Ship’s Place is owned by family members, Jana Lee and Rich Poe, Josey and Geo Lomeli, and Ali and Alec Askey. Ship’s is a namesake for Wayne “Ship” Shipman, Jana’s father and Josey and Ali’s grandfather, who passed in January of 2019.

Ship was a wonderful, ornery, fun-loving man! He loved to tell stories and crack jokes, to fish and duck hunt, always had a toothpick in his mouth or pocket and he was known to “razz” anyone he could find a reason to. Most of all, he loved his family and friends.

If you had the pleasure of knowing our patriarch, you know he loved his hot dogs, his sweets and his rum and water with THREE olives! What better way to honor this man than Ship’s Place, which is the perfect setting for all those things!