La Conner, WA

La Conner, WA is in Skagit County Population 891 with a median income of $42,300 and a median age of 46.  It was first settled in May 1867 by Alonzo Low and was first called Swimonish because the Post Office had that name.  In 1869 J.S. Conner bought the settlement's trading post and in 1870 he had the name of the town changed to La Conner to honor his wife, Louisa Ann Conner, La Conner
It was a fishing village on the Swimonish channel and a portion of the town is the Swimonish Indian Reservation.  In April La Conner hosts the majority of the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival events.  The annual festival brings in 10s of 1000s of people from all over the U.S. and Canada.  La Conner is also famous for it many wild turkeys. In 2005 the town named the wild turkey as it's official town bird.  After a while the cuteness of the bird wore off and in 2010 the town started taking action to have them removed from the town limits.  La Conner's Rainbow bridge connects La Conner to Fidalgo Island where the Swimonish Indian Reservation is  and where La Conner Thousand Trails is.  Fidalgo Island is also the way to get out to Whitbey Island.
La Conner is a really neat fishing village.  The buildings have all been restored to reflect the late 1800s early 1900s time period and there are some really neat shops and tons of restaurants and cafes.
Watching the fishing boats come in and go out is an added bonus.  If you are in this area and the best time would be in the Spring for the tulip festival La Conner is a place you have to visit.
As I am writing this we are headed to Seattle to see the city.  We are both looking forward to seeing as many sights as we can today.  There is so much to do and see in Seattle that we will barely touch any of the things...but we will try!