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Everything’s Coming Up Tulips
April 3, 2013Skagit Valley fields are showing off their most colorful crop — spring blooming bulbs. More than a thousand acres, more than a million bulbs — talk about color saturation! Keep track of what’s blooming and what’s happening during the Tulip Festival. … Continue reading
Spring — Glorious Spring!
March 3, 2013Daffodils – a classic spring flower will soon cover huge swathes of Skagit farmland and are a welcome harbinger of warmer, sunnier days to come. As the daffodils begin to wane, another Skagit crop with a worldwide reputation follows. Skagit … Continue reading
Skagit’s Winter Birding is Spectacular!
January 7, 2013Skagit Eagle Festival adds learning and fun Every winter bald eagles gather along the banks of the upper Skagit River socializing and feasting on salmon. While Skagit is home to eagles year-round, the annual return en mass peaks in January … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season . . .
October 20, 2012Give yourself a gift. Spend a weekend shopping without crowds in beautiful Skagit Valley. Find something for everyone on your holiday list at a variety of popular retail and discount stores, and unique specialty shops. Located halfway between Seattle and … Continue reading
GET FRESH AND HAVE FUN
August 9, 2012Getaway for a weekend or a week to rural Skagit County where fresh adventure awaits. Mount Vernon sits in the middle of a county that stretches from mountain to sea. Hike or bike on a rugged mountain trail in the … Continue reading
Visit Mount Vernon and Attend these Great Summer Events
May 14, 2012Downtown Mount Vernon Farmer’s Market, Saturdays 9am to 1pm, and Wednesdays 11am to 4pm at Skagit Valley Hospital Produce, herbs, cut flowers, bedding plants and nursery stock, locally made cheese, organic bread, handmade soaps and skin care products, jewelry, honey, … Continue reading
The Tulips Are Here – for a Limited Time Only
April 3, 2012The Tulips Are Here – for a Limited Time Only The icons of spring – daffodils and tulips – are now decorating the rural landscape of Skagit Valley. Drive, bike or walk to experience this colorful agricultural crop up close … Continue reading
COME SEE WHAT THE SQUAWKING’S ABOUT
February 2, 2012Great watchable wildlife opportunities abound in Skagit County. Come see what the squawking’s all about when colorful masses of migrating snow geese stay and play in the fields of Mount Vernon, the perfect basecamp for all your wild, and not … Continue reading
Skagit Eagle Festival
January 9, 2012Come for the eagles. Stay for the great watchable wildlife opportunities in Skagit County – seriously minded birds of prey, colorful masses of migrating snow geese, and still-life posed blue heron. Mount Vernon is the perfect basecamp for all your … Continue reading
Skagit County Historical Museum- Heritage Harvest
November 7, 2011Helping our neighbors! Bring a non-perishable food item to the Museum and receive half off your admission. The donated items will be given to the local food bank. Come and see our featured exhibit “Paint Me a River Too! Art … Continue reading
