I recently aired a Tales of the Magic Skagit podcast episode about the life of Laurie Wells, whose parents, Hiram and Alfreda, settled in Mount Vernon in 1877.

During the interview a reference was made to “Ridgeway” as the name of the area where the Wells’ family home was located. I recalled that the Skagit County Historical Museum’s archivist, Mari Anderson Densmore, had written about Ridgeway in her book, “Lost Cities” of Skagit — Rediscovering Places of Our Past, and I wanted to share that bit of our history with you all. 

So, here is my reading of “Ridgeway” from Mari’s book.