In the News
May 6, 2024Yacht on wheels
There are hundreds of boats stored, maintained and restored in Anacortes. Few, however, are in the league with 100-foot “Sinbad,” a yacht built 20 years ago in Seattle. The Sinbad was moved from Pacific Marine Center on T Avenue to re-launch at Fidalgo Bay last week. Note the size of lift operator and bystanders to […]
Morning exercise, NW style
Rowing club crew strokes across the sparkling waters of Fidalgo Bay after a Thursday morning run. Old Anacortes Rowing Society (OARS).
Great blue heron sculpture
Public art. Blue heron sculpture in pond at Fidalgo Bay Resort.
Nesting in style
Not “in the lights” but above the lights. Osprey pair tending nest, Anacortes ballfield.
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Looking Back
April 30, 2024Anthony’s under construction: 2010
In August 2010 Anthony’s Restaurant was constructed on the shoreline at Cap Sante Marina. Since that time an adjacent dining spot called “The Cabana” has been added. Both restaurants offer outdoor seating areas.
Artist works the street: 2009
Anacortes artist Al Currier creates a painting from a vantage point in the middle of Commercial Avenue, near Anacortes Marine Supply and Hardware. June 2009
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival flies high: 1985
It was Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 1985, when hot air balloons filled the sky near the Skagit River and downtown Mount Vernon. Meanwhile, Roozengaarde began to attract crowds — crowds that have never stopped growing. Initially the Festival was a two-day event. Today it is celebrated during the entire month of April.
Inaugural event, Breazeale Interpretive Center
It was a day of dignitaries in 1980 when Edna Breazeale took center stage at an inaugural public event at the new Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Skagit County. Evidence of the significance of the Breazeale Family contribution to this reserve was attendance (and speeches) by elected leaders including Governor John Spellman, U.S […]
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