Looking Back

September 12, 2017

Tandem to Fidalgo

I was just coming back to Highway 20 from beneath Berentson Bridge when I encountered this ambitious couple pedaling toward the island. Guess this is what you might call a “working vacation.”

September 2, 2017

Classic Northwest scene

For a delicious “taste” of summer in the Pacific Northwest, pay a visit to Seafarers’ Memorial Park and Cap Sante Marina in downtown Anacortes. The breathtaking shoreline of Fidalgo Bay!

August 30, 2017

Salish Sea since 2009

Agreement on the name “Salish Sea” was approved by the U.S. and Canada in 2009. The Salish Sea extends from the north end of the Strait of Georgia to the south end of the  Puget Sound and west to the mouth of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. This name honors the region’s earliest inhabitants, […]

August 28, 2017

A Baker morning

Woke up to a “Baker morning.” Beautiful light on a beautiful mountain, as seen from the southside of Anacortes, Washington.

August 22, 2017

ACT ‘ringmaster’

Among artist Bill Mitchell’s many outdoor murals is this one on the face of the Anacortes Community Theater (ACT) building in downtown Anacortes. It honors the contributions of Walter Vonnegut, ‘performer among performers’ in our island community.

August 9, 2017

Fields of gold

Sometimes I just have to drive off-island to celebrate the Skagit Valley. Interesting light these days.

August 7, 2017

Tones 4 Crohn’s

Mark your calendar for Moka Joe this coming Saturday, August 12, when the coffee company will host a benefit Family Fun 5K and Concert to fund a cure for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. The shop on March’s Point across the street from the transit parking lot will be the site of a 4 p.m. […]

August 2, 2017

Food truck to go restaurant

As the two signs in this photograph indicate, this space on the corner of 22nd Street and Commercial Avenue has been home to a couple of restaurants in recent years. Now change is in the wind once again as Lori (inset) and Michael Hayes plan to shift gears from food truck to sit-down restaurant. The […]

July 20, 2017

Family meal

I was delighted this afternoon to be watching when a parent delivered a meal to a young osprey and the parent-in-residence. Lots of noise, flapping of wings.  I’m no osprey expert, but I think Junior is getting close to some adventure away from home.

July 19, 2017

Arts Festival just around the bend

The 56th Anacortes Arts Festival, August 4-6, is one of the largest and oldest arts festivals in the Northwest. 250 juried booth artisans from around the country fill downtown Anacortes with jewelry, painting, photography, ceramics, glass, wearables, wood, metal and outdoor art. Three stages with extended evening hours showcase 32 musical acts. Arts at the Port (July 31-August […]

July 10, 2017

Sand sculptor coming to Anacortes

Sand sculpting will be featured at this year’s Working Studios at the Anacortes Arts Festival. Bert Adams, founder of Sand in the City, is the featured artist. Bert has organized more sand sculpting competitions than anyone else in the world. Watch his artistry come to life in a larger-than-life way. He is joined in the […]

July 8, 2017

Anacortes Farmers Market

There is plenty to see, do and hear at the Anacortes Farmers Market in downtown Anacortes, open each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Plaza at the Depot (next door to Cap Sante Marina). Oh, bring your appetite and grocery bag too.

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