- Skagit Valley
The Skagit Valley lies in the northwestern corner of the state of
Washington ,USA . Its defining feature is theSkagit River , which snakes through local communities which include the seat ofSkagit County , Mount Vernon, as well as Sedro-Woolley, Concrete, Lyman-Hamilton, and Burlington.The local newspaper is Skagit Valley Herald.
Between
1967 and1983 , there was a plan by Puget Sound Power and Light Co. to build twonuclear power plants in Skagit Valley, but due to controversy, these plans were shelved. [http://www.samishisland.net/history.htm retrieved 2007-08-06] [http://www.samishisland.net/documents/Nuclear%20Power%20Controversy%20in%20Skagit%20County.htm | Nuclear Power Controversy in Skagit County, 1967 to 1983 | retrieved 2007-08-06]The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, April 1st to April 30th, is attended by thousands. [http://www.tulipfestival.org/ retrieved 2007-08-06]
Further reading
*"Tulipmania : the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival : official festival guidebook",
1989 , ISBN 0890875847
*"Skagit Valley fare : a cookbook celebrating beauty and bounty in the Pacific Northwest",1996 , ISBN 0961558059References
External links
* [http://www.goskagit.com/ Goskagit - Skagit Valley Herald's homepage]
* [http://www.skagitvalleyherald.com/ Skagit Valley Herald]
* [http://www.skagitvalleyhospital.org/ Skagit Valley Hospital]
* [http://svclib.ctc.edu/ Skagit Valley College Library]
* [http://www.skagitvalleydirectory.com/ Skagit Valley Directory]
* [http://www.fysmusic.org/ Fidalgo Youth Symphony]
* [http://www.tulipfestival.org/ Skagit Valley Tulip Festival]
* [http://skagitspeedway.com Washington's fastest dirt track, Skagit Speedway, between Alger and Mount Vernon]
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