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Open through April 30 is a colorful Quilt Show, a gallery exhibit at the Anacortes Museum. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Closed Monday. Among works pictured here are creations by Anita Luvera Mayer: “Autumn Equinox,” a long, purple vest and “Anniversary Quilt,” created to […]

It was “Props & Ponies” August 20 at the Heritage Flight Museum at Port of Skagit Airport in Bayview. This fund-raising event featured static displays, fly-bys, children’s activities, food, music … and a collection of 100 Ford Mustangs (to complement the flying “Mustangs”). Pictured here are volunteer emcee Brian McGuiness and pilot USAF Lt. Col. […]

Check out the latest Chamber of Commerce e-newsletter, including a feature about the Anacortes Museum. Pictured here is Museum Director Steve Oakley … just hanging out at the cannery exhibit. http://blog.anacortes.org/

A 28 x 6 foot canvas mural painted by the late William Cumming in 1941 (partial panel pictured here, photo by Eric Chauvin) was saved from a probable trip to the garbage dump recently after being diverted to the fairgrounds by Tony Breckenridge, a long-time Skagit Valley resident who found the mysterious canvas folded and […]

I’ve always loved the U.S. Navy, especially the naval aviation community. So when I had the opportunity last week to visit the Pacific Aviation Museum in Honolulu, I jumped at it. Navy veteran Jim Shepherd made the day even more special as my personal “docent,” sharing information and recollections including his personal experience in Vietnam. […]

This 1944 photograph that includes my Uncle Duane Berentson (left) is one of more than 10,000 Anacortes history photos now available online via the City of Anacortes website. The Anacortes Museum has just launched its redesigned website, now linked to a searchable database of more than 18,000 Anacortes Museum records. This new online system will allow […]

There is no doubt that the late Edward R. Murrow was the most famous person to leave his Skagit County home to make a mark in this world. Murrow, an Edison High School (now Burlington-Edison High School), rose to fame as a news broadcaster, first during World War II on the radio and subsequently as […]

Mayor Dean Maxwell, Library Director Cynthia Harrison and Museum Director Steve Oakley deliver greetings and information in the latest issue of the newsletter called “City Briefings.” This issue is shared by museum and library staffs, featuring some of the services and programs of each organization. Many do not realize that the one-time Carnegie Library now […]

This photograph of the Anacortes Lumber and Box Company on the Guemes Channel came to the Port recently through someone visiting the Seattle Boat Show. After an brief, email-based “investigation” as to the origins of the photo, it was finally determined it came from the Wallie V. Funk Collection at the Anacortes Museum. Go figger! […]

If you’re curious about the dozens of Bill Mitchell murals posted on walls around town, check out the current Anacortes Museum display.

I discovered a “family” of mushrooms this week on a visit to the Anacortes Museum.

Just a few of many exciting displays at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. “King Kong” of the collection is the Howard Hughes aircraft dubbed “Spruce Goose.” In addition to aircraft, the museum boasts an inventory of spacecraft, military vehicles and firearms. There is also an IMAX theater and a learning center for students. […]