Anacortes is an all-American city to call home as well as a natural destination for a vacation.  It is Skagit County's second largest city with a population of over 16,000 and the shipping and industrial hub of the county.

Exellent schools and safe, friendly neighborhoods make Anacortes a great place to raise a family.  The city also offers performing arts, historic sites, outdoor recreation, water-based adventures, watchable wildlife, boating and yachting, fishing, hiking, and excellent health care.

Miles of waterfront and forested trails, a mountaintop vista, marinas, festivals, charming downtown shops and restaurants, and a friendly community make Anacortes one of Washington's best kept secrets.

Guemes Island is a five-minute ferry ride north from Anacortes and is home to about 550 year-round residents which more than doubles in the summer.  Even then the island is uncrowded and pleasant.

There is so much to see and do in Anacortes!

Just a little over one week before the 4 Annual Anacortes Jazz Festival... Make your plans, buy your tickets!

You can purchase tickets on-line at the Jazz Festival '07 official website.

This year's line-up includes:
- Devin Phillips and New Orleans
 - Dr. Lonnie Smith
  - Fidalgo Swing
   - Frankly Moanin
    - Henry Butler
     - Jessica Williams
      - La Rosa Trio
       - Marc Seales New Quintet
        - Mary Stallings and Mel Brown Trio
         - Mc Tuff
          - Michael Powers
           - Pearl Django
            - Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra
             - Tumbao
              - The Yellow Jackets