Looking Back
Skagit Valley Tulip Festival flies high: 1985
It was Skagit Valley Tulip Festival 1985, when hot air balloons filled the sky near the Skagit River and downtown Mount Vernon. Meanwhile, Roozengaarde began to attract crowds — crowds that have never stopped growing. Initially the Festival was a two-day event. Today it is celebrated during the entire month of April.
Inaugural event, Breazeale Interpretive Center
It was a day of dignitaries in 1980 when Edna Breazeale took center stage at an inaugural public event at the new Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Skagit County. Evidence of the significance of the Breazeale Family contribution to this reserve was attendance (and speeches) by elected leaders including Governor John Spellman, U.S […]
Early morning sentinels
Cormorants perched in early morning light, Fidalgo Bay, September 2006.
Heritage Flight, ‘Hog Wild,’ 2021
Looking back to 2021, when grandson Jake took a number of photos at Heritage Flight Museum including these great shots of vintage aircraft “Hog Wild Gunner.” As noted in graphic, the museum’s 2024 Fly Day schedule is pending. Can’t wait …
Blue on blue: 2022
Great blue heron moves between pilings at Ship Harbor Interpretive Preserve (SHIP) on the west side of Anacortes. February 2022
Leadership in athletics: AHS 2012
Among Anacortes High School graduates receiving diplomas in June 2012 were these three students, also named as recipients of the William “Bill” H. Taylor Award for leadership in athletics. Tom Thompson (left) was part of the selection committee that chose to honor (l. to r.) Alex Miller, Catherine Miles and Amanda Bessler with scholarships. The […]
Maritime art: 2010
I love this compass rose inlay on the main deck at Cap Sante Marina. This image was taken in the fall of 2010.
Thinking of Jules Verne: 2010
A deep sea diving helmet, glistening in the sunshine in a display window at Marine Supply & Hardware in downtown Anacortes.
Timber across port docks
A glimpse at days gone by. These images are from 1989, a shipment of Northwest timber being prepped and loaded at the Port of Anacortes. For a time the Port operated an onsite debarker operation as well.
‘Old Ironsides’ once visited Anacortes: 1933
Few people know that the community of Anacortes was once honored with a 5-day visit by U.S. Frigate Constitution, affectionately referred to as “Old Ironsides.” The masted vessel dropped anchor in Anacortes in 1933 during a rare Pacific Coast tour. A program from the event includes a note from Chamber of Anacortes President Ed Schwartz. […]
Trumpeters: January 2009
Trumpeter swans, Beaver Marsh Road. A frosty day, January 2009.
Shaker church: 2005
Shaker Church on Reservation Road near LaConner.
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