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Scott Milo Gallery June 6 artist reception
Featured at Scott Milo Gallery in June and July is Cathy Schoenberg of Anacortes. Schenberg presents an entirely new series of oils paintings featuring some of her favorite cats. This new style is colorful, fun and lends you to create your own story about the setting. Also showing are landscape oils by Robin Weiss; palette […]
Memorial Day weekend surge expected
This corner of the Washington State Ferry system will be among the busiest on the coming Memorial Day weekend. Ship Harbor, Anacortes, as viewed from the Guemes Channel Trail below the San Juan Passage neighborhood. System-wide, WSF expects more than 300,000 riders between Thursday (May 22) and Monday. Reservations are recommended for travel between Anacortes […]
AHS baseball clinches state berth
On Thursday, May 15 the Anacortes High School baseball team claimed its second consecutive Northwest 2A District Tournament title with a 5-4 win over Bellingham at our own Daniels Field. On to state! (Photo from previous game, a win against Lynden)
Old school boat power
Fly fishermen at Pass Lake on Fidalgo Island power their boats the old way: oars (or paddle) in the water. Stroke, stroke…
Mastering the roll
Most people on the lake were fishing, but this kayaker took advantage of a sunny afternoon to practice his rolls. Friendlier temperatures than saltwater. Heart Lake.
Covered transfer on Port dock
A major source of revenue for the Port of Anacortes, HF Sinclair Refinery, longshoremen and truckers is the shipment of petroleum coke from Anacortes. Truck like this drive up onto a platform where powdery coke is dropped onto a covered conveyer belt for transfer to a ship. Petroleum coke is a product of the refining […]
Morning outing for goslings
Canada goose and brood at the shoreline of Cranberry Lake at Deception Pass State Park.
Beach view of Baker
Mt. Baker as viewed Friday afternoon from the beach at Ship Harbor.
Artist reception May 2 at Scott Milo
Join in a month of colorful, original artwork at Scott Milo Gallery. Marie Powell from Illwaco brings a collection of colorful, mixed media monoprints with florals and sea life. Also showing are new, extra large and extra small landscape oils by Lorna Libert; soft, but striking pastels by Barbara Benedetti Newton; hand colored NW etchings […]
Vintage aircraft thrill crowd
Sunshine, enthusiastic crowd and vintage aircraft “all stars” made for a great day at Heritage Flight Museum in Burlington. Saturday, April 26 marked the first Fly Day of the season. Among aircraft in the lineup were three trainers (back seat and full vision canopy) and one of the crowd favorites, the “Val-Halla” P51 Mustang. Founder […]
Tunneling for new water pipe
Work continues on the city’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Outfall Relocation project. From the plant, a new pipe will go 1,631 feet to the shoreline, where the pipe will reduce to a 42-inch outside diameter pipe for 1,030 feet with an 86-foot diffuser angled to better match the bidirectional current. The total length of the […]
Thursday birds
Photos taken yesterday at Rosario, Cranberry Lake and the south side of Anacortes. Among birds I encountered were Canada Geese, bald eagle, flicker, merganser and harlequin duck. As usual, the noisy kingfisher eluded me.