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2021 RoozenGaarde Field Video
Short video taken on April 23, 2021
2021 RoozenGaarde Field Video
Short video taken on April 17, 2021
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2023 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Entries
Tulip Fans are busy enjoying the gardens and fields of the 2023 festival. We hope you enjoy the entries.
We enjoyed hearing the inspiration behind the photos and the end result.
The winning photos in each of the four categories:
There are four periods that people could enter their photos — here are the semifinalists for period 1. Photographers are:
Dara Jensen, beauty of tulips in the fields
Angel Gonzalez, close up
Bonny Rigley, daffodils
Martha Ramirez, children
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2023 Tulip Festival gala sponsored by Judd & Black Appliance and Peoples Bank
Tulip Fans were able to a fun evening as we kicked off the 2023 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Here are some images. To see more, click here. Erin Hurley of Erin Hurley design was our photographer for the evening. Enjoy!
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There are four periods that people could enter their photos — here are the semifinalists for period 2. Photographers are:
Lee Anne McDermott, beauty of tulips close up
Patrick Amar, fields
Kjellsea Brock, daffodils
Ashley Larson, children
Carmen Alcalde, family
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2022 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Entries
Tulip Fans were able to come out to the gardens and fields for the 2022 festival. We hope you enjoy the entries.
We enjoyed hearing the inspiration behind the photos and the end result.
The winning photos in each of the four categories:
Jodi Mijares close up
Chris Kaczmarczyk children
Deborah Storch fields
Rita Chakkera families
There were four periods that people could enter their photos — here are the semifinalists for period 1. Photographers are:
Jimmy Bernhard, close up, top left
Pamela Barnaby, family, top right
Simram Motlani, children, bottom left
Tarah Sluys, fields, bottom right
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Here are the semifinalists for period 2. Photographers are:
Geinah Gumbon, family, top left
Marty Anderson, children, top right
Patrick Amar, fields, bottom left
Theresa Beaulieu, close up, bottom right
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marty anderson children
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Here are the semifinalists for period 3. The photographers are:
Aimee Ketsdever Darter, children, top left
Deborah Storch, fields, top right
Trung Dang, close up, bottom left
Rita Chakkera, family, bottom right
Aimee Ketsdever Carter children
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Here are the semifinalists for period 4. The photographers are:
Alison Hall, family, top left
Chris Kaczmarczyk, children, top right
Jodi Mijares, close up, bottom left
Simme Bobrosky, fields, bottom right
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2022 Tulip Parade Photos
We are very excited to bring you these photos of our Tulip Parade on April 9 in La Conner. 100s of people participated in the parade with 40+ entrees, a beautiful day of sunshine, laughter and smiles. Our thanks to Phil Prudhomme who announced the parade, ace photographer Rob Woods, the La Conner Kiwanis Club, the town of La Conner, the La Conner Fire Department and the Skagit County Sheriff’s office who all played an important part in the parade.
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2021 Northcoast Credit Union Photo Contest Entries
Tulip Fans were able to come out to the gardens and fields for the 2021 festival AND we encouraged people to submit photos from their own back yard as well. We hope you enjoy the entries.
Many were from the community Farmington Square here in Skagit Valley. Community members decided to pool their resources and planted tulip bulbs last fall to support the tulip growers in our area.
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Thousands of tulip photos are captured by festival attendees each year. Many people enter our photo contest, sponsored by North Coast Credit Union. We wanted to share a few of our favorite photos with you. Visit our Facebook page to see more.
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Tulips in the Landscape Week Three Semi-Finalist photo by Becky Halderman
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Celebrating the Tulip Bloom while Social Distancing Week Three Semi-Finalist photo by Sadie Youngquist
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Tulips and Pets Three Semi-Finalist photo by Mrijankka Fotedar
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Laura Breymann, Finalist Family 2019 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 2
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 2
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Janine Smith, Close Up 2019 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 2
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Eduard Schwan Finalist Fields 2019 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 2
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Jane Krupski, Finalist Children 2019 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 1
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Laura Genoves, Finalist Close Up 2019 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 1
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Jeanette Espanola, Finalist Fields 2019 North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Week 1
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Stephanie Platis, winner of the Family category in North Coast Credit Union Tulip Festival Photo Contest
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Yazmin Penzien, winner of the Children category in North Coast Credit Union Tulip Festival Photo Contest
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Pam Headridge, winner of the Field category in North Coast Credit Union Tulip Festival Photo Contest
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by Susie Edelman
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by Selina Velasquez
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by Natalia Mayes
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by Nancy Garduno Morales
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by Julie Kraut
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by Daniel Evans
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 3 by AnnMarie Adams
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Semi-Finalist by Kim Kewins
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Entry 31North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Semi-Finalist by Sadie Youngquist
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Semi-Finalist Week 2 by Anna Scott
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North Coast Credit Union Entry by Emily Hogan
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North Coast Credit Union Entry by Anaupama Nair
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Week 2 Entry by Dawn Davis
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North Coast Credit Union Photo Contest Judges Pick Week 1 by GK Clements