The sign on Commercial Ave. says it all: the city and the parks foundation have gone over the top. They have over $325,000 pledged for the repair of the Tommy Thompson Parkway trestle that was damaged by a fire.

The city Parks and Recreation Department is asking climbers and hikers to stay out of the Skyline Arête area of Mount Erie because nesting peregrine falcons have moved in. Jonn Lunsford released a map showing the area to avoid.

The two refineries on March Point participated in an oil spill response drill on Monday that was conducted by the state Department of Ecology, in association with a private, non-profit contractor, Marine Spill Response Corp. 

The old railroad bed that linked March Point to downtown Anacortes, now paved, was a vital link to the dozens of industrial facilities that lined Fidalgo Bay in the last century.

A 14-year-old girl who had taken the wrong bus and was walking back home in the area of Oakes Avenue and Sunset reported Wednesday, May 5, that she was approached by a suspicious man in a car who repeatedly asked her to get into his car. 

Strandberg Construction workers continue top place new wood decking in place on the Tommy Thompson parkway trestle across Fidalgo Bay. The work may not be done until the end of May, a little later than originally hoped.

An OARS rowing crew practices Tuesday morning with two historic ships, Lady Washington (left) and Hawaiian Chieftain in the background, at Cap Sante Marina. The tall ships were open Monday for brief tours. Both have already sailed off for Bellingham, but, they'll be back in July.

This scene was dramatically different in the early 1900s, when this historic photo was taken from Cap Sante. Spreading across the west side of Fidalgo Bay, Mill Row consisted of numerous wood processing facilities, attesting to the importance of the lumber industry to Anacortes in the last century.