Time takes its toll, as evidenced by these photographs. The old Junk store pictured here is located in back of the historic Anacortes Marine Supply and Hardware store on 2nd Street. The Enchantress, a tugboat dating back to the 1940s, is now a derelict in Fidalgo Bay waters near what was once a bustling Anacortes Plywood mill. The leaning outbuilding is located off 41st Street, and the fading red door marks the entrance to a shed off a midtown alley.
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.
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