Tulip Town's Locals Night more sun than blooms

It was a beautiful, sun-filled evening to catch up with locals at Tulip Town last Wednesday April 12. Instead of encountering big crowds of tourists, Skagit residents flocked to the colorful tulip fields. Since it is a late season, only a few rows had popped up, but that didn't stop people from coming out.

"It's a long season," murmured a passerby. "It will probably pick up later." Staff ensured there was a spectacle to see no matter what, which was evident by their detailed mural artwork indoors. The carefully crafted quaint European town with bouquets of tulips once again offered plenty of p...