La Conner and the Rainbow Bridge
My Favorite Places with Ralph Munro
May 7, 2022 at 6:21 p.m.
The Rainbow Bridge of La Conner
...by Ralph Munro, courtesy TVW.org
The boardwalk at La Conner, courtesy La Conner Visitor's BureauSome people call it an agricultural town and it certainly was the connection between Skagit Valley agriculture and the steamboats that plied these waters in the early days, taking the products to Seattle and even as far as San Francisco and Portland.
Some people call it a community only known for its artists. It certainly was that, as well. Some of Washington state’s most famous artists were highlighted in a Life magazine article in 1953. Morris Graves, Ken Callahan, Guy Anderson... A number of folks were recognized worldwide—all of them had lived or worked here in La Conner.
September 28, 1953, Life magazine publishes an article titled "Mystic Painters of the Northwest" that catapults the painters Guy Anderson (1906-1998), Kenneth Callahan (1906-1986), Mark Tobey (1890-1976), and Morris Graves (1910-2001) into the national limelight.
La Conner is a beautiful community. It’s a wonderful place to visit. It is truly one of my favorite places.
TVW is local programming offering coverage of Washington State government, politics and public policy. TVW also offers “My Favorite Places” with Ralph Munro, former Secretary of State. In these video diaries, Munro traveled through some of Washington’s most iconic and interesting places. To view the original video of Ralph Munro’s program about La Conner along with videos of his other favorite places, click this link to My Favorite Places.
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