Waterfront Cafe serves turkey on Thanksgiving: feeding the soul

Football is always on the menu for Thanksgiving.

But, in La Conner, it’s just the appetizer.

That’s because Guy and Marla Vallee and the folks at Waterfront Cafe make it possible to feast on fellowship and a free five-star turkey dinner as well.

It’s a favorite holiday tradition here going on over the last decade.

“We decided in 2009, with the economy being tight, that there were probably people who could use a free meal on Thanksgiving,” says Guy. “We also knew there were people with no place to go, that maybe they were separated by long distances from their families, or just wanted to get to...