This small town, in Skagit County, WA was named after Louisa Ann Conner, the wife of the owner of the trading post, back in 1870. La Conner is half a square mile in extent, and at last count had fewer than 1000 inhabitants. It is on the edge of the largest tulip growing region in the world. The annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is celebrated each April. The Rainbow Bridge spans the Swinomish Channel which separates Fidalgo Island from the mainland. Across the bridge is the Swinomish Native American village and reserve. The center of La Conner and the Swinomish Channel have been listed on the National Register of Historical Places.

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