A waterfront warehouse at the Port of Anacortes is currently undergoing a facelift that includes roof, siding and skylights. The facility is used as a shop by tenant Dakota Creek Industries.
Mayor Dean Maxwell shakes hands with Anthony’s restaurant executive Jeff Arnot following a lease agreement ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Anacortes. Arnot and Port Executive Director Bob Hyde (to right of Arnot) signed lease documents that will lead to the construction and opening of an Anthony’s seafood restaurant at Cap Sante Boat Haven […]
One of this fall’s campaign issues focuses on undeveloped property along the city’s Fidalgo Bay waterfront. This aerial photograph illustrates how much vacant land exists between industrial facilities and the Cap Sante Boat Haven.
More than a few folks are scratching their heads over the arrival of this structure in a vacant lot near McDonald’s on “R” Avenue. The building, owned by the Port of Anacortes, was moved to this site temporarily from its home near the beach on the south side of Cap Sante Boat Haven. The move […]
All decked out as one of many boats on display at the October 1-4 Floating Boat Show is the Ruby Slippers. The Boat Show is being held at Cap Sante Boat Haven near downtown Anacortes.
This city’s working waterfront is just that this week, with heavy equipment and crews busy. This crew is working on Fidalgo Bay, just outside the entrance to Cap Sante Boat Haven, while partnering crews work on an uplands area. There are also heavy equipment crews doing site preparation work at the future location of the […]
Hundreds of people capped off a community festival day with a free concert at the Port’s Cap Sante Boat Haven. Starring Friday night were the Paperboys, whose Celtic, bluegrass and worldbeat music immediately drew dancers from the audience. The band will play the Anacortes Arts Festival Main Stage Saturday, August 8 from 3-4:30 p.m. See […]
Pencil in Friday, July 31 for the opening of an Art at the Port Fine Art Exhibition including a Biennial Invitational “The Arts: A Celebration.” The event is curated by Susan Parke, Director Emeritus, Museum of Northwest Art; featuring work from prominent northwest artists Keiko Hara, Susan Bennerstrom, Renee Rhodes, Sam McMillen, Anne Schreivogl, Joel […]
Whether it’s heading for your boat, a free Friday night music concert (starting July 24), or just a leisurely stroll, Cap Sante Boat Haven in downtown Anacortes is a wonderful place to invest some of your precious summer time.
Hundreds turned out under sunny Northwest skies to watch the 2009 Work Boat Races at Pier 1 on the Guemes Channel. The Port of Anacortes played a key role in the launch of this waterfront event, which capitalized on a downtown crowd drawn to Shipwreck Day.
Cranes on the skyline are typical on the Anacortes waterfront, but this crane at Port of Anacortes Pier 2 is here only temporarily. T Bailey of Anacortes is fabricating caissons for Kiewit for the footings of a bridge project on the Frasier River. These pipes are 240 feet long 5 feet in diameter, weighing in […]
With heavy equipment poised to start excavation work Monday, dozens of people gathered Friday, June 12 for a public event marking the official start of the 30-month “Focus Fidalgo” environmental cleanup project. This cleanup, located near Seafarers’ Memorial Park on Fidalgo Bay, will be funded primarly by former Scott Paper mill site owner Kimberly-Clark and […]