Photos by Tag: Anacortes Museum
Preston hibernates, Maritime Center remains open
The W.T Preston on “R” Avenue has “gone into hibernation” until March of next year. Still open to the public is the Maritime Heritage Center located between the Preston and the Depot. The Maritime Heritage Center is open Thursday – Saturday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. It is […]
Self-guided tour, Mitchell murals
The Anacortes Museum announced this week a new self-guided, smartphone tour of the Bill Mitchell Mural Project. Anyone with a smartphone is invited to log onto: billmitchellmuralproject.org and begin exploring the Anacortes history spotlighted by the late Bill Mitchell. “Mitchell was a muralist, cartoonist, artist, local historian, pirate and overall scallywag – who was born […]
Anacortes home to historic schooner ‘La Merced’
By Steve Berentson While all but a handful of wooden ships from the heyday of Pacific Northwest shipping are gone and forgotten, the schooner “La Merced” still catches the eye and sparks the imaginations of visitors to the north shore of Fidalgo Island. Granted, the storied vessel has been stripped of masts and deck fittings, […]
Museum resources available once again
Photographs, films, vintage high school yearbooks and local newspapers are part of the archives at Anacortes Museum, available on-site and online. The downtown museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Call 293-1915 or visit the city website for details.
Anacortes Museum: Spring 2009
This is one of my favorite photos of the Anacortes Museum, formerly a Carnegie Library.
Days Gone By
One of my favorite photos of the Anacortes Museum. I was driving by one day in 2002 when I spotted this Model T Ford parked out front. Had to stop for this shot.
Museum shares Bill Mitchell documentary online
On May 3, Bill Mitchell Day in Anacortes, our City Museum debuted a documentary film about the late historian and outdoor mural artist. This documentary was produced by Corin Noronha. (Photo is one I took in 2013, altered with “cartoon” effect in tribute to Bill’s countless cartoons.) Click here to link to documentary on YouTube.
Volunteer bricklayer: 2011
It was nine years ago this month that I photographed former Anacortes Museum Director Gary Cline in volunteer mode, painstakingly placing bricks at the entrance to the public library.
Anacortes Museum extends ‘virtual’ invitation
Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Anacortes Museum Director Bret Lunsford notes that while the museum is closed indefinitely to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, many resources are available online at: museum.cityofanacortes.org. For example, check out a new article on the Anacortes influenza outbreak of 1918, Spanish Influenza in Anacortes by Curator of […]
Funk and Trebon book party
I was sorting through old photo CDs this morning and discovered this gem, a photo of Wallie Funk signing a book while co-author Theresa Trebon greets a well-wisher in the background. The date was December 2, 2002. Funk and Trebon presided over a book signing event at the Anacortes Museum: First Views, An Early History […]