Winthrop is one of the favorite stops for folks traveling the Cascade Loop. According to one reader board in town, the “restored” look was the dream of the late Otto Wagner, who pondered “a way to repay the people of this town for helping him … in the success of the Wagner Lumber Mill.” As for me, I was happy with my burger at Three Fingered Jack’s (“the oldest legal saloon in the state”) and a waffle cone down the street. Didn’t care much for the gas price, but then it is just a week until Labor Day (U.S. gas prices often peak around this time).
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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