Yesterday we took a little drive to Burlington,WA to go to Michael's so I could get some supplies for a project I am working on. Burlington was the reason we got out but on our return to the RV resort we decided to check out the small town of Bow which led us to Edison and Bay View. Bow, WA (which is the town the RV Resort is located in) is a very small town. It was originally called Brownsville after William J Brown who homestead the town site in 1869. When the railroad came through it brought a population boom and the town was in need of a post office. When it was built Brown thought that the Post Office and the town should be called Bow after the large railroad station in London. As we drove by Bow we caught a glimpse of a bay and decided to go check it out. That brought us to Edison. Edison, WA population 133 with a median income of $46,600 and a median age of 43 was first settled in 1869 by Ben Samson. It was later named for inventor Thomas Edison. Edward R Murrow was from Edison. Edison was a neat little town which is made up of about 6 cafes or bakeries. It was really booming on Saturday. We continued our drive to Bay View. It's population is 696 with a median income of $27,200 and a median age of 48. It was named and plotted by William J McKenna in 1884 and it holds up to it's name. It does have a bay view. It was an interesting drive and a nice little break between college football games. The area is mostly farms and many are Tulip bulb farms. There is a Tulip festival held for two weeks every Spring. We also saw corn, blueberries, apples, etc. The bay was not as pretty because it does have a lot of industry on it but it did have some interesting islands.
Today we are going to Cascades National Park. We are hoping the weather will cooperate. A storm front is suppose to move in and we are hoping that the cloud cover will not affect the views. Check back tomorrow and see!
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