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When Fred Martin arrived in La Conner on July 23, 1956, with wife Margaret and their children John and Faye, people were already lined up, anxious for the door to open at the drug store the Martins had purchased on First Street. Word had already spread quickly through town that Mr. Olson’s drugstore had new owners. That very evening Fred left Margaret settling in to the small living quarters behind the store while he attended his first meeting of the La Conner Rotary Club. Fred was to remain a R...
Monday’s meeting of the La Conner School Board was the last time Superintendent Tim Bruce sat at the dais with the board members. Before the meeting’s end, he surrendered his chair and School Board President Rick Thompson administered the oath of office to Peg Seeling, who took over for Bruce. Just before he joined the audience, one of Bruce’s last tasks was to sign the district’s contract with Northwest Leadership Associates, the firm that will conduct a search for a new superin...
La Conner can now boast about being home to a high-status “floating museum,” full of Hollywood glitz and classic glamour. A boat from movie star history, the Norwester has been turned into a John Wayne museum and will display items owned by the tough-guy actor, antiques and props from his movies. The 76-foot-long boat was owned by Wayne for about 8 years and was his first yacht. The actor, nicknamed “The Duke,” was an iconic Western cowboy persona, who starred in major Hollywood films before...
