Shop late, local Friday, Sept. 4

Folks staying home for Labor Day can travel to downtown La Conner for an evening of shopping and eating. Over 40 merchants on First and Morris streets will be open Friday, Sept 4, until 8 p.m. and several restaurants will close at 10 p.m.

From Enchanted Locks on Morris Street to Fine Feathered Friends on North First Street all the way down to Earthenworks and The Stall at that street’s south end, a wide variety of stores and galleries will be open, waiting for the local community to stop in, browse and buy.

The ad hoc committee planning “Connect La Conner” is led by Town Councilmember John Lea...