Anacortes Museum

04/23/2026

Come join the Samish Singing & Drumming Group for a night of sharing songs and music that are traditional to Samish Indian Nation’s people and the places they have traveled. Hosted by the Anacortes Museum as part of the Music of Anacortes exhibit in the museum gallery—1305 8th Street. Come early and view the exhibit.

04/15/2026

Anacortes Museum staff will present local maritime history on this cruise around Fidalgo Island on April 18, 2026. Thanks to all who joined us on last year's sold out trips around Fidalgo Island. Tickets are still available for 2026, but going fast - all profits from this charity event will go to the Anacortes Museum Foundation. For more info:
https://island-adventures.com/specialty-tours/historical-tours

03/27/2026

Find out where these guys went by visiting the Anacortes Museum Mural Updates webpage. https://www.anacorteswa.gov/1550/Mural-Updates - Now featured on the Anacortes Museum Setrocana Substack.

03/13/2026

The Bowman General Store, located at the foot of Q Avenue, a post office was officially established on March 13, 1879 under the name: “Anacortes” —an adaptation of “Annie Curtis” changed to visually match the Spanish-influenced names.
This date is celebrated as the founding of Anacortes.

03/09/2026

REBELS IN THE WILD author, Robert Burns, presents on this Skagit County historic utopian community Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 6PM at the Anacortes Public Library. The Anacortes Museum has Equality Colony photographs and artifacts in its collection described in the museum's SETROCANA substack article:

https://anacortes.catalogaccess.com/photos/42740

03/02/2026

Robert Burns tells the forgotten story of the rise and fall of a radical experiment in socialism in the Pacific Northwest at the turn of the 20th century. Rebels in the Wild traces not just the life of the Equality colony in Skagit County, Washington, but also the lives of the agitators, rabble rousers, and ordinary men and women who created it. Mark your calendar for a Wednesday, March 11, 2026 book event co-hosted by the Anacortes Museum at the Anacortes Library: Learn more at https://robertburnsbooks.com/

02/27/2026

Enjoy the Music of Anacortes exhibit online or in-person at the Anacortes Museum. See and hear local music history in photographs, show posters, songs, videos and artifacts. Read articles on the Anacortes Museum website and the new SETROCANA substack. It's all free! https://www.anacorteswa.gov/1673/Music-of-Anacortes

02/08/2026

Go Seahawks!