State of Washington Department of Commerce representative Lisa Wellman traveled to Anacortes Friday to participate in a ceremony dedicating a new stretch of T Avenue from 4th Street. Also pictured here are Port project manager Jenkins Dossen and Port Commissioner Keith Rubin, plus a project contractor. This project included infrastructure improvements including utlilities upgrades and […]
Walking up a new boat ramp on the Guemes Channel are Anacortes Port Commissioner Steve Hopley, Port Executive Director Bob Hyde and City Council member Erica Pickett. The three participated in a Friday morning ribbon cutting held to acknowledge the “rehabilitation” of a ramp at the site formerly known as Wyman’s Marina. This event was […]
After many months of being buttoned up on an “R” Avenue lot, the Port’s Seafarers’ Memorial Park building was returned to the Fidalgo Bay shoreline early Thursday morning. The building, moved temporarily during an environmental cleanup of the former Scott mill site, was moved a bit further south. It is estimated the building will be […]
New wharf and docks on the shoreline near Seafarers’ Memorial are visible from Cap Sante. This former paper mill site is going to be an awesome beachfront asset.
A team from Shell Puget Sound Refinery works diligently, decorating a Christmas tree as part of Island Hospital Foundation’s annual Celebration of Trees at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center. The theme of this year’s fund-raising event is Winter on the Waterfront. Funds raised during a weekend auction benefit Island Hospital
It was “intimate informal” Monday night at the city library when Port of Anacortes commissioners met with district residents responding to an invitation by the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Mark Bunzel (at podium) acted as moderator during the 90-minute session, which featured a conversational format. Commissioners, who fielded questions from those in attendance, expressed […]
More than 200 people gathered Thursday for a Veterans Day event that started at Causland Park and ended at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center. Guest soloist was Kaitlynn Wollam, whose grandfather was a veteran of WWII. Others on stage included Mayor Dean Maxell, emcee Bob Hyde (retired commander, USN), City Council member […]
Anacortes Port Executive Bob Hyde (right, blue jacket) and staffer Brady Rowe (orange vest) led a Monday afternoon tour of Anthony’s restaurant at Cap Sante Boat Haven. Among those in attendance was Commissioner Bill Short. The public tour included a lap around the restaurant, which is still under construction. There was also a brief visit […]
Mt. Baker peeked out from the clouds Wednesday, providing photo opportunities like this one on the shoreline of Fidalgo Bay. Pictured here is a crew from Pacific Pile & Marine, working for the Port of Anacortes on a soil stockpile bunker associated with the Scott Paper mill cleanup.
Tuesday afternoon afforded the perfect opportunity to bask in September sun. These folks took advantage of amenities at Cap Sante Boat Haven, the downtown marina operated by the Port of Anacortes.
This is the corner at Commercial Avenue and Railroad Avenue, just south of the main offices of the Port of Anacortes. In addition to a mural created by Bill Mitchell, the corner now features colorful rainspouts installed on the building occupied by a rope factory.
Entertainment is the name of the game, and members of the Creme Tangerine band offered more than music skills Friday night at Cap Sante Boat Haven. In this scene, members of the band assumed the “muscle pose” for a young woman with a camera. The “Beatles band” entertained a large crowd gathered in the grass […]