from the landing. Historical research points to Keystone being a promotional name from 1909 in regards to its proximity to marine traffic. For years prior, Port Townsend had billed itself as the Key City of Puget Sound.
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Way to go, Coupeville. Way to go. Your arrogance and self-importance have never really impressed me, but this is dumb. Keystone will always be Keystone. Do you think this will make travelers want to drive a little bit more to see your town? Not until you move the town to Keysone…. Or the ferry to Coupeville.