The thing about the Pacific Northwest is that there’s water
everywhere, and where there is water, there are islands. These islands of Puget
Sound – Anderson and Fox, Vashon-Maury, Blake and Bainbridge, Whidbey and
Camano, Guemes and Fox – to name just a few, are gems, each with its own island
identity and small towns.
I’m not a regular ferry commuter like many in the area, and
I don’t visit the islands as often as I’d like. The islands and the ferries
needed to reach many of them can confuse, yet the pull to explore is strong. So,
when Coupeville Library invited me to lead a memoir-writing workshop, I did a
google search to figure out where it was, how to get there, and what I could learn
about the area. I was intrigued by this town of 1,831 residents on Whidbey
Island. Here’s what
Wikipedia has to say:
Coupeville is a
historic district is within the federal Ebey's Landing National Historical
Reserve. The reserve was established by Congress in 1978, as the first and now
one of the largest National Historical Reserves in the nation.[8] Its 22 square
miles (57 km2) also encompass farmlands, Fort Ebey State Park, Fort Casey State
Park, shorelines and beaches, parks, trails, and 91 buildings and structures on
the National Register of Historic Places.
Of course, those of you who live there already know the
facts and the appeal. I look forward to exploring your town and island next
Monday, August 20.
If you’re a reader or a writer, if you have an idea for a
memoir and need some help getting started, or if you’ve got a work in progress,
please join me at the Coupeville Library.
788 NW Alexander St
Coupeville, WA 98239-0745
Monday, August 20, 2018
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.