WHIDBEY ISLAND — The Fishmonger seafood market is one of the things I love about island hamlets like Bayview Corner, a pioneer-era business hub near Langley that recently got a facelift.
On a recent visit to this newly prettified crossroads where the market is a popular draw, I asked manager Mary French which fish was fresh that day. She shot back a look that practically purred, "It's all fresh, sweetheart." Of course, all I had to do was read the store's motto behind the refrigerated display case: "Only wild and Always fresh."
By Tyrone Beason | November 2, 2006
The driftwood was strewn about like Tinker Toys, and enough jellyfish had washed ashore that it felt like strolling through a grove of liquid pink sunflowers.
By Craig Welch | January 8, 2004
Trust me on this one. I am a Pacific Northwest native.
I can't even guess how many times I've driven the full length of Whidbey Island. But I do know how many times I've stopped at Coupeville or Langley.
Zero.
By Jeff Larsen | April 4, 2002
COUPEVILLE, Island County While our children leaned over the Coupeville Wharf railing admiring tangles of bright-orange starfish and the squirting clams exposed by a low tide, we lifted our eyes toward shore.
"If you squint, it probably doesn't look much different than it did 100 years ago," I said, pointing to the pioneer-style shops lining the Whidbey Island town's tiny main drag.
"Probably not except for the big Pepsi truck," said my friend, Leslie Foss.
By Diane Brooks | August 9, 2001
