{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/6aefb0166767b86e149b2945?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Visit Skagit Valley, Washington ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63dd6d101c67ba0010103f78/1794092938421-20a42313-f522-4f42-ada4-9079e0c7c356.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Skagit Valley is famous for its Tulip Festival, and this conversation touches on it, but it covers so much more. On this episode of Big Blend Radio&#39;s &quot;Sip, Savor &amp; Travel&quot; Podcast, Linda Kissam, the &quot;Food, Wine &amp; Shopping Diva,&quot; sits down with Kristen Keltz of the Skagit Tourism Bureau for a warm tour of this Pacific Northwest escape. </p><p>They cover year-round whale watching and kayaking out of Anacortes, farm-to-table dining, oysters and Samish Bay cheese, pumpkin farms, a chamomile tea farm stay and historic theaters. They also cover holiday parades, art festivals, snow geese and eagles, and a few &quot;ultimate days&quot; in Skagit. Come for what you already know, and stay for what you didn&#39;t expect.</p><p><br></p><p>About our guest: Kristen Keltz, IOM, CDME, is CEO of the Skagit Tourism Bureau, where she and her team work with local businesses and communities to share Skagit Valley as a year-round destination.</p><p><br></p><p>📖 Read Linda&#39;s article, &quot;Skagit Valley: Tulips and Beyond&quot;:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/skagit-valley-tulips-and-beyond\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/skagit-valley-tulips-and-beyond</a> </p><p><br></p><p>🌷 Plan your visit to Skagit Valley:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.visitskagitvalley.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.visitskagitvalley.com</a> </p><p><br></p><p>🎧 More Sip, Savor &amp; Travel Podcast episodes:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/sip-savor-travel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/sip-savor-travel</a> </p><p><br></p><p>📚 Sip, Savor &amp; Travel Digital Magazine:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/sip-savor-travel-magazine\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/p/sip-savor-travel-magazine</a> </p><p><br></p><p>🍷More from Linda Kissam: <a href=\"https://foodwinetravelchix.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://foodwinetravelchix.com</a> </p>","author_name":"Big Blend Radio"}