MOUNT VERNON, Washington — A seasonal produce stand in Skagit County sells some of the biggest ice cream scoops you’ll ever see. Snow Goose Produce is located on Fir Island just outside the ...

Stopping on the shoulder is prohibited here; a good viewpoint is the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 225-acre Fir Island Farms/Hayton Snow Goose Reserve, 3.2 miles west of Conway.

Dan McKimmy watches a flock of snow geese as he retrieves a downed goose from a huge decoy spread near Pasco last week. The white geese are migrating up through Central Washington on their way to ...