Skagit Tours: New and Improved for 2016
A new vessel, the Alice Ross IV, is making its debut on the Diablo Lake Boat Tours in 2016.
A new vessel, the Alice Ross IV, is making its debut on the Diablo Lake Boat Tours in 2016.
Construction is complete on Seattle City Light’s new tour boat, the Alice Ross IV, and sea trials are underway to test the boat before it begins service for Skagit Tours on Diablo Lake this summer.
Seattle City Light started evacuating employees Wednesday from the town of Diablo and helped evacuate visitors at the North Cascades Institute’s Environmental Learning Center on Diablo Lake and at the Ross Lake Resort as the Goodell Creek Fire approached facilities at the utility’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project.
The newly renovated Gorge Inn reopened its doors for the first time on May 23, 2014 after nearly four decades of neglect.
Breathtaking views, amazing glaciers and historical stories that will never be forgotten. Those are just some of the ‘many’ experiences one will encounter through the Diablo Lake Boat Tours. With your vote(s), we hope to show everyone that the rugged beauty of the North Cascades and history of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project should be Evening Magazine’s “Best Northwest Escapes” Best Boat Tour.
To celebrate Public Power Week, which starts today, Seattle City Light invites you to join our photo scavenger hunt.
Skagit Hydroelectric Project visitor Steve Hall shared this photo of the first bear spotted this season during the ride across DiabloLake on Seattle City Light’s boat, the Cascadian.
Looking for an outdoor getaway this summer? Experience the rich beauty of the North Cascades through Skagit Tours, brought to you by Seattle City Light. Since 1928, City Light has offered tours of the Skagit Hydroelectric Project to visitors, and that tradition continues to this day. Northwest Backroads host, Grant… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle City Light’s Skagit Hydroelectric Project and the recreational opportunities created by the utility in support of those operations contribute at least $500,000 annually to the economies in Skagit and Whatcom Counties.
Summer’s return opens a whole host of opportunities for exploring the North Cascades on one of the always popular Skagit Tours at Seattle City Light’s Skagit Hydroelectric project, starting June 21.