I had a brief opportunity Wednesday to photograph two members of a large team of contractors working beneath Deception Pass Bridge. One of them is from Texas, the other from Boston, Massachusetts. This months-long bridge repair and painting project is being completed by Cekra Construction of North Carolina under contract with the state Department of […]
Fort Casey Historical State Park on Central Whidbey Island is a 999-acre marine camping park with 10,810 feet of saltwater shoreline on Puget Sound (Admiralty Inlet). It includes Keystone Spit, a 2-mile stretch of land separating Admiralty Inlet and Crocket Lake. Constructed in the late 1800s, Fort Casey was equipped for defense and used as […]
Ten-plus bands and solo performers are bringing free music to downtown Anacortes Saturday, July 17 from noon to 8 p.m. at Causland Memorial Park. Artists include RTurner, Enduro, Gift Machine, Fieldboats, Reptile Authority, Karl Blau, Lazer Zeppelin III, Ebb, Slack & Flood, Young Hunks, The Enthusiasts and Fanny Alger. Hosted by Anacortes Music Project.
Candidates have been campaigning for weeks now, as evidenced by this photo from the Anacortes 4th of July parade. But things got very serious for some this week as primary election ballots arrived in the mail. In the Anacortes mayoral race and one school board race, voters will narrow a field of three candidates to […]
Indications from an unofficial vote of Anacortes City Council members Monday night are that the custom-built Tommy Thompson train will be returned from city ownership back to ownership by the Thompson Family. This one-of-a-kind train was designed, built and operated by Tommy G. Thompson, who died in 1999. The family donated the train to the […]
Another beautiful morning walk on the shoreline of Fidalgo Island. Spring turns to summer. Sighted but not photographed: goldfinches, hummingbirds, osprey and cedar waxwing.
This little beauty was certainly “in the news” for me this morning. I returned from a walk to discover this hummingbird tucked away in a back yard tree, illuminated by morning light.
How refreshing the past several mornings to venture out to cool morning scenes such as this one at Bowman Bay. Typical summer days often feature haze or fog that “burns off” to comfortable temperatures and blue skies.
Collectors come in many varieties, but Bill Wooding’s collection is unique. Once again this year, Bill brought a contingent representing “Fort Wooding” with a collection of vehicles ranging from U.S. Marine Corps jeep to Russian tank. Camo was the color of the day for this parade entry. Thanks, Bill, for sharing this amazing collection of […]
Wow! Thanks to all participants in the 2021 Fourth of July Parade in downtown Anacortes. Thousands of enthusiastic onlookers line Commercial Avenue from 3rd Street to 9th Street for a classic community parade “comeback” after a COVID year with no event. More photos to come.
Featured here are “before and after” photographs of sections of the Deception Pass and Canoe Pass bridges, currently in the midst of a comprehensive maintenance, repair and paint project under contract with the state Department of Transportation. The spans will ultimately boast a new, shiny coat of green paint, as evidenced on the east guardrail […]
Northwest icon Deception Pass bridges have been under protective shrouds on and off for months as contractors do repair and paint work for the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT). “The bridge” is actually two spans: Canoe Pass Bridge connecting Fidalgo Island to the center support of Pass Island, and Deception Pass Bridge connecting to […]