The apparent consensus is “If you build them, they will come.” Houses are going up all over Anacortes as the community grows rapidly toward its purported limit of 18,000 residents. The first photo shows ground preparation on a pastoral section of acreage near the intersection of 41st Street and “H” Avenue (which turns into Heart Lake Road). The second photo is taken from Skyline looking toward Marine Heights, and the third shows townhouses under construction at Portalis. The last photo is foundation work on homes going up at “Alder Hill” on D Avenue.
A fourth generation Skagit County native who was moved kicking and screaming from this island community in 1960. I finally reclaimed an Anacortes address in 1980, and I have been in constant celebration of my return since that time. Many of us who call Anacortes home love Fidalgo Island for its natural assets: among them are rugged beaches, pristine lakes, thousands of acres of forestland and some awesome views of the Skagit Valley and surrounding islands. Another element of my love affair with this community is its people, both natives and immigrants. They will “star” in many of my journal entries.
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