by James Canby | Dec 30, 2022 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
“Reflecting on my Cultus Bay days I have come to the conclusion that it was probably the most productive area on the south end. We had all kinds of clams: butter, steamers, horse and geoducks when the tide was out. One of the best salmon fisheries was off...
by James Canby | Dec 24, 2022 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
The silver salmon (Coho) are beginning to run, so we thought we’d do a post of a fishing resort located at Cultus Bay, near Possession Shores, in the 1940s and 1950s. It was begun as A & B Camp, but Bob and Eilene Tribou bought it and changed the name to Cultus...
by James Canby | Dec 24, 2022 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Fair Friday… The Whidbey Island Fair begins next week, and in honor of it, here’s a throwback to the year 1916 when the Island County Fair was held up in Coupeville and featured baseball and softball games between Langley and Coupeville. Langley’s...
by James Canby | Dec 24, 2022 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Sitting on tree stumps was evidently a favorite pastime circa 1915 in Langley. (Photos from Hannah Jacobsen’s photo album.)
by James Canby | Dec 23, 2022 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Our community is still grieving the loss of the “Conductor of Fun” Jim Freeman, and we thought it appropriate on this ‘Fair Friday’ to honor him with a look back to 1986 and 1987 when Jim first began to serve as emcee for the Island...
