Come to Coupeville
The heart of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
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Coupeville is the heart of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island, centrally located between Port Townsend, Deception Pass State Park (and bridge), Anacortes, LaConner and Langley. Make Coupeville your base to see the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival and other area attractions.People Make This Town
The aquatic life of Penn Cove and Admiralty Inlet, as well as Ebey's Prairie, attracted native Americans to the area. Isaac Ebey and Captain Thomas Coupe were instrumental in European settlement of Central Whidbey. Today, town leadership draws from retired military, educators and businesspeople. Volunteers are the driving force behind activities as diverse as the Arts & Crafts Festival, Penn Cove Mussel Festival, Concerts on the Cove, Island County Historical Society, Ebey's Trust Board and many other civic programs.Links
Whidbey Panoramas
Art Gallery Stella
The Marcom GuyVisit Coupeville, On Scenic Whidbey Island
Come to Coupeville, and come closer to art, history, and nature. This quiet waterfront farming community—the heart of Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve on Whidbey Island—still reflects the character of a frontier seaport when Puget Sound was being settled.Beyond its historical significance, Coupeville and Whidbey Island offer a combination of geography, flora and fauna that lift spirits and fill the heart. Throughout Ebey's Reserve, from the Madrona Way shoreline of Penn Cove to the beach and bluff at Ebey's Landing, you'll share space with farmers and bald eagles, gray whales and bicyclists, sea otters and kayakers.
Visit, enjoy ... return.
Creativity In Coupeville
Coupeville is a Mecca for artists of all stripes: visual, performing and culinary. Visual artists in every medium find inspiration in the shorelines, forests, prairies and waters of central Whidbey Island, as well as in the structures and spirit of the town of Coupeville. Many are attracted to hone their talents at the Pacific Northwest Art School. Some settle on Whidbey Island to assimilate the aura. Their studios and galleries offer literal and figurative representations of the life and landscape of Coupeville, Washington, executed as paintings, photographs, pottery, baskets, jewelry, woodcarving and more. Coupeville is also the hub of the annual Open Studio Tour, showcasing Whidbey's finest artists and craftspeople.Food artistry is manifested in a range of dining opportunities. The coffee shops, chocolate purveyor, cafes and restaurants are all conducted with individuality and creativity that attract Whidbey Island residents as well as visitors.
Professional, retired and talented amateur musicians (and visiting performers) contribute to the lively concert series throughout the year. You might find them at the band shell in Coupeville's Town Park, singing in the streets or adding auditory dimension to an art show at the Coupeville Recreation Hall.
Whidbey Public Radio
Enjoy programming about Whidbey, for Whidbey, by Whidbey residents. Listen to KWPA at 96.9 FM or streaming online HERE. The KWPA broadcast signal currently covers the area around Penn Cove, including Coupeville proper. Visit the KWPA site to support this non-profit station and to learn about repeater transmitters as they come online to cover additional areas.