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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 Oyster Run is a motorcycle rally held annually each September since 1981 in Anacortes, Washington. It is the largest rally in the Pacific Northwest [3] with 2006 attendance estimated in the tens of thousands. [4] There was no rally in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] [6]
Get the Anacortes, WA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... USA TODAY 2 days ago Atmospheric river takes final aim at Pacific Northwest, still reeling from bomb cyclone.
Jun. 2—ANACORTES — Safer, more accessible and with amenities to benefit larger boats are some of the ways businesses describe the Port of Anacortes' new dock at Cap Sante Marina.
1890-1902: W.C. Pyle establishes the first private ferry service between Anacortes and Guemes Island: the Lola, Capt. M.B. Miller. A launch, the Glide, also provides service. The U.S. Mail Steamer Buckeye, Capt. A. Newhall, includes Guemes Island on its Friday Harbor-Anacortes-Whatcom route. [2] 1902-1912: The Sunny Jim, Capt. Harry Rickaby, is ...
Jun. 23—ANACORTES — The city of Anacortes is asking the community for donations to fund a $140,000 display of the Tommy Thompson Train after a local group withdrew its support of the project.
Whistle Lake is a small lake located within city limits in Anacortes Community Forest Lands southeast of central Anacortes, Washington.Though not directly accessible by vehicle, Whistle Lake attracts thousands of visitors each year.
It is located north of Fidalgo Island and the city of Anacortes, and is accessible by private boat and by the Guemes Island ferry operated by Skagit County. Guemes Island was named after the Viceroy of New Spain, Juan Vicente de Güemes, who commissioned an expedition that revealed the islands to Spain in 1794. [1]