In-Person Annual Tour and Tours All Year Round
Camano City Schoolhouse and Fire Hall
Something for Everyone!
At our Historic Site, we will have a logging train running in the Fire Hall, Bay #3, a ceremony to accept the Fire Engine, an antique car parked outside, quilts on display, and
several presentations.
Presentation: Model Train Logging LAyout, 12 Noon Friday
Ron Nelson, a member of the Moose Creek Logging Company Club, will demonstrate how the 70 foot long scale Model Train operates in this diorama. Set up in the Camano City Fire Hall, this is the debut of the train.
The 1930's replica train runs logs from the "logging camp" to the miniature sawmill and lumberyard, through a tableau of mountain wilderness, trestle crossings, and past sidings, towns and a log pond.
The construction began in 2011 with 14 modules, each 5 feet long, The Club's 12 members, from British Columbia to Marysville, each built a module.
Presentation: How the 1935 Firetruck came to the Camano City Fire Hall, 1 p.m. Friday
John Leque will share the Stanwood Fire Hall to Camano City Fire Hall saga of how this iconic 1935 firetruck came to be in the care of the Camano Schoolhouse Foundation. Get an up close and personal view. Photo opportunities!
Presentation: KLONDIKERS OF CAMANO, 1 p.M. SATURDAY
Dr. Richard Hanks follows 15 men from this area who sought the adventure and risk of the Yukon gold fields in the latter 1890s. Their lives and this area were changed by their experiences. Two of those men were well-known on Camano Island.
A book signing of Hanks’ new book, To Seek the Smiles of Dame Fortune: Stanwood Tales of the Last Great Gold Rush, will follow the presentation.
Come early! Piano music of the 1920's begins 30 minutes prior to Dr. Hank's presentation. Pianist: Linda Younce
Presentation: Cozy Quilt Tales, 3 p.m. Saturday
A collage of heartfelt stories that illustrate the importance of cross generational sharing and the power of story to connect us, regardless of age, gender or cultural background. $15 at the door.
Since 1987 N.W. Storyteller/Actress Debbie Dimitre has been entertaining, inspiring, and educating audiences of all ages with her historical and dramatic storytelling presentations. In costume and by the glow of her kerosene lamp, Debbie brings to life women and young girls in American history through story and first person portrayals in a style that is uniquely her own.