ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING

ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONITORING

The Sculpture Forest is close to old Native American settlements and activity at Long Point and around Penn Cove.  It is also near a potential Native American cemetery site.  As such, the state Department of Archaeology...

TIME MACHINE PICTURES

TIME MACHINE PICTURES

After a lot of online searching, I have been able to put together a time machine of aerial photography showing Coupeville, Long Point, and the Sculpture Forest going back to 1941.  Sources included the US Geological Survey, NHAP, and Western Mapping Center. The jumps in time show spurts...

SKAGIT TRIBE ON PENN COVE

SKAGIT TRIBE ON PENN COVE

Some more local history: The Skagit tribe apparently settled in three permanent villages around the shores of Penn Cove, including one location just west of us. Apparently this area was considered to be the most desirable part of Whidbey Island, since only a few other settlements were scattered on...