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From the Archives: Classic photo of Rosario Beach

From the Archives: Classic photo of Rosario Beach

While a drive to Deception Pass State Park spanning Whidbey and Fidalgo islands in northwestern Washington is scenic any time of the year, it’s especially gorgeous on sunny summer days. Need proof? Check out this 1936 photo of Rosario Beach, just north of Deception Pass. You can find the digitized photo by going to the Washington State Digital Archives website and then clicking on the State Parks and Recreation Commission, Photographs of Park Development, 1933-1938 collection.

Classic WA photos: lighthouses

Classic WA photos: lighthouses

Lighthouse at Mukilteo State Park. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives) Lighthouses go hand in hand with Washington’s long coastline and Puget Sound shoreline. In fact, our state has about 25 lighthouses, most of them in active service, and all serving as magnets for camera-toting, cell-phone-equipped tourists. These beautiful sentinels stretch from Cape Disappointment near the mouth of the Columbia River north to Patos Island, part of the San Juans. You can view many classic photos of Washington lighthouses…

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From Digital Archives: Photos of CCC workers

From Digital Archives: Photos of CCC workers

CCC workers build a guard rail for a road at Moran State Park. (Photos courtesy of Washington State Digital Archives.) If you love old, classic photos, our Digital Archives has tons of them, covering many subjects. One example is the vast collection of photos featuring the incredible work done by the Civilian Conservation Corps throughout Washington in the 1930s. These photos are from the Digitial Archives’ collection of State Parks and Recreation Commission, Photographs of Park Development, 1933-1938. Many of…

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From Your Corner: Deception Pass

From Your Corner: Deception Pass

If you live on the northern end of Whidbey Island or visit there, then you are probably familiar with this beautiful view. It comes from Deception Pass, a narrow body of water in the Puget Sound region that separates Whidbey and Fidalgo islands and connects the Strait of Juan de Fuca to Skagit Bay. Past the cliffs that surround these waters is the nearly 90-year-old Deception Pass State Park, the most visited state park in all of Washington. The park…

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Visiting cloudy Coupeville

Visiting cloudy Coupeville

Taking his final tour of the northwestern part of our state, Secretary of State Reed is visiting Coupeville, the Island County seat located in the central part of beautiful Whidbey Island.  Reed chatted with Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider and staff at the Island County Courthouse, and took a tour of the Island County Historical Society Museum.  Later this afternoon, Reed will travel to Bellingham. Below is a picture of the Coupeville wharf on this fine, if cool, June-uary morning.

From Your Corner: Coupeville’s name

From Your Corner: Coupeville’s name

Located along picturesque Penn Cove on the northern half of Whidbey Island, Coupeville is a small, charming town of about 1,900 people that draws many tourists and visitors who step foot on Washington’s largest island and one of the largest islands in the lower 48 states. Coupeville is a great place to watch the annual Whidbey Island Race Week sailing competition (pictured below) in July. So how did the Island County seat acquire its name? Penn Cove was settled by…

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