TheSkagit Valley lies in the northwestern corner of the state ofWashington, United States. Its defining feature is theSkagit River, which snakes through local communities which include the seat ofSkagit County,Mount Vernon, as well asSedro-Woolley,Concrete,Lyman-Hamilton, andBurlington.
The local newspaper isSkagit Valley Herald, published inMount Vernon, Washington.
Between 1967 and 1983, there was a plan byPuget Sound Power and Light Co. to build twonuclear power plants in Skagit Valley, but due to controversy, these plans were shelved.[1][2]
The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a spring festival attended by thousands of visitors.
Several local musical groups, including the Fidalgo Youth Symphony[3] and the Skagit Valley Chorale, bring together local amateur musicians from across the Skagit Valley. In 2020, the Skagit Valley Chorale made international headlines during theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States when an infected person attended a choir rehearsal, before COVID-19 was known to be spreading in the local community. As one of the clearestsuperspreading events early in the pandemic – choir members were able to tell researchers who stood next to whom throughout most of the evening – it was carefully studied by researchers, which resulted in recommendations used worldwide about how to avoid transmitting the virus.[4][5][6]
The experimental horror filmSkagit was set and shot in the Skagit Valley.
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