Photos by Tag: downtown Anacortes
Shipwrecked! Music Fest
Ten-plus bands and solo performers are bringing free music to downtown Anacortes Saturday, July 17 from noon to 8 p.m. at Causland Memorial Park. Artists include RTurner, Enduro, Gift Machine, Fieldboats, Reptile Authority, Karl Blau, Lazer Zeppelin III, Ebb, Slack & Flood, Young Hunks, The Enthusiasts and Fanny Alger. Hosted by Anacortes Music Project.
Race Week Pacific NW sets sail
Docks were bustling early this morning as crews made ready for Day One of Race Week Pacific Northwest 2021. Hosting this year’s event is the Port of Anacortes, Cap Sante Marina.
Gallery to feature Houston pastels
Amanda Houston returns to the Scott Milo Gallery in downtown Anacortes with new pastels in smaller versions including birds, landscapes and a few floral. Also showing are landscapes and Northwest animals in acrylic by Cynthia Richardson, enchanted still life oils by Melissa Goodman, bright floral monoprints with acrylic by Marie Powell and a collection of […]
Downtown ‘Seahawk’
This osprey, or seahawk, caught my eye the other day. He was perched on a power pole not too far from the street. I watched him for a few minutes, changed positions just in time to see him fly away to one of two nearby towers. Both towers feature large osprey nests. I have been […]
Looking west over Anacortes
Happy to share yet another aerial photo by Anacortes teen Jaden D’Angelo. This photo, taken from a drone flying over Fidalgo Bay, includes some of the waterfront, downtown Anacortes … and on the horizon, Washington Park, Burrows Island, the tip of Guemes Island and the San Juans. Thanks again, Jaden, for providing a new perspective […]
Tulips ‘star’ at Scott Milo Gallery
From April 2 – May 4 Scott Milo Gallery in downtown Anacortes will host the 5th Annual Tulip Poster Artists, Past & Present. The gallery features bright, energetic oils by 2021 Tulip Festival poster artist Jennifer McGill. Also showing are oils by Alfred Currier, poster artist for 1998; color still life photographs by 2000 & […]
Unique stonework details
Work continues on a stone monument around Veterans Memorial plaques at Causland Memorial Park. Stonemason Bryan Elliott is lead craftsman on the project, with painstaking effort to match other stonework in this unique park (note circular design, left center). Renovation of the plaques was accomplished by staff from the city Parks Department.
Island city
View of Anacortes looking west from Cap Sante, a popular destination on a sunny Spring day.
Downtown welcome/thanks: 2006
Downtown Anacortes welcome/thank you arch, Summer 2006.
Gallery spotlights Currier, Schreivogl
Scott Milo Gallery in downtown Anacortes kicks off March with 30 new paintings by Alfred Currier and Anne Schreivogl. Currier presents his popular impasto oils using vibrant colors depicting scenes of the Skagit Valley in a variety of sizes. Schreivogl brings her whimsical themes of birds, animals and a few figures presented in still life […]
Anacortes Railway warehouse
Face of the small building used to store cars from the narrow gauge Anacortes Railway, located on the edge of the courtyard between the Depot and a Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) production building.
Christmas scenes from 2001
It was Christmas 2001 in Anacortes when I headed downtown with my first digital camera: a Canon PowerShot, 3.2 MB. Everyone recognizes the Burton clock, still decorated annually with outdoor lights. The other two window displays are from Marine Supply & Hardware and a neighboring shop. “Full Throttle Santa” and “Full Beard Santa.” Good memories. […]