Coupeville, tucked in Penn Cove on the eastern side of Whidbey Island, was first platted in 1883 and despite its small size retains a large number of historic buildings. Over thirty, in fact, date to the Territorial Era (1850-1875). Coupeville is within Ebey’s Landing, the first National Historical Reserve in the nation. Whidbey is one… Read More Coupeville: Whidbey Island’s History Through Architecture
It’s not officially summer but the weather has been so gorgeous, who can say no to an ice cream cone? I recently discovered this little ice cream shop called Kapaws Iskreme in Coupeville on Whidbey Island. The building dates to 1890 and has functioned as an ice cream shop since 1968 (doubling then as a… Read More Double Scoop of History
The Admiralty Head Lighthouse is located at Fort Casey State Park on Whidbey Island in Washington. The first lighthouse on this point was built in 1861, just 12 years after the island’s first settlers in 1848. The point, which on a clear day enjoys views to the Olympic Peninsula to the south, Mount Rainier on… Read More Small Building, Big Job: Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Susie Trexler 