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La Conner Drug closes Jan. 23

La Conner Drug Store, established in 1877, was recognized as the oldest continuous-running drug store in Washington State by the Washington Board of Pharmacy in 2014 – sometimes under different ownership, but serving its communities without interruption.

Fred Martin, a long-time La Conner resident and community activist, owned it for decades before he sold it to Aaron Syring, Pharm.D, in 2006.

Now it is 2024 and Syring, founder of Island Drug, confirmed last week that both La Conner Drug and Island Drug in Oak Harbor will close as of Jan. 23 and Jan. 25 respectively. His Clinton drugstore on S...

 

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