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July 18, 2023

Father and sons take to the skies

It is always exciting to see the Anders Men — (Maj. Gen. Bill Anders, Lt. Col. Greg Anders and Alan Anders — take to the skies for Fly Day performances at Heritage Flight Museum (HFM) in Burlington. One-time NASA astronaut Bill Anders (Apollo 8) and his wife Valerie founded the HFM in Bellingham in 1996, […]

July 17, 2023

Summer concerts at the beach

Thanks the Port of Anacortes and event sponsors, summer in Anacortes includes live performances at the beach. Look to portofanacortes.com for details about upcoming performances, Wednesday and Friday nights at Seafarers’ Memorial Park in downtown Anacortes. This photo collection is from a Friday evening performance by Free Rain.

July 14, 2023

Anacortes celebrates 4th with a parade

Another 4th of July, another great Anacortes parade!

July 9, 2023

Evening stroll

Lone walker on the Guemes Trail at the northwest shoreline of Anacortes.

July 7, 2023

Artist reception tonight at Scott Milo

Scott Milo Gallery in downtown Anacortes kicks off the summer with brilliant pastels by Amanda Houston. Houston brings favorites of landscapes, waterscapes and her popular bird pieces. Also showing are oils by Jon Bradham, acrylics by Brooke Borcherding, pastels by Kathleen Secrest and wall mount fused glass panels by Joel and Loris Soderberg of JLS […]

July 4, 2023

A fine day for a parade!

These images are just a taste of the excitement today at the Anacortes 4th of July parade! A great turnout for a wonderful community celebration of this nation’s Independence Day! (More photos later)

June 29, 2023

Race Week Anacortes 2023

Cap Sante Marina serves as base for Race Week Anacortes 2023, an annual event that brings dozens of beautiful boats and hundreds of experienced crews to this island community. The event runs from Monday through Friday, with associated activities including live music and boating sessions on land. Race participants are boosting the local economy, from […]

June 21, 2023

Vintage planes, up close and personal

With the end of Fly Day flights, audience members at the Heritage Flight Museum were invited to take a closer look at vintage aircraft. The ropes came down, cameras came out … and memories were made. Saturday, June 17, 2023.

June 19, 2023

“Our” elephant seal, Elsie Mae

Elsie Mae, an elephant seal, has arrived once again to an Anacortes beach. Last year she gave birth on the shoreline of Bowman Bay.

June 17, 2023

Shoreline eye candy

I spent some quality time with this great blue heron, just offshore at Rosario Beach on Fidalgo Island. How many heron photos are enough? There is no number…

June 13, 2023

Sails up, Padilla Bay bound

Sailboat bound for Padilla Bay, as viewed from shoreline at Cap Sante in downtown Anacortes. Waves in foreground from passing power boat.

June 12, 2023

Upland trails, Breazeale on Padilla Bay

Incredible natural assets at Breazeale Interpretive Center are meadows and forests. Public trails feature views of Padilla Bay and Mt. Baker. Click here for details about the intrepretive center and surrounding properties.

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