Leadership Skagit's art education La Conner visit

The art of leadership took several forms in La Conner last Friday.

The current class of Leadership Skagit, which develops leaders from the private, public and nonprofit arenas, visited town to see examples of how the arts help leaders broaden their perspectives.

The nearly three dozen participants, selected for the long-running leadership training program affiliated with the Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County (EDASC) and Skagit Valley College, took part in a briskly paced tour starting with lunch and ending with a class photo.

They started at the historic La Conner Civic Garden Clu...