Photos by Tag: museum
History on the bloom
Spring flowers decorate the grounds of the Anacortes Museum, a former Carnegie Library located at 1305 8th Street.
Neighboring museum
Anyone who’s ever taken the Keystone Ferry to Port Townsend on a sunny day has been welcomed by this sight: the impressive Museum of the Jefferson County Historical Society. Downtown was bustling with shoppers. Dad noted that historic downtown buildings such as this one are a major draw. There are many fascinating old buildings.
Roots and Pathways
Currently playing at the Anacortes Museum is “Roots and Pathways: A Celebration of Island Cultures.” It’s beautiful from the outside, and fascinating on the inside…
Visiting the neighbors
As anyone at the Chamber of Commerce would tell you, Anacortes makes a great “base camp” from which to launch Northwest adventures. We’re just a brief drive away from Seattle and Vancouver … and many wonderful communities along the way. One such community is neighboring LaConner, which straddles Fidalgo Island and the mainland. A “star” […]
A new look at museum
A major landscaping project was completed recently at the Anacortes Museum at 1305 8th Street. The museum is housed in a former Carnegie Library, just one block from the new city library. Landscape contractor was Simply Yards.
Statue silouette
This small statue/fountain of a woman and a bird stands outside the Anacortes Museum, a former Carnegie Library. According to Anacortes Museum researcher Alex Dunn, the water fountain was donated by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union in 1906 in memory of long-time Union president Corrie M. White. It was located originally at the corner of […]