If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 667

 

 

 

 

Lynden, Washington, ca 2007

 

Published and distributed by Smith-Western, Co., Tacoma, Washington, this used postcard features a Kyle Smith photograph of the city of Lynden, Washington.  The code:  CT-2009A and a blurb are found at the upper left on the reverse.  The blurb:  “Located not far from the U.S.-Canadian border, Lynden is noted for its Dutch hospitality and is a major farming community.  Mt. Baker is in the background.”  As often people do when sending postcards of places where they live, the sender has inked in an arrow showing the located of their house. 

 

Lynden is found in Whatcom County north of Bellingham and about 5 miles south of the Canada-U.S. Border.  The town was founded by Phoebe and Holden Judson in the 1870s near the site of Squahalish, a Nooksack Indian village.  There is a statue of Phoebe in Lynden near the intersection of Front and 6^th Street.  Farms in the valley formed by the Nooksack River are mostly dairy farms or berry farms.  Rapsberries, strawberries, and blueberries are grown here.  There is a raspberry festival the 3^rd week in July.  Also the Northwest Washington Fair is held in Lynden in August.  The buildings in Lynden reflect Dutch heritage in their architecture.  The population is approximately 16,000. 

 

For additional information, see:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynden,_Washington