It might not be a bad thing to mention that there are a couple of times a year (late May and especially, late June), where the low tide in Edmonds goes out further than normal for a few days. Sometimes it goes out to the point where it gets on the news, because they have to maneuver the ferries carefully (Heck, at that point, you may as well wade to Whidbey Island). Small children get all excited and run around pointing at fish and little crabs, and stomping on anemones. Herons squawk and keep carefully out of reach.

Sunset Magazine’s June one-pager on Edmonds says nothing about the tide, choosing instead to focus on the fact that there’s a waterfront pier you can fish off of. Pier, schmier. Edmonds is so much more. There are Farmers markets galore on the weekend. There’s that guy with the free Europe travel classes every Saturday. There’s fireworks on 4th of July; the Taste of Edmonds come August.

Sunset also touts Anthony’s Beach Cafe. Anthony’s is some sort of local favourite whose charm has thus far escaped me. But Arnie’s calls to me with their Sunday Brunch and impossibly huge sticky buns. Or how about Chanterelle’s, where the tomato bisque is so good they’ll sell it in mason jars for you to take home and savor?