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Anacortes (/ ˌ æ n ə ˈ k ɔːr t ə s / AN-ə-KOR-təs) is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is an adaptation of the name of Anne Curtis Bowman, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. [5] Anacortes' population was 17,637 at the time of the 2020 census. [2]
The Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry is a system of ferry routes operated by Washington State Ferries in the United States. The routes serve Anacortes, Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, San Juan Island, and Sidney on Vancouver Island in Canada. [2] [3] Sidney service was suspended in March 2020 and is not planned to resume until 2030.
Gnarled, ochre-colored madrona trees [25] grace much of the shorelines, while evergreen fir and pine forests cover large inland areas. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] The San Juan Islands get substantially less rainfall than Seattle , about 65 miles (105 km) to the south, due to their location in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains to the southwest. [ 28 ]
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La Conner is a town in Skagit County, Washington, United States with a population of 965 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Mount Vernon–Anacortes, Washington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town hosts several events as part of the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival held in April.
Location of Skagit County in Washington. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Skagit County, Washington. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Skagit County, Washington, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
The 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, which weighs approximately 11 tons and is about 70 years old, was donated by Earl Albert from West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Earl Albert and his late ...
Guemes Island ferry schedule, published in 1912 in the Guemes Tillikum newspaper. Guy Mitchell, a captain aboard the Guemes Island ferry, checks vessel traffic during a crossing April 11, 2020. Mitchell is one of seven crew members, including the ferry manager, to possess a 100-ton master's license.