Picnic nets $4,000 for museum

Among its many devotees, the annual Pioneer Picnic in La Conner is always a winner.

Especially by the staff and volunteers at the Skagit County Historical Museum.

This year was no exception as proceeds from the annual picnic in August allowed the La Conner Civic Garden Club and Skagit County Pioneer Association to contribute a total of $4,000 to the museum last week.

The joint contribution by the organizations to the museum was approved during the association’s board meeting at the Skagit City School Building on Fir Island Friday afternoon.

The meeting was led by 2023-24 Pesident Loren Dahl, whose family roots in Skagit County extend back more than a century.

New vice-president Troy Hanson, a third generation Skagitonian and Sedro-Woolley High School graduate was introduced during the hour-long session.

“I’m very passionate about history,” said Hanson, a Sedro-Woolley Fire Department lieutenant. “My whole life, I’ve been surrounded by Skagit County history, and a lot of that has come from the older generations.”

The Civic Garden Club serves the salmon luncheon that precedes the Pioneer Picnic’s business meeting, which is chaired by the pioneer association president.

The historical museum is preparing to open the exhibit “Barber Historians” in October.