Photos by Tag: downtown Anacortes
Gallery features pastel artist Houston
The Scott Milo Gallery in downtown Anacortes opens a July show featuring landscape and seascape pastels by Amanda Houston. Also available are intricately detailed Northwest watercolors by Peggy Woods, rich, abstracted encaustic wax paintings on panels by Mark Wall, regional acrylics by Cynthia Richardson and stylized acrylic landscapes by Ria Harboe. The gallery will also […]
Majestic expansion past: 2013
Heavy equipment operators do their thing on the property lying between the Majestic Inn & Spa courtyard and the site of the inn’s new, 30-room addition. It’s fun to have such a high visibility construction project in town, and the added rooms will be a community asset. (Note: Yet another expansion to this downtown hotel […]
Boats, boats, boats at Cap Sante Marina
Trawlerfest is billed as “more than a boat show; it’s where industry, education, and community come together in a relaxed, rendezvous-type atmosphere.” Hundreds are visiting Cap Sante Marina May 7-21 for seminars, and May 19-21 for In-Water Show Portion of Trawlerfest in conjunction with The Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show. Trawlerfest features an in-water selection […]
Daffodils greet at Cap Sante
Visitors to Cap Sante in downtown Anacortes are greeted by a “neighborhood” of daffodils on the bluff at the top of 4th Street.
Fuzzy sentinels at water’s edge
Cattails begin to unravel at water’s edge, downtown Anacortes pond.
‘Star’ of Anacortes park system
By Steve Berentson They are not precious stones in the traditional sense, but the thousands of colored rocks making up Causland Memorial Park walls and gazebo have distinguished the city block as a community gem since its construction 100 years ago. The downtown park’s roots trace to the turn of the century as a vacant […]
City celebrates new arch: July 2005
The Fourth of July 2005 was particularly memorable for Anacortes residents who took part in dedication of a new arch welcoming visitors to this island community. The Chamber of Commerce and City of Anacortes partnered to host a dedication party, followed by a gathering of citizens for the annual “Town Photo” by the Anacortes American.
Holiday lights brighten the city
Once again this year the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce and partners including a hardworking crew of volunteers placed Christmas lights downtown in preparation for the holiday season. Commercial Avenue is beautiful at night. A series of holiday events take place between now and Christmas Day. Click here for details.
Tommy’s train moved to California
When the City and the Thompson family couldn’t come together on the fate of the custom-built Tommy Thompson train, it was finally decided to give the train back to the family so it could head for a new home in California. The late Tommy Thompson, at one time a refinery engineer, designed and built the […]
Milo Gallery features McCool
Anne Martin McCool joins Scott Milo Gallery’s fall lineup with mixed media collage acrylics in all sizes. These abstract pieces are part of her most recent series using heavy collage on her canvases while keeping her signature style with hills, trees and moons. Also showing are mixed media oils and pastels by Anita Lehmann, soft […]
Swirls and sun
Inside looking up. Public art at The Depot in downtown Anacortes, May 2007.
Ready to go
Sailboats lined up at the small boat launch, Seafarers’ Memorial Park in downtown Anacortes.