One if by land & two if by sea!

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of

Paul Revere’s famous ride!

Schedule of Events

Sunday, April 13 

“The truer story of Paul Revere’s Ride”
a history talk with historian Lynn Hyde
Coupeville Library
788 NW Alexander Street
6:30 p.m., (admission is free, in-person only)  

Friday, April 18

For Kids: Reading of Longfellow’s famous poem,
“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”
Kingfisher Book Store
16 Front Street NW
10:00 a.m. – preschoolers, with Meg Olson 
4:00 p.m. – elementary schoolers, with Joann Roomes

Evening: SHHH! Express messenger

Paul Revere rides from Boston

with urgent news from the Sons of Liberty!!
Island County Historical Museum
908 NW Alexander Street
7:45 p.m., reception & reading by Patrick Hussey to follow

Bring your lanterns!! TELL NO TORIES!!

For more information contact: coupevillechamber.com
(360) 678-5434, ext. 102

Update on License Plates

As you may know, we started a petition to have a custom charitable License Plate added to the possibilities for Washington State residents.

Historic Whidbey & the Whidbey Island Maritime Heritage Foundation were disappointed that the 2024 State legislative session ended without passing our joint “Nautical Northwest” specialty license plate bill.  Although the House passed the bill on February 29, time ran out of the short session before it could pass through the Senate.  Because 2025 is a new biennium, we will have to craft a new bill and start again, including a fresh passage through the House next year.

Work is already under way with our State reps Dave Paul and Clyde Shavers to strategize passage for next year’s long session.  We will keep you apprised of developments!

More info available at NauticalNorthwest.com.

More Landscaping Fun at the Engle Heritage Homestead

Once again, the season of landscape preservation is upon us! Historic Whidbey is teaming up with the David & Dolores Engle family to help rediscover and rehabilitate their ancestral farmstead at Terry and Ebey Roads in Coupeville. The house and farm have been home to seven generations of original Whidbey settlers and remain in their hands to this day. The farm's significance as a historic landmark on Whidbey Island cannot be overstated. The uncommon survival of so many farm structures make the farm a rare witness from a lost era.

It's still hard to get a good view of the Engle House today, despite the remarkable progress made by Whidbey volunteers in 2022.  There is lots more clearing to do!

Last year over two summer weekends, more than 40 Whidbey volunteers bushwhacked and hacked through dense ivy, holly and blackberry stands to reveal and liberate the historic 1858 Hill-Pearson-Engle House from its botanical tormentors. 

Now for 2023:

This year we are going back for more fun!  These work parties are a rare opportunity to explore the historic Engle farm, which is rarely open to the public. If the mystery of the property has always intrigued you, you won't want to miss out!

Please join us at one of our two Saturday work parties.  Two 3-hour shifts are available for sign-up: 

Dates have passed.

Thanks to all you came out and helped!

Please park on the north side of the farm, entering from Terry Road.