Looking Back
Christmas musicians: 2003
“Anacortes Middle School musicians strutted their stuff in the 2003 Lions Christmas Parade, marching on Commercial Avenue adorned in Santa hats. Music is an important element of community parades, and we had plenty of music thanks to this band and the Anacortes High School marching band.”
From the mountaintop
Courageous hang glider Tom Johns took his time descending from Mt. Erie to the lake shore below. March 2021.
Cap Sante Marina: 2008
Before there was Anthony’s Restaurant at Cap Sante Marina, there was a major demolition and site restoration project. January 2008 photo from current location of boat launch.
Texaco refinery, built in 1958
Back in the day, there was no question which refinery you were looking at as you drove past on March’s Point Road. This refinery, now operating as HF Sinclair, began operations as a Texaco refinery in 1958. It later transitioned to Shell ownership, and ultimately to HF Sinclair in November 2021. (Photo, 1997)
Bull Durham: 2004
Sometimes I visit other Northwest coastal communities, always with camera in tow. This photo of a Bull Durham Smoking Tobacco ad on the side of a brick building was taken in downtown Port Townsend in October 2004. A great place to visit.
World’s largest: October 2004
TBT. This Big Spruce Tree at Lake Quinault, Washington, sets the world record for being the World’s Largest Sitka Spruce, according to the World Record Academy. The giant has a circumference of 58 feet, 11 inches, diameter of 18 feet, 9 inches and 191 feet tall for a total of 922 AFA points, and estimated […]
WT Preston tour: 2015
I recall this informative tour of the WT Preston, the paddlewheel snag boat located out of the water near the north end of Cap Sante Marina. This public vessel is now next door to a fascinating maritime museum. Check it out!
New bridge surface: 2015
Just over 10 years ago Deception Pass Bridge was resurfaced and striped. Viewed from Whidbey side.
Gliding on by: 2006
I was sitting on the rocks at the end of 5th Street at Cap Sante when this beautiful sailboat glided by. May 2006
Effort to bring back plywood mill: 1980s
I was going through old film files and this shot caught my attention. Governor John Spellman on an Anacortes visit, about 1984. He was among dignitaries gathered at the former Anacortes Veneer plywood mill, an important part of the Anacortes economy for several decades. AVI was sold to Publishers in 1969, and closed in 1983. […]
San Juans aerial: 2006
I’ve heard it said, “You can’t fully appreciate the Northwest until you’ve seen it from sea and air.” I couldn’t agree more. I had a great time on this 2006 flight over the San Juan Islands.
Adventuress: August 2015
A late summer scene, August 2015, as the Adventuress sails past the ferry terminal on Guemes Island.
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