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TOWN OF LA CONNER – March 2014
La Conner, Washington was founded in the early 1860s and is Skagit County’s oldest community. It is a charming village located on the banks of the Swinomish Channel. If you need a place to relax and browse through unique shops and art galleries, if you want to watch the waterfront or enjoy fine restaurants, inns and bed & breakfasts, then come to La Conner. You can also enjoy natural beauty and wildlife such as bird watching; La Conner is wintering grounds for Canadian & snow geese and trumpeter swans. The fertile farmlands continue to produce food and seed crops and, of course, the annual Skagit County Tulip Festival is celebrated around the world.
Photo courtesy of Paula Davis Headridge
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LA CONNER WEATHER
Photo courtesy of La Conner Chamber of Commerce
Average Temperature:
- January – High 45.1 F, Low 34.5 F
- July – High 72.2 F, Low 51.7 F
Precipitation:
- January Rainfall – 3.56 inches
- July Rainfall – 0.80 inches
- January Snowfall – 2.1 inches
- July Snowfall – 0.0 inches
Source:
Western Regional Climate Center
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PROJECTS FILMED IN LA CONNER
Photo courtesy of La Conner Chamber of Commerce
- Aero Film (commercial projects)
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KEY LOCATIONS OF INTEREST
Photo courtesy of Connie Coleman
- Snow geese and trumpeter swan migration (November – February)
- Surrounding tulip and daffodil fields (March – April)
- Rainbow Bridge
- Waterfront downtown with historic buildings, including the Limedock Building, Seaport Landing, and Pier 7
- La Conner Channel Lodge, a waterfront hotel
- Quaint bed and breakfasts and inns
- Swinomish Channel with nearby access to Puget Sound
- La Conner Marina
- Pioneer Park
- Magnus Anderson’s Hand Split-Log Cabin built in 1869
- La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum in the Historic Gaches Mansion
- Salish Hat Pavilion at Swinomish Village
- Plenty of local farms
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RELEVANT CONTACT INFORMATION
- Local Film Liaison – Heather Carter, Executive Director at La Conner Chamber of Commerce, (360) 466-4778 or by email: director@laconnerchamber.com
- Agency that issues permits and costs – Town of La Conner, (360) 466-3125 or by email: planner@townoflaconner.org
- Police or Sheriff’s Department or agency that handles traffic control – Sergeant Jenny Sheahan-Lee, (360) 466-3134 or by email: jennys@co.skagit.wa.us
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CLOSEST LARGE WASHINGTON AIRPORT
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport: 82 miles
- Bellingham International Airport: 40 miles
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CLOSEST LARGE CITIES IN WASHINGTON
Photo courtesy of La Conner Chamber of Commerce
- Bellingham: 42 miles
- Everett: 40 miles
- Seattle: 67 miles
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ACCOMMODATIONS
A full list of La Conner area accommodations is available here.