Looking Back
Fishing vessels: September 2004
Fishing boats, including the “Oregon,” tied up on Guemes Channel next door to historic Port of Anacortes Curtis Wharf.
Canoe Journey: July 2005
Wow, it’s been 20 years. Photos from Canoe Journey, July 2005. Landing at Samish community facility, Fidalgo Resort, Fidalgo Island.
Fog fade
Deception Pass Bridge as viewed from Pass Island, August 2004.
AHS classmates from 1940
It was reunion time in Anacortes: 2007. The occasion was an All-Class AHS Reunion at the high school. Pictured here are 1940 alums Norma, Mary, Larry and Bud. I knew the two men: Larry Trulson and Dr. Bud Strom. What a great event this was!
Baker man: June 2003
Looking back to 2003: “Frank Michaud gets up at the crack of dawn … and hundreds of hungry Anacortes residents are glad he does. Frank is owner and chief baker at The Store, a business with deep roots in this community. Old timers knew the store as “Jorgie’s,” and even older timers knew it as […]
Memorial tribute: 2011
Pictured here is a “Traveling Tribute” scale model of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. This model was on display in the parking lot of the Swinomish Casino in August 2011. Share this:
Waterfront Festival poster: 2007
Anacortes Chamber of Commerce Executive Mitch Everton and Joe Schulndt of Shell Puget Sound Refinery preside over the unveiling of the 2007 Waterfront Festival poster. Event host was Burton Jewelers.
‘Goose’ on Guemes Channel: 2005
Photo of the “Goose,” September 9, Guemes Channel.
Bridge from above: 2015
Aerial of Deception Pass from the east, Summer of 2015.
Elsie Mae: June 2021
It was June 2021 when I was starting a hike at Rosario Head. I saw a seal approaching so I moved closer to the water for a photo. Turns out it was “Elsie Mae” the elephant seal, who subsequently gave birth on a Bowman Bay beach nearby. She is now a perennial visitor to Fidalgo […]
Salmon and tulips
In recognition of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, I present this vintage salmon canning label from the Whitney-Fidalgo Seafoods, Inc. of Anacortes.
Anacortes Fire: 2000
These photos of the Anacortes Fire Department crews dates back 25 years! Photos appeared in “Briefings,” the City of Anacortes community newsletter.
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