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This time last year was a different story for our Skagit County tulip farms and gardens. The pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus prevented in person visits to these beautiful flowers, so often a very popular tourist destination. The impact was immediate. There would not be the month long infiltration of tourists visiting the Skagit Valley – the annual economic shot in the arm upon which the region depends.

Due to worldwide mandates and restrictions in 2020, activities like visiting farms were taken off our “things to do” list. However, I was anxious to know how places like Tulip...