On the last day of the 2023 Skagit County Fair, Don Wick and I interviewed Mark Howe with the Puget Sound Garden Railroad Society about the perennial joy of model trains. John Christianson shared the story of his beloved Magic Skagit nursery. Ann Ratcliff recalled her childhood on Samish Island and recounted what it took to become a Fair Princess in 1946 (or what it '45?). We learned about the mission of the Skagit Valley Beekeeping Association from member Rob Johnson...and last, but certainly not least, we closed out this year's series of Fair History Booth interviews with a fair volunteer whose epiphany many years ago on a ferris wheel ride at his first Skagit County Fair reminds us all of why our fair is such an integral part of who we are as Skagitonians.
Don and I can't wait for 2024!s
