So long, it's been good to know you

Dear La Conner:

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you...

It has been two weeks since Nell Thorn landed in the skilled hands of her new ownership, and there are already murmurings of deliciousness...

Two years ago we realized that we needed to offer the good ship Nell for sale.

It took us a year to have the courage to list her and just about another year for her new captain and us to find one another, thanks to Mark Hesch.

Casey and I each made our way to La Conner when we were nineteen years old, brimming with enthusiasm and happiness to be in this beautiful place. Our family raised each other here,...