Once again this year the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce helped to open the Christmas season with a bang, hosting a Friday night community event that featured music, lights, holiday treats … and Santa. Visiting Town Criers from B.C. opened with holiday proclamations. Several choruses from area schools provided entertainment, as did the band from Anacortes High School. A beautiful community tree stands sentinel in a corner of the Chamber parking lot downtown. Thanks to all who contributed to this traditional opening event.
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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