Anacortes Visitors Guide

Visitors and Newcomers Guide to a Special City and Island in NW Washington

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Welcome to AnAcortes

However you’ve arrived, whether on a drive through beautiful Fidalgo Island or a scenic flight or ferry ride, you’ve felt the change of pace and already

experienced some of what’s wonderful about this special place. You’re invited to “Coast In and Hang Out” — as our Chamber of Commerce puts it — and discover even more, whether you’re here for a long weekend or looking to put down roots.

Anacortes used to be known as the Gateway to the San Juans. Not anymore. Sure there’s a state ferry terminal here that can take you to the islands, but this historic city has long been a destination all its own. Our guide can help you discover, or rediscover, all the things that keep people coming back here.

As a seaside community, Anacortes has long been tied to the waters surrounding Fidalgo Island. We still work and play on the water, and you’ll find so much to do. The whale watching here is world class, and the kayaking, boating, sailing, fishing, crabbing and scuba diving opportunities are hard to beat.

Anacortes has a long history of preserving open space and boasts wonderful parks and preserves. The Anacortes Community Forest Lands are one of the city’s treasures: 2,800 acres forever preserved from development. A trail system stretches more than 50 miles for use by hikers and bicyclists.

The arts are another ingredient that make this such a vibrant place. You’ll encounter wonderful murals and sculptures around town, and there are numerous galleries, concerts and community theater productions. We celebrate it all at the town’s biggest annual event, the three-day Anacortes Arts Festival that begins the first Friday in August.

Strong schools are important to Anacortes residents. Levies pass regularly, the most recent with a whopping 76 percent yes vote. Test scores here are consistently above the state’s average.

Our hospital enjoys strong support as well and recently completed a major expansion and renovation and added a Medical Arts Pavilion with updated cancer care and physical therapy departments.

Not many cities our size have such excellent health care facilities, and even fewer support a museum and library at the level Anacortes does. It adds up to a special place indeed.

Welcome, and enjoy your stay whether it’s a day or a lifetime.

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Table ofcontentsAnacortes History ....................... 5

Museums, tours, Murals, tribes

Recreation ................................. 10

Viewpoints ................................. 16

Maps .....................................17-19

Fidalgo Island, Anacortes

guemes island .......................... 20

Weather ..................................... 21

events ........................................ 22

the Arts ..................................... 24

Anacortes today ....................... 26

Advertiser index ........................ 34

Scan the QR code with your smartphone to link to our Skagit County Visitor website. For Anacortes-specific information, visit www.goanacortes.com

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Coast Salish peoples thrived on the rich natural resources of Fidalgo

Island for 10,000 years before Spanish explorers such as Carrasco and Narvaez started mapping the area in 1790 and 1791.

European settlers staked their claims at Fern Prairie, now March Point, in the 1850s. They raised fruit, hops, cabbage, cauliflower seed and cattle. By 1873 the island was home to nine white women.

In 1876, Amos Bowman and his wife moved to the Ship Harbor area. When Bowman established a post office in 1877, he gave it the Spanish-sounding name Anacortes, a version of Annie Curtis — his wife’s maiden name.

In the boom year 1890, the population jumped from 200 to 2,000 fueled by speculation the town would become a transcontinental railroad terminus. Land prices jumped from $50 an acre to as much as $3,000 for a corner lot.

But the bubble burst the same year

when the railroad selected Seattle. Hundreds departed, leaving behind many of the beautiful buildings that give downtown such charm today.

Incorporated in 1891, Anacortes recovered as salmon and codfish industries grew. By the early 1900s hundreds of people worked at a dozen fish-processing plants, and Anacortes called itself the salmon canning capitol of the world. Dances were held whenever the fishing fleets came home. Trident Seafoods, Sugiyo and SeaBear still process fish today.

Lumber was another vital industry. In 1911 Fidalgo Bay had 13 shingle and lumber mills. They thrived until resources grew scarce in the 1950s, and the last mill closed in 1992. Clear cuts were gradually replaced by second-growth forests.

A new industrial era began in the mid-1950s, when Texaco and Shell built refineries on March Point. Today the

facilities, now operated by Shell and Tesoro, fuel the regional economy.

The community’s tradition of land preservation dates back nearly a century. As early as 1913, citizens began donating key tracts, including the land that now comprises Washington Park, to preserve them for future generations. Today, more than half the area inside city limits is either park or forest, and 2,800 acres in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands are permanently preserved.

In the late 1960s, marinas and pleasure boats began to replace waterfront mills and canneries, and tourism and boat-building industries grew. Developers began building upscale developments, most notably in Skyline. These amenities, as well as the arts scene, recreation and natural beauty, attracted well-heeled retirees, allowing Anacortes to evolve into the diverse city it is today.

History


AnAcortes museum1305 Eighth St.(360) 293-1915http://museum.cityofanacortes.org

Once a Carnegie Library, the Anacortes Museum offers revolving and permanent displays about the colorful people of the past and how they worked and played.

The main exhibit this year is “Island Plants and People: A Twisted Path.” It explores the relationship between people and the native plants of Fidalgo and Guemes islands .

Open daily except Wednesdays; admission is free. A research library with in-depth resources is open weekdays except Wednesdays. Appointments are preferred.

W.t. Preston snAgboAt713 R Ave.(360) 293-1916http://museum.cityofanacortes.org

The Preston is a historic sternwheeler and a retired U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers vessel that once cleared debris from Puget Sound waterways. The Anacortes Museum restored the craft, now permanently displayed ashore. Admission is $1-$3. The snagboat and nearby Maritime Heritage Center are open weekends in April, May, September and October; and daily except Wednesdays in June, July and August.

mAritime HeritAge center703 R Ave.(360) 299-1984http://museum.cityofanacortes.org

The Maritime Heritage Center, formerly the Snagboat Interpretive Center, now has a greater focus on the history of the community’s fishing, boat-building and marine transportation industries. This year see a show on the America’s Cup-winning BMW Oracle yacht that was built and tested in Anacortes.

Open weekends in April, May, September and October; and daily except Wednesdays in June, July and August.

MuseuMs

At the Framemaker

Regional Fine Art And Custom Picture

Framing420 Commercial Ave., Anacortes 360-293-6938

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Exploring the history of Fidalgo and Guemes Islands through:

• Educational Programs • Exhibits • Research Library • Special Events

8th Street & M Avenue

Gallery Open Year-Round Mon. - Sat., 10-4

Sunday 1-4, Closed Wednesday

SPECIAL EXHIBIT"Island Plants & People: A Twisted Path"

The Carnegie Gallery

For Information Call:(360) 293-1915 or

Check our Website: museum.cityofanacortes.org

Anacortes Museum 1305 8th Street • Anacortes, WA

Open weekends: April - October Open Daily: June, July, August

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cAP sAnte boAt HAven esPlAnAdeBehind the snagboat, this attractive

waterfront walk offers a glimpse of Fidalgo Bay’s history in a series of interpretive displays.

tHe AnAcortes murAl Project Downtown, it’s impossible to turn

a corner without encountering a cast of historic characters from the unique Anacortes Mural Project, a longtime effort by artist Bill Mitchell, a colorful character in his own right. A list of murals is available at the Anacortes Visitors Center, 819 Commercial Ave.

WAlking tour of Historic doWntoWn AnAcortes

The Anacortes Historic Preservation Board has charted a leisurely stroll past historic buildings and places that enhances appreciation of the sites.

Brochures are available at the Anacortes Visitors Center, City Hall and http://museum.cityofanacortes.org/

History tours


Teachers usually punish children for drawing on walls, but 50-odd

years ago a second-grade teacher tried a different tack with Bill Mitchell, a precocious 7-year-old who checked out art books and carried a sketch pad.

She gave him a whole wall to fill up.Today Anacortes still offers its walls

to its well-known artist, historian and generally quirky character, especially downtown, where passers-by are occasionally startled and often charmed to encounter his nostalgic and distinctive life-sized murals of local characters.

Mitchell’s subjects, more than 120 of them, come from all walks of life — fishermen, mayors, dancers, storekeepers,

bar patrons, children, pets, musicians, boaters, church leaders and editors. One mural is a self-portrait of the mutton-chopped artist, seated in his trademark three-wheeled 1954 Autoette, which doubles as a wheelchair.

Cheerfully eccentric and frequently cantankerous, Mitchell attacks his art and historical preservation projects with a missionary zeal. The first mural, of Fred White and his Safety Bike, went up in front of Marine Supply & Hardware on May 2, 1984, two years before the Vancouver Expo. Mitchell decided murals would be a good draw for visitors and followed the fair’s theme, transportation, so many of his

murals feature trains, boats, cars, carts, trucks and wagons. They have proven wildly popular, collecting just enough snubs from art critics to keep them controversial.

But tourists are frequently seen posing for photos with the murals, and pranksters occasionally embellish them with mustaches or hats — stunts Mitchell minds only if adhesives damage the mural’s finish.

A list of Mitchell’s murals and locations is available at the Anacortes Visitors Center at Commercial Avenue and Ninth Street.

Murals


sAmisHThe Samish Indian Nation once

stretched over a seven-county region of Northwest Washington.

The tribe had more than 2,000 members in 1847, but raids from northern tribes and epidemics of European diseases wiped out more than 90 percent of its people by 1855. Despite this, 113 Samish were present at the signing of the Point Elliott Treaty.

Samish status as a federally recognized tribe was lost through a clerical error in 1969 when it was left off a Bureau of Indian Affairs list. The tribe regained recognition in 1996 and since then has played a growing role in Anacortes. It operates the Samish Longhouse Preschool, the Samish Gallery of Native Arts, the Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, a new Health Services building and a beautiful administrative building with carved cedar posts.

Today, tribal enrollment stands at about 1,450.

The Samish Canoe Family occasionally hosts large Coast Salish canoe journeys, usually at the resort, where they greet visiting paddlers with drums, prayers, songs and a feast. On special occasions, Samish blessing ceremonies honor such things as a new story pole, the naming of a baby orca or the christening of a new canoe. These moving and inspiring events are always followed by the hospitality of a potlatch.

The Samish Indian Nation is governed by a seven-member elected Tribal Council led by Chairman Tom Wooten, who oversee the tribe’s welfare and its natural and cultural resources.

Information: www.samishtribe.nsn.us

sWinomisHThe Swinomish Tribe’s headquarters

are in the historic Swinomish Village across Swinomish Channel from La Conner. What people might be more familiar with, though, is the Swinomish Casino on Highway 20 east of Anacortes. There’s a major expansion under way there this year that will add 98 rooms and the new 13 Moons Restaurant.

The sweeping views from the lodge take in land where the Coast Salish people have lived for thousands of years. Their culture centered around abundant saltwater resources, particularly salmon and shellfish, which remain a key part of tribal economy today. The aboriginal Swinomish tongue was Lushootseed, a variant of the wider Salish language, and the tribe now offers language and culture classes for all ages at the Swinomish Social Services Building.

Traditions also are upheld and passed on to future generations through such events as the annual Tribal Canoe Journey and the Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony.

In 2010, the Swinomish entered a partnership with Washington State Parks that resulted in pristine Kiket Island

becoming a protected site, now known as the Kukutali Preserve, within Deception Pass State Park.

In addition to the casino, which began as a small bingo operation in 1985, the tribe operates the Swinomish Chevron Gas Station, which includes a tobacco, liquor and convenience store, the Swinomish Fish Company which processes salmon and shellfish for a global market that includes the United Kingdom and the European Union, and a Ramada Hotel in Ocean Shores on the Washington coast.

The tribe has become one of the five largest employers in Skagit County with more than 250 employees in tribal government and approximately 300 employees in its casino and other economic enterprises.

The reservation is about 15 square miles. The tribe has jurisdictional authority within the reservation’s boundaries and provides governmental services to all residents, including police, water and sewer service, and planning and permitting services.

The tribe operates a fisheries department, a fish processing plant, a water resources program, an environmental education program, social services, a fitness center, senior services, a housing authority, a work training program and many other services.

The tribe has about 900 members.Information: www.swinomish.org.

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WHAle WAtcHingThe breathtaking scenery and varied

wildlife of the San Juan Islands draw thousands of visitors to the area each year for close encounters with nature, especially orcas.

Three pods of Southern Resident orcas, the J, K and L pods, spend much of the summer and fall among the San Juans.

Two charter companies provide whale-watching excursions from Anacortes. Cruises, usually five to six hours, depart from Cap Sante Boat Haven. Riders may see orca, gray, minke or humpback whales in addition to rugged shorelines, historic sites, bald eagle nests, barking seals, chattering cormorants and, in early spring and late summer, golden-skinned stellar sea lions.

• Island Adventures: 1801 Commercial Ave., (360) 293-2428 and (800) 465-4604, www.island-adventures.com.

• Mystic Sea Charters: 819 Commercial Ave. Suite E, (360) 588-8000 and (800) 308-9387, www.mysticseacharters.com.

kAyAkingKayaking is a great way to get out on

the waters of western Skagit County and San Juan Islands, whether for a quick paddle or a trip lasting several days.

Paddlers can enjoy beautiful vistas and see wildlife from a different perspective while gliding quietly along a shoreline or exploring a secluded cove.

Two Anacortes businesses offer kayak rentals, instruction and tours.

• Sea Kayak Shop: 2515 Commercial Ave., (360) 299-2300, www.seakayakshop.com.

• Anacortes Kayak Tours: 1801 Commercial Ave., (800) 992-1801, www.anacorteskayaktours.com.

A major Northwest kayaking event is the Deception Pass Dash held at the beginning of December by Outdoor Adventure Center. Close to 200 kayakers race from Bowman Bay in Deception Pass State Park through the pass as the tide changes. More information at http://rubycreekboathouse.com under the races tab.

Members of the Hole in

the Wall Paddling Club, www.holeinthewallpaddlingclub.org, take day and multi-day kayaking trips throughout the region and encourage safe kayaking.

mArinAsAnAcortes mArinA2415 T Ave.(360) 293-4543www.anacortesmarina.com

Anacortes Marina is a privately owned condominium facility with covered and open berths from 32 feet to 60 feet in length. Amenities include power, water, and private laundry facility, restrooms and showers. Associated facilities have a 60-ton lift, fuel dock and pump out station.

cAP sAnte boAt HAven1019 Q Ave.(360) 293-0694(360) 661-5000 after 5 p.m.http://www.portofanacortes.com/marina.shtml

This marina is owned and operated by

The pristine waters of Fidalgo Island delight sailors, fishermen, kayakers and whale watchers, while the island’s parks and vast Forest Lands tempt hikers, bicyclists, rock climbers and nature lovers.

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the Port of Anacortes. It is located on the west side of Fidalgo Bay within walking distance to downtown. The marina provides permanent and transient moorage with up to 200 berths for guest moorage. Floats have power and water. Other accommodations include restrooms, showers, laundry facilities, fuel dock, pump out stations, boat launch and free public Wi-Fi.

skyline mArine center2011 Skyline Way(360) 293-5134www.skylinemarinecenter.com

Located in Flounder Bay on the west end of Fidalgo Island, Skyline Marine Center provides guest moorage, a launching hoist, and fuel and pump out services. The marina has restrooms, showers and laundry facilities. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

cyclingMountain bikers can enjoy many easy

to moderate trails winding through the 2,800 acres in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands. Maps are available through Anacortes Parks and Recreation at City Hall.

The High Tide Ride at the Anacortes Waterfront Festival is Saturday, June 2. Rides range from about 75 miles down to a five-mile family fun ride. The fully supported rides through Fidalgo Island and surrounding communities offer great scenery and breathtaking views of the San Juan Islands. All proceeds support North Islands Young Life.

golfsimilk golf course12518 Christianson Road(360) 293-3444

This course sits between Fidalgo and Similk bays, giving golfers views of the water and sometimes bringing light breezes into play. The 18-hole, par-72

public course plays as long as 6,200 yards. The course designed by Rod Turner is rated 68.4 and has a slope rating of 110.

tennis• Anacortes Middle School, M Avenue

and 22nd Street, six tennis courts.• Clearidge Park, 1900 Block of

Blakely Drive in Skyline, two tennis courts next to a basketball court.

• Fidalgo Elementary School, 13590 Gibralter Road, two courts.

The Anacortes Tennis Club holds clinics throughout the year for beginning, novice and intermediate players. It teaches basic techniques, tactics and strategies for this lifetime sport.

For more information, contact the Anacortes Parks and Recreation Department at 293-1918.

sHoreline strollA new public trail out at Ship

Harbor by the state ferry terminal makes for a great stroll in all seasons. It’s wide and flat, and the compacted gravel makes for easy going. There are several inviting viewing platforms along the way.

Best of all is the location with views of Ship Harbor and Guemes Channel. Ferries pull in and out at the nearby terminal, and plenty of waterfowl can be seen along the shoreline.

To get there, drive out to the San Juan Passage development and curl down to the water via Edwards Way. The trail is easy to spot — as in the other great trail out there, a paved portion of the Guemes Channel Trail that runs east along the water.

Ferry passengers waiting for their boats can get to the trail by picking their way down the slope on the east side of the waiting lines and then walking along the beach.

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over protected wetlands. This tour is an amazing way to experience the natural landscape of San Juan Island while zipping from platform to platform through the forest canopy.

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Pool Fidalgo Pool & Fitness Center1603 22nd St.293-0673www.fidalgopool.com

The 25-meter-by-25-yard pool has a water slide, 1-meter diving board, Ollie the inflatable Octopus, inner tubes and more. The average water temperature is 83 degrees. The water is treated with an ultraviolet system so chlorine is minimal.

The pool’s weekly schedule includes family/open swims, lap swims, water aerobics, swim lessons, aqua arthritis and aquatic therapy sessions, water walks, preschool and prenatal swims and pool rentals.

The upstairs fitness center offers aerobic and other exercise classes along with Nautilus equipment, free weights, treadmills and Stairmasters.

Hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

fArmers mArketDepot Arts Center, Seventh Street and R AvenueKerri Knapp, (360) 293-7922www.anacortesfarmersmarket.org

Anacortes’ Depot Arts Center is bustling each summer with folks stocking up on fresh vegetables, fruits and berries, artisan cheeses, fresh bakery goods and more at the Anacortes Farmers Market. Look for fresh fish, jam, honey, coffee, tea and fudge. Plants and fresh and dried flowers are also offered. Craft items include ceramics, photography, kitchen accessories, jewelry, garden art, knit-wear, soaps and lotions and hand-spun yarns and clothing.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays from mid-May through mid-October. Indoor Winter Market is 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Saturdays, January through April.

forest lAndsThe Anacortes Community Forest

Lands encompass 2,800 acres preserved forever from development under a conservation easement program and overseen by the city, Skagit Land


Trust and Friends of the Forest (www.friendsoftheacfl.org).

Those acres include forest lands, meadows, wetlands, Mount Erie, Sugarloaf Mountain, and Cranberry, Whistle and Heart lakes.

The 50 miles of trails in the Forest Lands accommodate hikers, bicyclists and horse riders. A limited number of trails are open to two-wheeled motorcycles during the warmer months. Dogs must be on a leash at all times in the Forest Lands.

Maps of the Forest Lands are available at City Hall, the Anacortes Visitors Center and local merchants.

PArks• Washington Park, 6300 Sunset

Ave., is 220-acres on the west side of Fidalgo Island. The park has day-use and overnight camping facilities for tents and RVs, a boat launch, picnic shelters, playground, showers and laundry facility. A 2.3-mile loop road around the park can be walked or driven.

• Cap Sante Park, 1000 W Ave., is a 37-acre forested area at the top of Cap Sante on the northeast corner of the island. The park offers views of Fidalgo Bay, March Point and the rest of Fidalgo Island.

• Tommy Thompson Parkway has trail heads at 22nd Street and R Avenue, Fidalgo Bay RV Park, and 30th Street and U Avenue. The paved path for pedestrians and bicyclists runs along the west side of Fidalgo Bay, leading to a walkway over the bay on a former train trestle that connects to March Point.

• Volunteer Park, 1915 13th St., is the city’s sports center with a fastpitch/Little League field, two regulation baseball fields, a soccer field and basketball court. The park also has a playground and walking paths.

• Storvik Park, 110 32nd St., is home to the community-built Our Town Our Park playground. The nearly 9-acre park

has a Little League field, two basketball courts, picnic tables and barbecues.

• Causland Memorial Park, 710 N Ave., is a 2-acre park dedicated to Anacortes veterans and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The park has decorative rock and black and white mosaic walls and structures, including a bandstand, amphitheater and terraces.

• Ace of Hearts Rotary Park, 38th Street and H Avenue, has a newly constructed Little League field and fenced off-leash dog area complete with watering station, wash-off hose and a special area for smaller dogs.

• John and Doris Tursi Park,

PlAn A Picnic• Seafarers’ Memorial Park — An easy walk from downtown. Lots of grass, a

beach and great views. Watch boats coming in and out of the Cap Sante Boat Haven.

• Kiwanis Waterfront Park — Less than a mile west of town on Sixth Street right next to the Guemes Ferry terminal. Nice beach and the ship traffic in the Guemes Channel keeps things interesting.

• Causland Memorial Park — A lovely spot a few blocks west of downtown on Seventh Street that’s on the National Register of Historic Places. Low, serpentine mosaic walls surround the park, and a bandstand, amphitheater and terraces are similarly made of colored pebble and rock mosaic. Lots of grass.


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2200 Pennsylvania Ave., is a small neighborhood park just east of the Anacortes Airport. The park has a pavilion made of raw cedar logs, playground, picnic tables, zip line and nature trail overseeing wetlands.

• The Ben Root Skate Park, 2313 R Ave., has a 7,500-square-foot concrete skate area, lights, seating and nearby restrooms. Each summer, the park brings skateboarders from all over the region for the Anacortes Skatefest.

• Kiwanis Waterfront Park, 1708 Sixth St., is a 2-acre park overlooking the Guemes Channel and the Guemes Island ferry landing.

• Rotary Park, 701 T Ave., is a 1.5-acre park running along the shoreline of a Fidalgo Bay inlet north of the Cap Sante Boat Haven. The park has walking trails and a gazebo.

orgAniZAtions• Friends of the Forest: Regular office

hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday at 619 Commercial Ave., Suite 32. (360) 293-3725. www.friendsoftheacfl.org

• Old Anacortes Rowing and Sailing Society: Meets at 7:30 a.m. Fridays at San Juan Lanes Bar and Grill, 2821 Commercial Ave. www.oarss.org

• Puget Sound Anglers Fidalgo Chapter: Meets at 6:30 p.m. third Tuesday of the month at Village Pizza, 807 Commercial Ave. www.psafidalgo.org

A PArk for dogsAnacortes has a leash law, but

dogs have a great place to romp at Ace of Hearts Rotary Park (38th Street and H Avenue). There’s a huge off-leash area, and a special spot for small dogs. You’ll find water for the pets, pet waste disposal bags and portable restrooms — and lots of dog lovers. The park is busy all year.

A temporary off-leash area is open near the Cap Sante Boat Haven at Ninth Street and Q Avenue.


Choosing the best viewpoint in Anacortes isn’t easy. With so many

remarkable vistas easily accessible, you have so many choices. In fact, just driving around town you’ll be treated to gorgeous sunrises and sunsets and plenty of saltwater scenery. Here are some of our favorite spots.

cAP sAnteCap Sante, just a few minutes from

downtown, provides the most scenic overview of the city itself. To get there from downtown, take Fourth Street east to the top, turn right and follow the road up to the park. There, you will be treated to a view of the city and the San Juans to the west, refineries and bays to the south and a stunning view of Mount Baker to the east.

sunset beAcHThose who prefer to keep their feet

on the ground will like the view of the San Juan Islands and ferry traffic from Sunset Beach in Washington Park at

the west end of our island. It’s about 15 minutes from downtown — and a great picnic spot.

To get there, take 12th Street and follow it west as its name changes to Oakes Avenue, then Sunset Avenue. Follow it until it ends in the park. The beach is down to the right, below the playground.

Washington Park’s Loop Road also offers great views. The first section offers views to the southwest, with a nice area with picnic tables at Green Point. At Fidalgo Head, there is a landmark madrona tree and beautiful views of Skyline, Mount Erie and Burrows Island.

decePtion PAss stAte PArkThere are scenic spots inside the

park at Pass Lake, Rosario Beach and Bowman Bay. But the iconic photo spot is at the pullout on Highway 20, where visitors will find one of the bridge’s most scenic aspects. The 20-minute drive along the west side of the island is scenic in its own right.

mount erieArguably the best viewpoint on the

island is atop Mount Erie. The lookout is about 20 minutes from downtown in the center of the island.

To get there, take H Avenue south and continue as it turns into Heart Lake Road. Past the lake, turn left into the park. A steep drive or long hike rises about 1,000 feet to a park donated to the city of Anacortes by the Anacortes Noon Kiwanis Club.

Several pullouts near the top provide access to views in different directions, with a panoramic outlook that stretches from the North Cascades to Mount Rainier and back around to the Olympics. Hikers can get views to the north.

The best viewpoint is just beyond the access to the huge cell tower at the top.

On a clear day, the crystal blue Salish Sea studded with its gem-like green islands will startle your eyes and feed your soul.

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The scenic ferry ride from Anacortes to Guemes Island is short, but you’ll likely feel some big changes on the other

side of the Guemes Channel. Island life moves at a slower and friendlier pace — even more so than in Anacortes.

The population on the island is a mix of full-time and sometime residents, many of them artists.

Anderson’s General Store is within walking distance from the Guemes ferry landing. The store offers general goods, a cafe and live entertainment on occasion. With the ferries run-ning frequently and the crossing only five minutes, it’s easy to walk on and cruise over for lunch or breakfast.

The store also rents out bicycles so the entire island can be taken in at a slower pace.

Views on the island are best seen from the 700-foot high Guemes Mountain on the east side of the island. The 70-acre top was purchased through a community effort and is forever protected from any development.

For multi-day stays on the island, Guemes Island Resort of-fers overnight accommodations in deluxe cabins, houses, yurts and rustic beach front cabins. The resort is dog friendly and provides rowboats and kayaks for guest use.

For more information on the island and the community, visit www.linetime.org.

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Anacortes and Fidalgo Island have a well-deserved reputation for some

of the finest weather in Western Wash-ington. With a mere 26 inches of average rainfall and mostly or partly sunny skies at least 230 days of the year, Anacortes is an ideal location for anyone looking for a home with a mild climate and unlimited recreational activities.

Lying at the eastern edge of the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains, Anacortes is sheltered from the heavier precipitation of some of its neighboring cities. Everett to the south and Belling-ham to the north get an average of 10 inches more rainfall than Anacortes. And just 15 miles east in Mount Vernon, the average rainfall is 32 inches a year.

Spring on Fidalgo Island seems to last forever. It can begin in February when the daffodils and tulips start pushing their way through the soil, and it doesn’t end until July. During those five months the weather can be very unpredictable — warm and sunny one day with tempera-tures in the 70s, then pouring rain and wind the next.

Summers are dry and warm and offer some of the best weather in the country for July through September. Summer temperatures are typically in the 70s, with very little humidity. Rainfall is minimal, with July and August averaging less than an inch.

Winters are typically short and mild, with temperatures rarely dipping much below freezing. Average yearly snowfall in the city is just 5 inches. However, there are rare arctic breakouts that can send temperatures plummeting into single digits.

Even though Fidalgo Island is rela-tively small, it still has a number of micro climates. The west side of the island has beautiful sunsets, but can be cooler with more fog and wind than other areas. The southeast end of the island is the driest, with an inch or two less rainfall than the downtown area. The downtown corridor generally has the warmest temperatures.

But no matter where you live on Fidalgo Island, you’ll be in one of the best climate zones of the Northwest.

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Bargain hunters, art lovers and leather-clad bikers can all find

major Anacortes events that will tickle their fancy. So will wine enthusiasts, dog lovers and antique engine buffs.

APril• Quilt Walk and Quilt Show show-

case the fabric art of the Fidalgo Island Quilters. Quilts are displayed through-out April at many shops and business-es participating in the walk. The Quilt Show is April 6-7 at Anacortes Middle School. www.fidalgoislandquilters.com.

• Spring Wine Festival, April 14 at the Port of Anacortes Transit Shed Event Center with tastes from dozens of wineries from around the state. www.anacortes.org.

mAy• TrawlerFest, a celebration of the

cruising-under-power lifestyle, is May 15-19 at Cap Sante Boat Haven. traw-lerfest.com

june• Anacortes Waterfront Festival,

June 2-3 at Cap Sante Boat Haven, includes free boat rides, music, radio-controlled boats, kids activities, a marine swap meet, booths and food.

• St. MerryFest, June 8-10, has carnival rides, food and entertainment at St. Mary Catholic Church, 4001 St. Mary’s Drive.

• Bark in the Park dog festival, June 9 at Storvik Park, includes demonstra-tions, contests and booths.

july• Old-fashioned July 4 celebra-

tion, town photo, patriotic parade and picnic — complete with sack races and watermelon-eating contests. Fireworks display over Fidalgo Bay.

• Kids-R-Best Fest, July 14, is a free event with inflatable toys, games, food, entertainment and more at Storvik Park, between 29th and 32nd streets.

• Shipwreck Day Flea Market, July

14, fills several blocks downtown with booths filled with plunder.

August• Anacortes Arts Festival, Aug. 3-5,

is the city’s biggest annual event and one of the largest arts festivals in the Northwest. Features 250 juried booth artisans, a fine art show, two stages of free music and youth activities. Dem-onstrating Art Area has steamroller block printing, blacksmithing, weav-ing, painting, chain saw art and more. www.anacortesartsfestival.com.

sePtember• Antique Engine and Machinery

Day, Sept. 8, brings about 2,000 visitors to check out tractors, trucks, engines, saws and steam boats.

• Oyster Run, Sunday, Sept. 23. The largest motorcycle rally in the Pacific Northwest, it draws thousands of bik-ers to Anacortes. www.oysterrun.org.

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With numerous galleries, musical events, community theater

productions, quilt activities, public art and ongoing art classes, it’s clear that Anacortes takes its arts seriously. And that’s without considering the town’s biggest annual event, the three-day Anacortes Arts Festival, which draws about 90,000 visitors each year. • Anacortes Arts Festival, Aug. 3-5, takes up Commercial Avenue from the waterfront to 10th Street. Highlights include 250 artisan booths, working artists, live music, food, entertainment, children’s activities and a juried fine art show. Pre-events include a gala dinner, Art Dash and the Arts at the Port opening celebration. • Anacortes Community Theatre, 918 M Ave., has delighted audiences for 46 years. The 2012 season includes “Iron Curtain,” “Out of Sight, Out of Murder,” “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “Murder on the Nile,” “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “White Christmas.” Call 293-6829 or visit www.acttheatre.com. • Arts on the Avenue exhibit features sculptures along southern Commercial Avenue. Maps are at each sculpture and

at the Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center. • Arts in Anacortes, a guide to 300 pieces of publicly displayed art, is at the Visitors Center, Parks and Recreation at City Hall and anacortesartscommission.com. • Brewgrass and Jazz Walk — Five or six pubs and restaurants band together

for these annual musical celebrations of jazz, blues and bluegrass. Brewgrass is typically the second weekend in November. • Cap Sante Summer Concert Series — Enjoy free and family-friendly rock and blues concerts Friday nights in July and August, at Seafarers’ Memorial Park at Cap Sante Boat Haven. www.

Art Abounds Here• In 1915, with 11 of the 41 salmon canneries in operation between Blaine

and Olympia located in Anacortes, the city was proud to be the salmon-packing capital of Puget Sound. Today images of some of the early labels have turned downtown trash cans into street art.

• An elegant and striking bronze orca fin sails above the waterfront at the Cap Sante Boat Haven — right next to the marina office. The sculpture “Annie Curtis” was crafted by prominent Northwest artist Gerard Tsutakawa.

• That woman gazing over town from the south side of the Wilson Hotel at Eighth Street and Commercial Avenue is Anne Curtis Bowman, wife of founding father Amos Bowman. Swedish artist Lisa Liedgren’s mural went up in 2007 as part of the redevelopment project at the historic hotel.

• “Halibut Fisherman,” an oil on canvas work by legendary Northwest artist Kenneth Callahan — one of Life magazine’s “Mystic Painters of the Northwest” – is mounted inside the Anacortes post office.

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orgAniZAtions • Anacortes Arts Commission: An advisory board to the city pertaining to public arts and culture. www.anacortes

artscommission.com. • An-O-Chords chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society: Meets Thursdays at Island View Elementary School, 2601 J Ave. (360) 540-1178. • Fidalgo DanceWorks: Education in the art of dance at all levels and abilities. www.fidalgodanceworks.org. • Fidalgo Island Quilters: Meets

first and third Mondays at New Hope Community Church, 1319 35th St. www.fidalgoislandquilters.com • Fidalgo Youth Symphony: (360) 421-2527; www.fysmusic.org • Harmonaires: Meets Thursdays at the First Assembly of God Church, 29th Street and J Ave. (360) 293-2017, (360) 293-6525 or (360) 293-0950.


Anacortes is a highly livable waterfront city with solid

infrastructure and a wide range of health and social services. Over the years, citizens and public servants have worked hard to create a community that supports industry and the family-wage jobs it brings, while also guarding the island’s peerless natural resources.

The quality of life has been a magnet, particularly for the well-educated retirees who form a large percentage of the population. But it has also attracted industry, from the refineries that have been here 50 years to the shipbuilding industry.

demogrAPHics And city fActsPopulation: 20,332 in 2010 Persons under 18: 3,766Persons 18 and over: 16,566Persons 65 and older: 4,804

Owner-occupied housing: 59 percentSource: U.S. Census Bureau

government informAtionCity of Anacortes904 Sixth St.P.O. Box 547Anacortes, WA 98221Phone: (360) 293-1900www.cityofanacortes.org

Anacortes has a strong mayor-city council system of government.

The City Council meets in regular sessions on first and third Mondays, and in study sessions on second and fourth Mondays. The council sets policy, determines building codes and enacts ordinances.

Mayor Dean Maxwell, now in his fifth term, is the city’s chief executive. He presides over council meetings and

makes sure public policy is enforced. He also manages the city, doubling as city manager, and runs the city’s regional water utility.

Public sAfetyAnacortes Police Department1218 24th St.(360) 293-4684Emergencies: 911www.cityofanacortes.org/police.asp

The department provides 24 hours a day, seven days a week patrol and emergency response service. The office is staffed 8 a.m. to 5. p.m. Monday through Friday. There are currently 24 commissioned police officers working and seven non-commissioned support staff.

• Animal Control: Call 911.• Auxiliary Patrol: Capt. Grant

Lightfoot at 293-4684; www.

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cityofanacortes.org (click on the Police then Citizens Auxiliary Patrol options).

AnAcortes fire dePArtment1016 13th St.(360) 293-1925Emergencies: 911www.cityofanacortes.org/fire.htm

The Fire Department office in the main station is open 8 a.m. to noon and 1-5 p.m. weekdays except holidays. The department staffs two other stations — 5209 Sunset Drive near the ferry terminal, staffed 24 hours, and 9029 Molly Lane, staffed 12 hours, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Emergency response is provided by two EMTs and 18 firefighter/paramedics. A minimum of four firefighter/paramedics are on duty at any given time during a 24-hour period.

neW resident move-in PHone numbersGarbage and sewer: City of Anacortes (360) 293-1921Recycling: Rabanco (800) 942-5965Natural gas: Cascade Natural Gas(888) 522-1130Water: City of Anacortes(360) 293-1909Electricity: Puget Sound Energy(888) 225-5773Voter registration: Skagit County(360) 336-9305

informAtionAnacortes Chamber of Commerce819 Commercial Ave., suite F(360) 293-7911www.anacortes.org

trAnsPortAtionskAgit trAnsit(360) 757-4433www.skagittransit.org

Skagit Transit provides bus service in Anacortes Monday through Saturday. Route 410 includes stops at the Guemes Ferry terminal, the Washington State Ferries terminal and March Point. Route 49 runs from 10th Street and Q Avenue downtown to Island Hospital.

SKAT runs buses throughout Skagit County and offers connector service to Bellingham, Everett and Whidbey Island. The main transfer location for most Skagit Transit routes is at 105 E. Kincaid St. in downtown Mount Vernon.

There is a park and ride lot east of Anacortes at March Point.

Skagit Transit also offers Dial-A-Ride service for people whose disabilities and conditions prevent them from traveling on fixed routes.

did you knoW?• The 2010 America’s Cup winner, BMW Oracle, was built in Anacortes by

Core Builders. The 90-foot trimaran won the 33rd edition of sailing’s premier event by routing defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in two races off the coast of Valencia, Spain.

• The Port of Anacortes’ main warehouse at the marine terminal has come a long way from storing salmon coming from Alaska in its early days. Today the newly dubbed Transit Shed Event Center at the north end of Commercial Avenue is a go-to venue in town for weddings, dances, concerts and fundraising galas.

• The Anacortes Sister Cities Association maintains strong ties with four sister cities: Lomonosov, Russia; Nikaho (formerly known as Kisakata), Japan; Sidney, British Columbia; and Vela Luka, Croatia. You’ll see the flags when you come into town on Highway 20. Travel and cultural exchanges, often involving students, are common. www.anacortessistercities.com


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Washington State Ferries provides passenger and car service from its Anacortes terminal to Orcas Island, Lopez Island, Shaw Island, Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, and Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. The terminal is located at the end of Highway 20, about 4 miles west of downtown Anacortes. Citizens of the United States and Canada need to have either a passport or an enhanced driver’s license to enter or depart the United States by sea.

guemes islAnd ferry(360) 293-6356 www.skagitcounty.net

Skagit County provides ferry service for passengers and vehicles from Anacortes across the Guemes Channel to Guemes Island. The dock is located at Sixth Street and I Avenue. The crossing takes five minutes.

AnAcortes AirPort4000 Airport Road(360) 299-1829

The Port of Anacortes operates the airport on Airport Road in northwest Fidalgo Island. The airport hosts corporate and private aircraft and offers space for business tenants. San Juan Airlines operates several flights a day to the San Juan Islands, Bellingham and other destinations. Charters and scenic flights also are available. For information and reservations, call San Juan Airlines at (800) 874-4434. Other services at the airport include fuel, hangars, tie downs, aircraft service, flight instruction and maintenance and modification.

industryMajor industries include two large

refineries on March Point, several boat building and repair businesses and two seafood processing plants.

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Anacortes Tesoro Refinery employ close to 800 people from maintenance workers to engineers. Both plants, which were constructed and opened in the 1950s, convert crude petroleum into fuels.

One of the largest boat building and repair businesses in Anacortes leases waterfront land at the Port of Anacortes’ marine terminal. Dakota Creek Industries, established in 1975, employs close to 200 workers. The company was recently awarded a $74 million contract to build a Navy research ship.

Additional marine businesses in the city include North Harbor Diesel, San Juan Yachts, Cap Sante Marine, Cortland Puget Sound Rope, Northern Marine and Northwest Yachts.

Cortland Puget Sound Rope, which recently moved into a new office building, develops and produces ropes that are engineered for difficult applications and harsh environments, often offshore, in a 70,000-square-foot facility at the port.

The two major seafood processing businesses are Trident Seafoods and Sugiyo USA Inc. Together they employ about 300 workers. Trident opened in 1973 and is part of a corporation that harvests, processes and markets seafood. Sugiyo introduced surimi-based seafood products to Americans. Surimi is fish paste that with snow crab meat and other ingredients is turned into imitation crab.

tHe Port of AnAcortesFOUNDED: 1926MAJOR FACILITIES: The 950-slip

Cap Sante Boat Haven, Anacortes Airport, 30-acre marine terminal

GOVERNANCE: Five commissioners, elected from five individual districts, who serve four-year terms and an executive director.

MAJOR TENANTS: Dakota Creek Industries, Puget Sound Rope, Northwest Marine Technology, Micro Aerodynamics and Transpac Marinas.

INFORMATION: (360) 293-3134www.portofanacortes.com

mediAn Home PriceSkagit County — $200,000Anacortes — $287,000 (Source: Northwest Multiple Listing

Service, year-to-date December 2011)

rAdio stAtionsKWLE 1340, Anacortes. Adult

contemporary music, local news and sports, www.1340thewhale.com

neWsPAPersAnacortes American, weekly, 901

Sixth St., Anacortes, (360) 293-3122, www.goanacortes.com

Skagit Valley Herald, daily, 1215 Anderson Road, Mount Vernon, (360) 424-3251, www.goskagit.com

television/Public AccessChannel 10, Anacortes. City’s

government access channel broadcasting City Council and Port of Anacortes Commission meetings, public notices, community events and related programming.

librAryANACORTES PUBLIC LIBRARY1220 10th St.(360) 293-1910http://library.cityofanacortes.org

The Anacortes Library offers much more than books — it is also a thriving community center, a showcase for art, a computer lab and a venue for films, music, lectures and events. Recently celebrating its centennial year, the library was a vital public institution even before it officially opened in March 1911.

The 1910 Carnegie Library building served Anacortes readers and researchers for more than 50 years, until the library moved into the old hospital building at Ninth Street and M Avenue in 1968. That facility served the community 35 years.

In 1999 a group of citizens began working to replace the cramped old building. The community passed a bond in 2000 and the spacious new $6.9 million facility opened in January 2003.

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Since then, the community has lavished the facility with resources, such as artwork, a bequest from the Manieri family for a jazz collection and an anonymous gift for a maritime collection. Volunteers also help with library tasks, raise money and sell books in the FriendShop.

• Friends of the Library: Meets second Thursdays in the library. Call Beverly Reed at (360) 293-4149.

• Anacortes Public Library Foundation: call Cynthia Harrison at (360) 293-1910 ext. 23.

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sHoPPing/retAilMost of Anacortes’ stores are along

Commercial Avenue, from just past the roundabout at the entrance to town to

near the Guemes Channel.The arch at 10th Street welcomes you

to Historic Downtown Anacortes, which is filled with locally owned shops, art galleries and restaurants.

Anacortes has a wide range of service and retail businesses, including two major grocery stores, several drug stores, two large hardware stores, a lumberyard and a furniture store. Two auto dealerships are in the commercial area along Highway 20 at the eastern edge of town.

The nearest shopping mall is Cascade Mall in Burlington, which is about a 30-minute drive.

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tHe islAnds cHAPter of tHe AmericAn red cross2900 T Ave.(360) 293-2911www.theislandsredcross.org

The chapter has been chartered since 1918, offering disaster preparedness and health and safety classes.

tHe sAlvAtion Army3001 R Ave.(360) 293-6682

Assists people with food boxes from

its food bank, rental assistance, energy assistance and gas for transport in a medical emergency.

AnAcortes 100 food bAnk512 Fourth St.(360) 293-6445

AnAcortes fAmily center1011 27th St.(360) 293-2993www.anacortesfamily.org

The emergency shelter provides nine temporary housing units for homeless families. During a limited stay, residents receive support from a case manager as they build the skills they need to transition out of homelessness.

gentry House Adult dAy cAre1208 Seventh St.(360) 293-4466www.skagitadultdaycare.org (click on Gentry House)

Gentry House offers a safe, nurturing and fun place where people with Alzheimer’s disease and similar conditions can stay for a few hours while their family members get a needed respite from the demands of caregiving.

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and soothe and help heal patients, is home to a large and varied collection of uplifting and inspiring art — much of it from local artists. The folks at the Island Hospital Foundation office (use the 24th Street entrance) can point the way.

The Anacortes Public Library is another hot spot for art — and jazz. There are free jazz concerts at the library on the second Sunday of each month. They complement the Manieri Jazz and Swing Music Collection. Stop in and listen.

Thrift shops operated by Anacortes service clubs, churches and nonprofits return more than $250,000 a year to the community — and offer some great shopping. The Soroptimist shop at 1107 Third Street is good for clothes and household items, and the Kiwanis shop at 420 O Ave. is full of tools and treasures.


HeAltH cAreislAnd HosPitAl1211 24th St.(360) 299-1300www.islandhospital.org

Publicly owned Island Hospital takes pride in offering big-hospital services at its small acute-care facility. With 43 beds, it is the smallest hospital in Washington with Level III Trauma care accreditation.

The hospital’s main entrance is at 1211 24th St.

The Emergency Department’s entrance on 26th Street is best reached from Commercial Avenue. A certified ER physician and trained emergency nurses are on duty 24 hours a day.

Also known as Skagit County Public Hospital District No. 2, Island Hospital serves western Skagit County, north Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands. The main hospital campus and a family care clinic are in Anacortes, and a clinic is on Lopez Island. Medical staff includes more than 100 physicians and other providers.

Since it was built in 1962, Island Hospital has grown with the community. A major renovation and expansion project was completed recently, largely funded by a $30.5 million voter-approved bond. A new Medical Arts Pavilion housing cancer care, wound care and physical therapy services opened in January.

The hospital’s spectrum of services includes inpatient and outpatient surgery, a Birth Center, home health care, acute and critical care, respiratory care, lab services and rehabilitation services. Diagnostic imaging includes MRI and CAT scanning, Dual Energy X-ray, mammography and nuclear medicine.

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the upper level of the Medical Arts Pavilion, 1015 25th St., (360) 299-4200, is accredited by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. Physicians and nurses have specialized cancer care training and certification. The center offers chemotherapy, medication administration and blood product transfusion.

• Island Hospital Sleep Wellness Center, 1110 22nd St., (360) 299-8676, has a board-certified sleep disorders physician to help patients get to sleep.

• Prenatal Care Center, 2601 M Ave., suite C (360) 293-6973, provides maternity and infant care for low-income families.

• Island Hospital Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy, in the Medical Arts Pavilion, 1015 25th St., (360) 293-1328, is a comprehensive center helping patients manage pain, restore function and prevent further injury.

• Island Hospital Auxiliary: Meets 12:30 p.m. for coffee social followed by

regular meeting at 1 p.m. first Mondays September through June in the hospital’s Cypress Room

(360) 299-4201www.islandhospital.org (click on

Auxiliary)• Island Hospital Foundation1211 24th St.(360) 299-4201www.islandhospitalfoundation.org

senior centerAnAcortes senior Activity center1701 22nd St.(360) 293-7473www.skagitseniors.org

The center offers a variety of activities for the senior population, including exercise classes, group games like pool and bridge, art lessons, information sessions and wellness activities.

It also serves lunch on weekdays. Suggested donation for seniors 60 and older is $3-5; lunch charge for everyone else is $6.

educAtionAnAcortes scHool district2200 M Ave. (upstairs)(360) 293-1200www.asd103.org

The Anacortes School District has an early childhood education center (for birth to kindergarten), three elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. It offers an alternative program at Cap Sante High School and a community college partnership through Running Start.

The district is also home to the regional Deaf and Hard of Hearing program for kids from preschool through high school.

The district’s enrollment is around 2,500 students and its budget is about $26 million. The district is overseen by an elected five-member board.

Unlike many other districts that place students in schools based on where they live, the Anacortes School District has open enrollment. Families can request which school they want their child to attend.

Test scores are consistently above the state’s average.

The district was awarded a rating of 7 (on a scale of 1-10) by Great Schools, a nonprofit group working to improve K-12 education by inspiring parents to get involved. It rates schools based on state standardized test scores as compared to comparable districts throughout the state and against state average scores.

Cap Sante High School is an alternative program offering different options for students in grades 9-12 who “have not found success in a traditional school setting,” the program’s brochure states.

Running Start is a partnership between Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon and area high schools. It allows eligible high school juniors and seniors to take college level courses tuition free. Students get high school and college credit for completed classes.

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The Northwest Career and Technical Academy offers a satellite campus in Anacortes that focuses on marine skills technology. It is a partnership between Skagit Valley College and county high schools.

The center is a place where students can gain marine skills, enter the work

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HigHer educAtionskAgit vAlley collegewww.skagit.edu

Offers two-year degrees in nearby Mount Vernon, about 20 miles from Anacortes. Western WAsHington universitywww.wwu.edu

The nearest four-year college, about 40 miles north in Bellingham.

AnAcortes senior collegewww.seniorcollege.org

The Anacortes Senior College, which offers classes in fall, winter and spring terms to adults 50 years and older, works to provide enjoyable learning experiences and social networking for seniors.

Six-week courses are $30 and three-week courses are $20.


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BY GORDON WEEKSNews editor

It took less than two hours

last week to bring down the

engineering building at Island

Hospital.From the rubble will come a

temporary emergency depart-

ment entrance and parking to

replace the spaces lost when

the physical therapy building is

razed to make way for Island

Hospital’s new two-story struc-

ture.Passing motorists and neigh-

bors will see a flurry of activity

in the coming weeks and months

at the Island Hospital campus,

now in the midst of a $40.5-mil-

lion renovation and construc-

tion project. The physical ther-

apy building will host its last

patients at the present site June

8, with the new facility opening

June 12 in the Cannery Build-

ing on Seafarer’s Memorial Way.

The physical therapy building is

scheduled to be demolished in

late June.A gold-painted shovel is

poised on the office wall of

Island Hospital CEO Vince Oli-

ver, ready for the groundbreak-

ing of the new building expected

to occur between July 11-17.“We’re thrilled to death it’s

finally happening,’’ he said.The two-story building on

the east end of the campus will

house diagnostic imaging and

the new emergency department

on the first floor, and 31 single-

patient rooms on the second.

Most of the expansions and ren-

ovations are funded by a $30.5

million bond levy approved by

voters in September 2004.

“The project has to make

sure there is no disruption in

service,’’ Oliver said. “We’ll not

take any bed out of service.’’The construction and reno-

vations will remove the confus-

ing maze-like elements to the

hospital, and provide separate

corridors for the public and

patients. “The hospital over the years,

like a lot of hospitals, has lacked

a master plan,’’ Oliver said. “We

just kept adding things, and

we’re left with the chaos we

have now ... it’s not conducive

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Members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign wars honored fallen com-

rades in a Memorial day salute Monday at grandview Ceremony in Anacortes. The

veterans performed similar ceremonies first on guemes Island, then grandview, and

concluded at Fernhill Cemetery in Anacortes. About 50 people attended the grand-

view ceremony, which included ‘Taps’ performed by trumpeter Cindy Luna. Bud strom,

a world war II veteran and former Anacortes mayor, spoke about sacrifices by service

people. ‘There are heroes out there right now,’ he said.

Memorial Day

BY ELAINE WILSONAmerican staff writerAfter five years of dreaming, plan-

ning and hard work, Carlo Magno and

his dog Katie are ready to climb into

“Blu,” his 1955 Autoette Cruise About,

and embark on a cross-country effort

to raise awareness of multiple scle-

rosis and to collect $1 million for MS

research.“That check is damn near filled out

in my head. I’m ready to go. Katie’s

ready to go,” he said.Well-wishers are invited to give

Magno’s MS Express a send-off at 9

a.m. Saturday, June 3 at Green Point

in Washington Park. Town Crier Judy

Jewell and Mayor Dean Maxwell will

represent the city. Magno said he will

start by driving across town.“I will drive the Tommy Thompson

Trail to March Point, then to Skagit

Power Sports,” he said.In Burlington, Skagit Power Sports

and Foley RV will host a noon bar-

becue for the MS Express, with food

provided by Outback Steakhouse. This

will be the community’s chance to wish

Magno bon voyage. Everyone is wel-

come, he said.A bigger send-off follows on June

5, when he takes center stage at Safeco

Field.“Katie and I are throwing out the

first pitch at the Mariners-Kansas City

Royals game. After I throw the first

pitch, then Katie and I leave on our

trip,” he said.Seattle Mariners and Boeing

Employee Credit Union are support-

ing the MS Express, according to a

press release from the credit union.

The game is Magno’s first official stop

on his 4,300-mile journey.“The Seattle Mariners are thrilled

to support Carlo and the MS Express,”

said Rebecca Hale, director of pub-

lic information for the Mariners. “His

mission is a challenging one, but we

believe Carlo can do it. We wish him

much success in reaching his goals.”

Magno and Katie won’t even stay

for the game. They’ll head out of Seat-

tle on Highway 99 and hang a right at

Everett, then head east through Leav-

enworth and Wenatchee, he said. He

plans to follow a designated bicycle

route on Highway 2. His final destina-

tion is Yankee Stadium.“My goal is $1 million for MS

research,” Magno said. “That’s the goal

and that’s why I’m taking six months

to do it. I’m ready to go. I feel very

confident that I can do it.”Proceeds will go to the Accelerated

Cure Project, the National Multiple

Sclerosis Society, the Multiple Sclero-

sis Association of America and the Tri-

geminal Neuralgia Association. Magno,

55, founded the nonprofit Spirit of

Hope Foundation to help sponsor his

effort. Along the way, he also will work

to raise awareness of MS and of acces-

sibility issues.Professional marketer Lise Buscher

will handle fund raising. She’s been

making contacts and is committed to

making 300 phone calls a day on behalf

of the MS Express. She said the city of

Anacortes has been helpful, especially

Finance Director Wanda Johnson.

“She suggested getting a champion

of the cause in each city. They are com-

mitted to doing that in Anacortes,”

Buscher said. “I’m going to call every

single community he goes through.”

She will also call rangers at every

national park and forest along the

route of the MS Express. On her first

day, 29 companies agreed to challenge

their employees to make modest con-

tributions, she said. “I’m challenging the Mariners, I’m

challenging sports teams,” she said.

Magno was diagnosed with primary-

progressive multiple sclerosis in 1995.

In him, it took almost all the use of

his legs. After recovering from his ini-

tial flare-up , he suffered a life-threat-

ening fall. For the next five years, he

was either hospitalized or housebound

with injuries and illnesses, including

pleurisy, blood clots and trigeminal

neuralgia. At a point he considered

euthanasia to end his suffering.Then along came Blu, which was

rescued from a Lummi Island bog.

Designed and built out of World War

II surplus by the Autoette Electric Car

Magno’s MS Express driving toward $1 million for multiple sclerosis

eLAIne wILson

Carlo Magno and his dog, katie,

are pictured driving his Autoette,

‘Blu,’ in a July 4 parade. The two

set off this week, after Magno

throws out the first pitch at the

June 5 Mariners game in seattle.

A local send-off is 9 a.m. June 3 at

washington Park.

Please see MS Express, page A3

Relay for Life battles cancer

At least 25 teams collecting donations to battle cancer will

spend 19 hours walking and running around the Anacortes

High School track Saturday and Sunday as part of the Ameri-

can Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fund-raiser.

Last year, the Anacortes event raised about $110,000. The

fund-raiser coincides with events throughout Skagit County

and the country.The event begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, and continues until

10 a.m. Sunday. Cancer survivors will take a lap during the

opening ceremonies. The candlelight illuminati ceremony

conducted between 9 and 10 p.m. Saturday honors those who

have passed away.Anyone wishing to make a donation to contact Anacortes

Relay for Life chairman Brian Geer at 293-4751, 661-2307 or

[email protected].

‘The project has to make sure there is no disrup-tion in service.We’ll not take any

bed out of ser-vice.’Island Hospital CEO Vince Oliver

Please see Hospital, page A3

BY GORDON WEEKSNews editor

When it comes to the hungry

on Fidalgo Island, there is no

“typical face of need,’’ says Alice

Byer, social service director of

the Anacortes Salvation Army.“It looks like you, it looks

like me, it looks like everyone,’’

she said.The Anacortes community

is extremely generous making

donations during the Thanksgiv-

ing and Christmas holidays, and

any time the food bank organiz-

ers make a public appeal, Byer

said. Still, “People don’t know

that hunger is an issue year-

round,’’ she said. “It’s a constant

thing. It never goes away.’’The Anacortes Salvation

Army reminds residents of that

fact by taking part in National

Hunger Awareness Day on June

6. Everyone bringing by dona-

tions of cash and food on that

day will receive an orange rib-

bon acknowledging their contri-

butions.The Anacortes Salvation

Army serves about 100 needy

families a week, all residents of

Skagit County.“We have a lot of elderly, we

serve a lot of shut-ins, we deliver

to shut-ins on a bi-weekly basis,

people without transportation,’’

Byer said. The skyrocketing gas

prices have prompted the needy

with cars to carpool to the food

bank, she said.The food bank needs dona-

tions of canned goods such

as vegetables, soups, fruit and

tomato products; staples such

as rice, noodles and beans; and

sugar-free items for the increas-

ing number of clients with dia-

betes.The Salvation Army two

weeks ago received goods col-

lected by postal workers.“We got our shelves stocked,

and we’re already seeing that go

away,’’ Byer said.Clients of the Anacortes 100

Food Bank also benefited from

the postal food drive conducted

May 13. But less than two weeks

later, three-quarters of the 4,200

pounds of food had been dis-

tributed, said managing director

Belinda Dye.The Anacortes 100 Food

Bank serves about 50 needy

families on Tuesdays, and 50 on

Donate food on National Hunger Awareness Day June 6

Please see Hunger, page A3

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• Island Prenatal Care Center293-6973

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