Last week’s snow and subsequent rain caused damage resulting in the temporary closure of Deception Pass State Park. This massive Douglas Fir downed in the parking lot of North Beach demonstrates just one of the cleanup challenges facing the park crew. Countless boughs and branches litter trails and forest floor. The main park is open again as cleanup continues, but North Beach remains closed for the winter season.
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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