Behind the Sign

September 25, 2020

Tales From the Magic Skagit: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Joe Treat's home and property in Bow, WA are the outdoor gallery for a vast array of in some cases larger than life creatures, all created from pieces of driftwood. You’ll see monkeys, rhinos, giant spiders, unicorns, horses, and elephants. And be forewarned: there be zombies, matey.

September 15, 2020

A Corona Moment With the Woodland Park Zoo

To deal with our most recent symptoms of pandemic fatigue, my wife and I recently took a day trip to Seattle to visit the Woodland Park Zoo. Our timing turned out to be fortuitous. Despite some trepidation over what that experience would be like under pandemic circumstances, I have to say that it greatly exceeded expectations. Here's why...

September 9, 2020

Tales From the Magic Skagit: Plying the Skagit

The Skagit River has been a critical artery of transportation for Skagit Valley people going back thousands of years. What has changed over time has been how we've crossed it.

September 2, 2020

Tales From the Magic Skagit: Confessions of a Fair Wrangler

Even for a self-professed “Type A” personality such as Aric Gaither’s, pulling off the Skagit County Fair every year induces a level of stress for which the motivating compensation is the sheer love of the outcome, and the promise of retreating to the mountains upon its conclusion. It’s a cycle that has defined Aric’s professional life since being thrust into his current role at a pivotal point in the Fair’s history.

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