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Talk about a low-rider! This 1938 Graham model ’97 Sharknose, customized by its owners, Steve and Karla Howard of Edmonds, was among the dozens of classic, unusual and downright impressive vehicles on display at the La Conner Classic Car and Boat Show on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Classic boats entered in the La Conner Classic on Saturday were lined up along "F" Dock at La Conner Marina. - Photo by Don CoyoteClassic boats entered in the La Conner Classic on Saturday were lined up along "F" Dock at La Conner Marina. - Photo by Don Coyote...
A wagon load of ice cream lovers visited the Ice Cream Tower in La Conner last weekend. From left are Evelyn Thevaos, 4, Tatum Williams, 4, Kaiden Williams, 6, and Vivicnne Thevaos, 5. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Birdie Brush, a 5-year-old from Yakima, turned the back of her family’s pickup into a play yard as her polo-playing parents tended to their equines during the Governor’s Cup Polo Tournament at the La Conner polo grounds at the Dill Ranch on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Ayumi Tomizawa passes the baton to team mate Bryce Kuhn, for Camp Annawanna, a team from Kirkland and one of the 574 teams who ran through La Conner late Friday night and into the wee hours of Saturday. The annual Ragnar Northwest Passage relay that spans about 200 miles from Blaine to Langley. Each team has 12 runners, who each take three legs and run 12 to 20 miles in the 36-hour race. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Young members of the Swinomish canoe team, which is coached by Brian Porter, paddle past Shelter Bay on the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don CoyoteYoung members of the Swinomish canoe team, which is coached by Brian Porter, paddle past Shelter Bay on the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Sunday was a scorcher with temperatures in La Conner soaring into the 90s. But Giselle Rindy-Cox and Tess Schonack knew just what to do. The girls took a dip in the channel by the dog beach at the north end of La Conner. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The 151-foot yacht “After Eight” was visiting in town on Friday, tied up at the F Dock at La Conner Marina, where it dwarfed everything else on the water that day. The vessel, from Canada, was also flying an Australian flag. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Caden Schowe, a 6-year-old visiting from Colorado, took first place in his age group during the watermelon eating contest at Saturday’s Fourth of July Picnic at Pioneer Park. – Photo by Don Coyote...
One of the most popular entries in La Conner’s Fourth of July Parade on Saturday was this gaily decorated walker, piloted by Bridgetta Miles, 86, who lives in the Harbor Villa apartments in La Conner. The decorated car following her was driven by Harbor Villa resident Morey Cort, 91, with passenger Nan Fritzler, 98, of La Conner Retirement Inn. – Photo by Don Coyote...
La Conner sisters Shawntay and Alexi Perry, ages 5 and 2, were among the youngsters enjoying digging around in one of the coolest main attractions at the dog beach north of La Conner. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Tribal commercial crab fishers bring in their bounty while buyers line up on the Swinomish docks to take the day's catch to market.Tribal commercial crab fishers bring in their bounty while buyers line up on the Swinomish docks to take the day's catch to market....
La Conner's annual Polo event, the Governor's Cup match at the polo fields at George Dill's ranch north of town, is coming July 25....
OK, this is really the “dog beach” on the waterfront north of La Conner, but the polo ponies from George Dill’s ranch enjoy it as much as the canines do. Here, trainer Carlos Zamora let some of his charges cool off in the channel on Sunday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
A floating garden tended by someone who lives on a nearby sailboat has been getting lots of attention from passers by on the La Conner boardwalk....
La Conner luminaries turned out in droves for the premiere of “La Conner PD: The Big Elvis File,” at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon on Saturday. Parked in front of the theatre was the actual movie car, owned by producer Guy Vallee. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Marines stand ready to offer the final salute at the close of the Memorial Day service at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery on Monday. – Photo by Don CoyoteMarines stand ready to offer the final salute at the close of the Memorial Day service at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery on Monday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Big and bold purple and white allium blossoms put on a display near the Bitters Co. barn on Calhoun Road east of La Conner. The allium plant family includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots and chives. – Photo by Don CoyoteBig and bold purple and white allium blossoms put on a display near the Bitters Co. barn on Calhoun Road east of La Conner. The allium plant family includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots and chives. – Photo by Don Coyote...
The “Blossom,” which moors at La Conner’s Pioneer Point Marina on the Swinomish Channel, heads back to its home port after sailing out in Skagit Bay on Sunday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
A honeybee was putting in overtime in a La Conner garden over the weekend. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Dunlap Towing tug Port Gardner pulls a load past La Conner, a typical sunny workday along the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don CoyoteDunlap Towing tug Port Gardner pulls a load past La Conner, a typical sunny workday along the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don Coyote...
With Mount Baker in the background, a field on a farm in Edison is being readied for spring planting. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Here’s proof that a kitchen garden isn’t just for landlubbers. This floating garden was moored on the La Conner waterfront. –Photo by Don CoyoteHere’s proof that a kitchen garden isn’t just for landlubbers. This floating garden was moored on the La Conner waterfront. –Photo by Don Coyote...
Matt Warren checks the density of fertilizer as it is being loaded into a “swamp buggy” to be spread on fields at 6 a.m. The spreader machine’s nickname comes from its big wide tires. Spring planting starts before daylight and often lasts into the night. The photographer drives farm machinery this time of year. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Barbara Sanford and Marilyn Thostenson brightened up First street as part of the La Conner Civic Garden Club’s contribution to the Kiwanis tulip parade on Saturday. – Photo by Don Coyote...
