Beaches of Camano Island: Camp Grande (II)
“It’s a refuge.” Vicki Lund Anderson, a classmate of my mom, graduated from Stanwood High School (SHS) in 1964 and her husband …
Beaches of Camano Island: Point Lowell and the State Park
“This is our Park. This is our home where we grew up.” Point Lowell juts out at the northern tip of Elger …
Beaches of Camano: Mary Margaret Haugen
Islanders owe a debt to a number of pillar families who settled here, who worked hard to make a living out of …
Beaches of Camano: Painting Madrona and Sunset Beaches
Madrona Beach is just north of Sunset Beach, practically next door, with maybe a house squeezed in between. Like Sunset Beach it …
The Beaches of Camano: Sandy Beach and the historic Camano City Hotel
Sandy Beach is a wonderful place to collect shells or watch the sun set over the Olympic Mountains. This is the beach …
Beaches of Camano: Brown’s Point
“I had a beach. It was the ultimate playground.” Bob Uhrich and I were classmates beginning in Ms. Hundley’s class in the …
Beaches of Camano: Cavalero Beach and Camano Treasure Don Simonson
“I want to be here to the day I die.” Don Simonson is a walking history of Camano Beaches. But he loves …
Beaches of Camano: Indian Beach
Community is the critical word in the Facebook description of Indian Beach – “Indian Beach is a small and picture perfect community …
Beaches of Camano: Rocky Point
Friendships form and flourish on the beaches of Camano, and the beaches at Rocky Point and Camp Grande have been a playground …
Beaches of Camano: Juniper Beach and Fourth of July Magic
The Fourth of July is magic at Juniper Beach. Then Juniper Beach is packed with people and parties and thousands of dollars-worth …