Photos by Tag: skagit county
Baker from farmer’s perspective
There are many possible Skagit perspectives on Mt. Baker. This shot is a view a farmer might see while tilling his acreage on “the Skagit Flats.”
Trumpeters: January 2009
Trumpeter swans, Beaver Marsh Road. A frosty day, January 2009.
Daffodils first, tulips in the wings
All over Skagit County daffodils are starting to blossom. These beauties are growing beside a pond near the Tommy Thompson Trail in Anacortes.
Former astronaut Anders receives honors
Former astronaut Bill Anders, founder of the Heritage Museum of Flight in Burlington, was recently honored with the National Air and Space Museum’s Michael Collins Trophy for Lifetime Achievement. The museum reports that the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum awards its Michael Collins Trophy annually “for lifetime and current achievements in aerospace science and […]
Commercial crabbing
Bounty from the bay. Crabbers (and winged friends) work the waters between Fidalgo and Padilla bays in Skagit County.
Guemes ferry fully funded: $14 million
The Washington State Legislature this week finalized a record $17 billion transportation package, which includes $14 million for Skagit County’s Guemes Ferry Replacement project. The state funding completes financing for the local project. “We are so thankful to our legislative delegation as well as Representatives Fey and Tharinger, and Senator Liias for supporting this project,” […]
Upriver park on Skagit River: 2019
Howard Miller Steelhead Park, just off Highway 20 near Rockport. This photo was taken about this time two years ago. Right now high water due to rain puts a return trip in the “sketchy” category. A county park with utilities, even a couple of cabins. Beautiful.
Country slider
Country slider. Barn door, that is. Skagit County, Washington.
Trumpeters on Beaver Marsh: 2009
Trumpeter swans feeding in a field off Beaver Marsh Road, 2009, Mt. Erie in the distance.
The old Ball house
The “Old Ball House,” long since gone, was once an icon on the north side of Highway 20 between Burlington and Anacortes. The late Wallie Funk, newspaper editor/publisher, once posed his two boys in the derelict farmhouse to create a seasonal card. No one injured in the making of the image.
Voters choose general election finalists
Skagit County voters closed the door on Dist. 2 County Commissioner Ken Dahlstedt’s bid for a sixth term, choosing candidates Peter Browning (no party affiliation) and Mary Hudson (Democrat) to face each other in the general election. In District 1, incumbent Ron Wesen (Republican) will face Mark Lundsten (Democrat) in the general. Lundsten led Wesen […]
Incumbent commissioners trail in primary
With the next and final ballot count scheduled at 5 p.m. Monday, two Skagit County commissioners are trailing in the primary election held Tuesday, August 4. In each contested race the top two vote-getters advance to the November general election. In the case of incumbent county commissioner Ken Dahlstedt, votes at this point leave him […]