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September 2026 Whidbey Island Events Guide

September on Whidbey Island has that wonderful in-between feeling: still sunny enough for outdoor concerts and street dances, but just crisp enough for cider, harvest fairs, art shows, garden walks, and birding weekends. This month brings a packed opening weekend in Oak Harbor and Langley, the return of the Soup Box Derby, DjangoFest NW at […]

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Whidbey Island Storm Season Guide: Power Outages, Wind, High Tides, and Ferry Disruptions

Image note: The visuals in this article are editorial guide images created to explain Whidbey Island storm and power-outage planning. They are not documentary photos from a specific place, event, business, property, or moment. On Whidbey Island, a storm can become more than a bad-weather day. A power outage may also stop a private well […]

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Whidbey Island Fall Birding Guide: Shorebirds, Wetlands, and Where to Watch

Image note: The visuals in this article are editorial guide images created to explain fall birding on Whidbey Island. They are not documentary photos from a specific place, event, business, property, or moment. By late August, Whidbey Island may still feel like summer—but along its lagoons, wetlands, and tidal flats, fall migration is already changing […]

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Whidbey Island Real Estate Market Update: July 2026

Whidbey Island Real Estate Market Update More Homes, Fewer Contracts: What July’s Whidbey Market Is Really Saying July handed Whidbey Island one of those real estate stories that sounds contradictory until you look under the hood: more homes were available, fewer buyers committed, fewer sales closed, and the median closed price still moved higher. Compared […]

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August 2026 Whidbey Island Events Guide

August on Whidbey Island has that glorious late-summer energy: music in the parks, art in the streets, gardens in full leaf, market baskets filling up, and a few big weekends where the whole island seems to be out and about at once. Whether you are planning a family day in Coupeville, a concert evening in […]

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New Homes for Sale in Anacortes, WA | Windermere

Explore new homes for sale in Anacortes, WA, including new construction, recently listed homes and move-in-ready properties on Fidalgo Island. Start with current listings, then compare locations, utilities, waterfront and view considerations, regional travel and other details that can materially affect your decision to buy a home in Anacortes. View Active Anacortes Homes → Ask […]

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New Homes for Sale in Oak Harbor, WA | Windermere

Explore new homes for sale in Oak Harbor, WA, including new construction, recently listed homes and move-in-ready properties in the largest city on Whidbey Island. Start with current listings, then compare neighborhoods, utilities, NAS Whidbey aircraft activity, off-island travel and other details that can materially affect your decision to buy a home in Oak Harbor. […]

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New home in the Port Townsend area overlooking coastal water and distant mountains

New Homes for Sale in Port Townsend, WA | Windermere

Explore new homes for sale in Port Townsend, WA, including new construction, recently listed homes and move-in-ready properties in and around this historic Olympic Peninsula seaport. Start with current listings, then compare location, utilities, historic-property considerations, ferry access and other details that can materially affect your decision to buy a home in Port Townsend. View […]

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New Homes for Sale in Sequim, WA | Windermere

Explore new homes for sale in Sequim, WA, including new construction, recently listed homes and move-in-ready properties across Sequim and the surrounding Dungeness Valley. Start with current listings, then compare property settings, utilities, travel and other details that can materially affect a purchase. View Active Sequim Homes → Ask a Local Broker → What Does […]

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