That's what our local paper said after last year, Dave. The bikes were parked nose-to-nose, herring-bone style in the center of Commercial Avenue, and nose in to the kerb on an angle both sides. The lines extended from just north of 10th Street all the way to the end of the street, north of 1st Street. They were also parked on both sides of the cross streets for two blocks in each direction over that same distance.
Unfortunately, I didn't see any Nortons or other British classics. There were a few of the new Triumphs, some Ducatis and Japamese brands, but well over 90 percent (my estimate) were Harleys and Buells.
The festival was remarkably accident free considering the overall numbers. I think 5 spills with minor injuries occurred in the immediate Anacortes area and there was one wreck in Burlington where the two riders on one bike were killed when they couldn't stop in time when traffic ahead of them stopped.
Though the crowd in town was not someting you'd take a 5-year old to mingle with, they were quite well mannered. The taverns sure went through a lot of beer. I'll probably wander down there Sunday morning to see what's going on.
