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    Possession Point Bait Company owner Dan Cooper fishes live herring out of his holding pond with a net on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022 in Clinton, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Fish on! Whidbey bait shop delivers $7 bucket...
    By Andrea Brown Herald Writer • September 15, 2022 5:00 pm

    Possession Point Bait Co. owner Dan Cooper keeps afloat the Clinton fishing business his family started in the 1960s.

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    Maria Rios, a galley cashier, helps Frank and Fran Butler, of Washington, D.C., with food purchases aboard the Suquamish ferry between Mukilteo and Clinton. The galley is among several reopened after being closed over two years due to the pandemic. The galley of the Tokitae, the other boat on the Mukilteo-Clinton route, remains closed for now. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
    Drink up! Happy hour on the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry...
    By Andrea Brown Herald Writer • August 2, 2022 1:30 am

    More galleys are reopening as pandemic restrictions scale back. Get out of your car for concessions just like at the ballpark.

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    People line up to get their prizes at the arcade at the Blue Fox Drive-In Theater. (Ryan Berry / The Herald)
    Get off the couch, or bring it, for...
    By Andrea Brown Herald Writer • July 22, 2022 1:30 am

    Kids get in for $1 at the Whidbey Island outdoor theater, one of few still standing in the state.

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    Earth Sanctuary owner Chuck Pettis next to his Ley Line piece on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 in Langley, Wa. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    For $7, take a walk on the spiritual...
    By Andrea Brown Herald Writer • July 12, 2022 1:30 am

    The 72-acre nature preserve has sculptures and sacred spaces. “It is contemplative, peaceful and magical.”

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    Joe Hempel (right), and Kristin Galbreaith finish their 35-minute, one-mile swim from Seawall Park in Langley. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
    Scantily clad is the dress code for these...
    By Andrea Brown The Everett Herald • March 9, 2021 3:30 pm

    Immersed for 30 minutes in frigid water would kill most of us. It energizes these swimmers.

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    A Tyrannosaurus rex appears to eat a car at a home owned by Burt Mason and Mary Saltwick in Freeland on Whidbey Island. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
    Jurassic yard: Freeland couple displays dinos
    By Andrea Brown The Everett Herald • March 5, 2021 2:16 pm

    These creatures from long ago won’t chomp or chase you, and you’re welcome to visit.

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    Theron Murphy, of Orem, Utah, kisses his wife, Jody, in front of the John L. Scott Real Estate office in Langley. People stand on the sidewalk on the heart, kiss, then make a hash mark on the chalkboard. The office keeps a tally and posts the monthly and yearly count. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
    Pucker up!
    By Andrea Brown abrown@heraldnet.com • July 27, 2018 1:30 am

    Chalkboard tally ensures every smooch counts

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    • Wild and woolly on Whidbey
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