| Seattle has the big museums, and I will list
some of them later. But the Anacortes area has several very nice museums offering some
unique, and local, points of view. |
Anacortes Museum
1305 Eighth St.
293-1915
Hours--1-5, Thurs-Monday |
Maritime history of the area
Currently presents from Stem to Stern: The History of Boat Building on Fidalgo and Guemes
Islands. |
W.T. Preston
Seventh and R
Hours--Weekends from 11-5 |
An old "snag boat" steam-powered sternwheeler,
turned into a museum. Learn how these boats played a part in the logging industry. |
Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA)
La Conner
466-4446 |
Glass Art by Sonja Blomdahl through June 13
Wild Beasts: Baylen Hansen and Roy DeForest, June 4-August 29
Neon Glass Tubes by Willem Volkersz, June 25-Nov. 28
Benefit Art Auction at 5 pm on June 19 |
La Conner Quilt Museum
703 S. Second St., La Conner
Hours--11-5, Wed-Sat
Noon to 5 on Sundays |
Alaska Expressions, quilts from Anchorage's Log Cabin Quilt
Guild through July 11. |
Skagit County Historical Museum
501 Fourth St, La Conner
466-3365
Hours--11-5, Tues-Sunday |
Down to Earth: Skagit Farm Life, a retrospective,
family-friendly show |