Photos by Tag: swinomish
Shaker church: 2005
Shaker Church on Reservation Road near LaConner.
Shaker Church: 2005
Old Shaker Church on Reservation Road, 2005.
Swinomish Channel
This recent aerial photo illustrates why it is necessary to dredge the Swinomish Channel separating Fidalgo Island from the mainland of Skagit County.
Twin spans
Deception Pass Bridge and Duane Berentson Bridge have common characteristics, other than the obvious transportation functions they serve. First, each provides a critical link to and from Fidalgo Island. Second, each “bridge” is actually made up of twin spans. While Deception Pass spans were completed together (Canoe and Deception) in 1935, locals will recall that […]
Sailing the Swinomish
My son and I spotted this sailboat heading down the Swinomish Channel, so we pulled into the county launch area under Berentson Bridge to shoot this image of the sailboat and a commercial boat tied up on the Fidalgo side of the channel.
Channel view
Pictured here is a blue heron, taking in the sights from a piling near the west shore of the Swinomish Channel. The channel marks the east boundary of Fidalgo Island, accessible by three bridges including the Duane Berentson Bridge pictured here. This property is owned by the Swinomish Tribe and will soon become home to […]
Channel changing?
If plans by the Swinomish Tribe continue on track, the neighborhood here on the Channel separating Fidalgo Island from the mainland will soon be home to a resort/convention center. According to an article in the Skagit Valley Herald, the tribe plans to break ground on an $18 million project within the next six months. The […]
Beauty beneath the bridges
Many people don’t even realize Anacortes is on an island. A small public boat launch beneath the Duane Berentson Bridge (actually twin spans) offers the opportunity to step to the shores of Swinomish Channel, the ribbon of water separating Fidalgo Island from the Skagit mainland. If you don’t have a boat, pack a food basket […]