Guidebook for Mount Vernon
Essentials
Skagit Valley Food Co-op
202 S 1st StThe best food co-op this side of the Mississippi!
Food Scene
Authentic Oaxacan cuisine. If you've never had Oaxacan fare, you've never experienced true Mexican.
Taqueria La Bamba
2222 Riverside DrAuthentic Oaxacan cuisine. If you've never had Oaxacan fare, you've never experienced true Mexican.
By far the best micro-brew style pub in the area. Well worth the short drive from our house. We can vouch for the premium quality of the ingredients because Chef Mike buys from our farms!
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Train Wreck Bar & Grill
427 E Fairhaven AveBy far the best micro-brew style pub in the area. Well worth the short drive from our house. We can vouch for the premium quality of the ingredients because Chef Mike buys from our farms!
Hearty country breakfast fare, walking distance from our house. Warning: you might not walk too quickly after eating here due to the generous portion size & freshly baked cinnamon rolls and pastries.
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Calico Cupboard Old Town Cafe & Bakery
121-B Freeway DrHearty country breakfast fare, walking distance from our house. Warning: you might not walk too quickly after eating here due to the generous portion size & freshly baked cinnamon rolls and pastries.
Despite having lived in coffee-crazed Puget Sound for 13 years we're not connoisseurs ourselves, but we've heard from addicts that Ristretto is the best in town. Free wifi too.
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Ristretto Coffee Lounge & Wine Bar
416 S 1st StDespite having lived in coffee-crazed Puget Sound for 13 years we're not connoisseurs ourselves, but we've heard from addicts that Ristretto is the best in town. Free wifi too.
Our favorite downtown restaurant for quality. Great atmosphere, esp. in the cold, rainy season when you can curl up next to the fireplace. The salmon is perfectly cooked every time.
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Trumpeter Public House
416 Myrtle StOur favorite downtown restaurant for quality. Great atmosphere, esp. in the cold, rainy season when you can curl up next to the fireplace. The salmon is perfectly cooked every time.
Hip little Thai restaurant within easy walking distance. Seating is all at a bar with 50's style bar stools. Dishes are on the spicy side already so go easy on how many stars you ask for!
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Rachawadee Thai Cafe
410 W Gates StHip little Thai restaurant within easy walking distance. Seating is all at a bar with 50's style bar stools. Dishes are on the spicy side already so go easy on how many stars you ask for!
Entertainment & Activities
Ball fields and playgrounds galore. Great views of the Skagit River.
Skagit River Park Sports Complex Playfields
1100 S Skagit StBall fields and playgrounds galore. Great views of the Skagit River.
Sightseeing
Viva Farms is the organic farm incubator that we run! Our beautiful open-air farm stand (located at the corner of Hwy 20 & Higgins) is open 9am-7pm daily, May - Oct. Join the local food revolution!
Viva Farms
15366 Ovenell RdViva Farms is the organic farm incubator that we run! Our beautiful open-air farm stand (located at the corner of Hwy 20 & Higgins) is open 9am-7pm daily, May - Oct. Join the local food revolution!
Everything Else
Mountain biker & runner's heaven. 10 min drive from the house, but worth the drive as it has great trails (hilly) and a spectacular view of the valley on a clear day.
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Little Mountain Park
3000 Little Mountain RdMountain biker & runner's heaven. 10 min drive from the house, but worth the drive as it has great trails (hilly) and a spectacular view of the valley on a clear day.
Arts & Culture
Small but generally well-curated art museum in cutesy downtown LaConner. Cute shops and a great bookstore nearby.
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Museum of Northwest Art
121 N 1st StSmall but generally well-curated art museum in cutesy downtown LaConner. Cute shops and a great bookstore nearby.