Articles written by don coyote
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 98
By 
Resting car
Talk about a low-rider! This 1938 Graham model ’97 Sharknose, customized by its owners, Steve and Karla Howard of Edmonds, was among the dozens of classic, unusual and downright impressive vehicles o...
Show Boats
Classic boats entered in the La Conner Classic on Saturday were lined up along "F" Dock at La Conner Marina. - Photo by Don CoyoteClassic boats entered in the La Conner Classic on Saturday were lined...
Cool Stop
A wagon load of ice cream lovers visited the Ice Cream Tower in La Conner last weekend. From left are Evelyn Thevaos, 4, Tatum Williams, 4, Kaiden Williams, 6, and Vivicnne Thevaos, 5. – Photo...
Li'l Cowgirl
Birdie Brush, a 5-year-old from Yakima, turned the back of her family’s pickup into a play yard as her polo-playing parents tended to their equines during the Governor’s Cup Polo Tournament at the...
Ragnar Relay
Ayumi Tomizawa passes the baton to team mate Bryce Kuhn, for Camp Annawanna, a team from Kirkland and one of the 574 teams who ran through La Conner late Friday night and into the wee hours of...
Canoe practice
Young members of the Swinomish canoe team, which is coached by Brian Porter, paddle past Shelter Bay on the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don CoyoteYoung members of the Swinomish canoe team,...
Cooling off
Sunday was a scorcher with temperatures in La Conner soaring into the 90s. But Giselle Rindy-Cox and Tess Schonack knew just what to do. The girls took a dip in the channel by the dog beach at the...
Huge Yacht
The 151-foot yacht “After Eight” was visiting in town on Friday, tied up at the F Dock at La Conner Marina, where it dwarfed everything else on the water that day. The vessel, from Canada, was als...
Watermelon Winner
Caden Schowe, a 6-year-old visiting from Colorado, took first place in his age group during the watermelon eating contest at Saturday’s Fourth of July Picnic at Pioneer Park. – Photo by Don C...
Fun parade
One of the most popular entries in La Conner’s Fourth of July Parade on Saturday was this gaily decorated walker, piloted by Bridgetta Miles, 86, who lives in the Harbor Villa apartments in La C...
SUN, SURF & GLORIOUS MUD
La Conner sisters Shawntay and Alexi Perry, ages 5 and 2, were among the youngsters enjoying digging around in one of the coolest main attractions at the dog beach north of La Conner. – Photo...
'tis the season
Tribal commercial crab fishers bring in their bounty while buyers line up on the Swinomish docks to take the day's catch to market.Tribal commercial crab fishers bring in their bounty while buyers...
Polo season
La Conner's annual Polo event, the Governor's Cup match at the polo fields at George Dill's ranch north of town, is coming July 25....
Dog & Pony Beach
OK, this is really the “dog beach” on the waterfront north of La Conner, but the polo ponies from George Dill’s ranch enjoy it as much as the canines do. Here, trainer Carlos Zamora let some of his c...
The salad barge
A floating garden tended by someone who lives on a nearby sailboat has been getting lots of attention from passers by on the La Conner boardwalk....
Movie Premiere
La Conner luminaries turned out in droves for the premiere of “La Conner PD: The Big Elvis File,” at the Lincoln Theatre in Mount Vernon on Saturday. Parked in front of the theatre was the actual mov...
Honoring the fallen
Marines stand ready to offer the final salute at the close of the Memorial Day service at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery on Monday. – Photo by Don CoyoteMarines stand ready to offer the final salute...
Not just onions
Big and bold purple and white allium blossoms put on a display near the Bitters Co. barn on Calhoun Road east of La Conner. The allium plant family includes onions, garlic, leeks, shallots and...
Sailing weather
The “Blossom,” which moors at La Conner’s Pioneer Point Marina on the Swinomish Channel, heads back to its home port after sailing out in Skagit Bay on Sunday. – Photo by Don Coyot...
Buzzy Work
A honeybee was putting in overtime in a La Conner garden over the weekend. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Working waterfront
Dunlap Towing tug Port Gardner pulls a load past La Conner, a typical sunny workday along the Swinomish Channel. – Photo by Don CoyoteDunlap Towing tug Port Gardner pulls a load past La Conner,...
Farming
With Mount Baker in the background, a field on a farm in Edison is being readied for spring planting. – Photo by Don Coyote...
Home grown
Here’s proof that a kitchen garden isn’t just for landlubbers. This floating garden was moored on the La Conner waterfront. –Photo by Don CoyoteHere’s proof that a kitchen garden isn’t just fo...
A farm thing
Matt Warren checks the density of fertilizer as it is being loaded into a “swamp buggy” to be spread on fields at 6 a.m. The spreader machine’s nickname comes from its big wide tires. Spring plant...
All for flowers
Barbara Sanford and Marilyn Thostenson brightened up First street as part of the La Conner Civic Garden Club’s contribution to the Kiwanis tulip parade on Saturday. – Photo by Don C...
