Bow, Alger, and Edison are three small communities in the northwest corner of Skagit County, Washington. Skagit County is shown in red on the map of Washington State to the left.

Bow

Bow, WA is a small village in northwestern Skagit County in Washington State. Bow is actually located on the southern portion of Chuckanut Drive – State Route-11 (WA-11) just south of where WA-11 leaves the Chuckanut Mountains and enters the flat lands of the Skagit River Valley.

Bow is 4 miles northwest of Interstate-5 Exit 231(Chuckanut Drive) in Burlington.

At the intersection that is Downtown Bow (Junction of WA-11 and the Bow Hill Road) you will find the Post Office on the west side of the road and the Rhododendron Café on the east side of the road.

This is a rural area consisting of farmlands on the Skagit River Delta and rural residential areas on the hills to the north and east of Bow.

Edison

Edison has a population of 133 in the 2000 census. Edison is on the flat farmlands of the Skagit River Valley. Edison is 4 miles west of WA-11 on the Bow Hill Road. This is a farming community with a liquor store, two restaurants/taverns, and several empty commercial buildings.

Alger

Alger is 14 miles north of Mount Vernon on old Highway-99, further north than Bow and Edison and on the east side of Interstate-5. Alger is about a mile east of Interstate-5 Exit 240 and it is nearly on the northern Border of Skagit County.

Alger has a restaurant/tavern, a motel, and a couple other businesses. Alger is in the foothills of the Chuckanut Mountains. In the 2000 census its population was 89 people. Alger’s claim to fame is the Skagit Speedway which is south of the community on old Highway-99.

Recommended Attractions in the Bow, Edison, & Alger area

Antiques
See listings below
Gift Shops

Attractions
*Padilla Bay Interpretive Center* 10441 Bayview-Edison Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273-9668 http://www.padillabay.gov/ A national estuarine research reserve	*Skagit Valley Casino Resort* 5984 North Darrk Lane Bow, WA 98232 360-724-7777 http://www.theskagit.com/
Museums

Parks & Gardens
*Bayview State Park* 10905 Bayview-Edison Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273 Visit the web site
Visitor Information
Skagit Valley http://www.visitskagitvalley.com/

Listed Attractions in the Bow, Edison, Alger area

We have not necessarily visited or recommend listed attractions

Antiques

Bonnar’s Trading Post – 360-766-6342

5485 Chuckanut Drive, Bow WA 98232

Midway House Antiques – 360-757-8794

9091 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA 98232

Art Galleries

Edison Eye Gallery – 360-766-6276

5800 Cains Ct, Bow, WA 98232

Gift Shops/ Specialty Shops

Blau Oyster Co – 360-766-6171

11321 Blue Heron Road, Bow, WA 98232

Rhody Too – 360-766-4031

551 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA 98232

Samish Bay Cheese – 360-766-6707 - http://www.samishbaycheese.com/

15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow, WA 98232

Taylor Shellfish Farms – 360-766.6002 – www.taylorshellfish.com

2182 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA 98232

Golf

Museums

Parks/Gardens

Karma Place Japanese Garden – 360-766-6716

3533 Chuckanut Drive, Bow, WA 98232

Lowell Garden Design – 360-319-0174 - http://www.lowellgardendesign.com/

3118 Colony Mountain Drive, Bow, WA 98232

Quilting/Needlecrafts

Scrapbooking/Crafts

Theatres/Performing Arts

Tours/Charters

Wine/Spirits

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