Tales From the Magic Skagit: Slough and Easy Does It
Need a break from the outbreak We’ve got your venue just inland from the Skagit Bay Estuary Wildlife Area. It’s known as Wiley Slough, and the cost of admission is a Discover Pass.
Tales From the Magic Skagit: Come on Home to Green River
Thanks to living in the Skagit Valley, the magic portal to the muse that could have inspired a Creedence Clearwater Revival hit is less than 4.5 miles from my driveway, on a pull-out at the intersection of Dike and West Stackpole Roads.
A Corona Moment with Chief of Police Chris Cammock
At a time of intense national scrutiny of the relationship between law enforcement organizations and the communities they serve, the following anecdote will tell you a lot about the Mount Vernon Police Department’s relationship with its citizenry. You can read it in this interview with Mount Vernon's Chief of Police, Chris Cammock.
Tales From the Magic Skagit: A Tulip Poplar Grows in Mount Vernon (Pt. 2)
In Part 2 of our story about one of the most magnificent trees of the Skagit Valley, we’ll work our way a little deeper into the mists of time in telling its story — and we’ll invite you to help us fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle.
Tales from the Magic Skagit: A (Tulip Poplar) Tree Grows in Mount Vernon (Pt. 1)
I’ve been curious about the origins of Mount Vernon’s epic tulip poplar for a long time now, and it occurred to me that it really begged for a story. And who better than another long time resident of Mount Vernon to tell this story than Meyer Sign & Advertising.
What Did You Do During the Great Pandemic, Grandpa?
When your grandchildren ask about your experience of the Great Pandemic of 2020, what will you remember -- and how will you make sense of it?
Friend and Pho: Soup’s On at Sarkall’s
Even before we ever heard the word "coronavirus," Sarkall's Donuts & Noodle Soup had to weather a personal crisis. But even in the midst of pandemic, the Burlington purveyor of killer donuts continues to serve up some of the best ethnic cuisine you'll find in the Magic Skagit.
Tales from the Magic Skagit: The Rainforest Next Door
If you’d like a dose of rainforest within day trip distance, you need only travel about 20 miles east of I-5 — a mere eight miles west of Concrete — to find yourself surrounded by the verdant mystery of Rasar State Park. This is its story.
Tales from the Magic Skagit: Crusin’ Chuckanut Drive
If the time honored tradition of the family "weekend drive" seems out of fashion, you might want to rekindle the passion with a cruise along 24 miles of some of the most enchanting scenery you're likely to find anywhere. We're talking Chuckanut Drive, friends and neighbors!