Mona Campbell is one of five siblings, who are the 4th generation owners of Kristoferson Farms. She is the Director of Marketing at Canopy Tours NW.
Key Points of Interest:
- When did she start coming up to Camano Island?
- What is the long term plan for Kristoferson Farm?
- What is Mona’s educational background?
- What was her career before working at Kristoferson Farms?
- Mona describes her experience at Harvard University
- Her husband took a position abroad in London, and was able to live there for a couple years
- What brought Mona back to Camano Island?
- She also describes where the idea of Canopy Tours NW came from.
- How have they managed the Family Business aspect?
- What is the mission statement for Kristoferson Farms?
- What are the events they have going on?
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Lyndsay is the Management Coordinator at Story House Collective. She has loves her job over in Nashville, and gets to travel around with different musical artists.
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Key Points of Interest:
- Learn a little bit about Lyndsay’s time living on Camano Island
- Hear about Lyndsay’s horse obsession!
- What was Lyndsay studying at Northwest University?
- How did Lyndsay get to work on the same tour with Leanna?
- Find out what Lyndsay got to do with Compassion International
- What happened after the first tour?
- What was the hardest part of the transition for Lyndsay moving to Nashville?
- What does a Management Coordinator do?
- Where does Lyndsay see herself in the next five years?
- Lyndsay’s shares how challenges arise if you are doing what you are supposed to do
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Mark took over Smokey Point Concrete as it was failing, and turned it around, and eventually sold it. He now is the Vice President and General Manager at the company.
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Key Points of Interest:
- Find out where Mark grew up
- What sport helped Mark move to different colleges?
- What colleges did he attend and what did he study?
- How did he get started in ready-mix concrete?
- Follow the career path, and how did he get involved with Smokey Point Concrete?
- What was it like taking over a failing company?
- What were the steps he did to turn it around?
- What was his experience along the way?
- Was the building of a strong management team intentional or just happen?
- How many counties does Smokey Point Concrete serve?
- With his son, Craig, now works with in the business as well
- What are some of the challenges they’ve experienced?
- How did the sale of the company come about?
- How has his position changed since the acquisition?
- What is the future of Mark at Smokey Point Concrete?
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Ed Bednarczyk is a voice actor, and started the Camano Island Radio Theater!
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Key Points of Interest:
- Ed worked with many great directors, actors, and backstage people at the Goodspeed Opera House
- After working there, he continued on to a 34 year career with United Airlines
- What was Ed’s educational background before going on to United?
- What other roles has Ed done within his career?
- Which one was his favorite?
- What video games has he voiced over?
- How did he hear about Camano Island?
- What local voices does Ed represent
- How did Camano Island Radio Theater get Started?
- He also puts on Voice Over workshops
- He also helped with getting the Camano Soap Box Derby started
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- Sally has lived on Camano Island for 21 years
- What building did her parents buy as their house growing up?
- Hear about the Sally’s Childhood
- How did Sally eventually move to Camano?
- Hear about Sally’s favorite prank she pulled on Jeff Ericson
- How did Sally get started with glass fusing?
- She also explains the process of her art
- How does Sally come up with her designs?
- How did Mark Ellinger help out Sally get started?
- When did Sally take over the Mother’s Day Art Festival?
- What other events does she organize?
- What does the future look like for Sally Pray?
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Marcus Ellinger is a glass blower at Glass Quest, and the son of Mark Ellinger.
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Key Points of Interest:
- Find out a little bit about Marcus
- When did Marcus move to this area?
- He started a painting business with his friend out of High school
- How did he get started with working with his dad?
- What did he go to college for?
- Why did he end up quitting it?
- Marcus started with with grunt work in his dad’s shop
- What are the major differences in glass blowing as an art form?
- Why are mistakes or first runs of new products so special to Marcus?
- How did comics play a part in his artist journey?
- How long did him and his friend do the Podcast?
- What was the focus of the Podcast?
- We get into a little bit of nerd talk
- Marcus gives me some homework 🙂
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Mark Ellinger is the Founder of Glass Quest, and has been blowing glass for 37 years! He and his son are the artists behind the Glass Floats everyone is looking for!
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Key Points of Interest:
- Grew up in Lake Washington area
- Went to Everett Community College briefly before starting up with a glass blowing company
- Mark saw a special on Dave Chihuly
- Then got started with a company doing grunt work
- But eventually, they began showing him the ropes
- Mark explains the process of glass blowing
- He also explains how he’s not full of “hot air” 😛
- What were the biggest pieces Mark has ever made?
- Mark talks about what made him decide to go out on his own
- He and his son, Marcus, both learn from each other.
- Where was the first glass quest Mark made floats for?
- How did Mark get Glass Quest Started?
- What is one of Mark’s most memorable experiences of Glass Quest.
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Leanna Crawford grew up on Camano Island and in Stanwood. She now decides in Nashville and is a singer and song writer. She has her first radio single launching in February of 2020!
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Key Points of Interest:
- What things does Leanna miss the most about this area?
- Leanna started showing horses and doing horse events
- She was homeschooled growing up, and ended up going to Northwest University after graduating
- This is where she studied Music and Business degree
- How did she get her break in music?
- What the beginning of this adventure look like?
- What was it like for Leanna to be in writing room with two experienced artist?
- Leanna and her sister were able to go on the first tour together
- They have continued to be roommates over in Nashville
- Leanna just signed label deal with Provident Music Group
- Her new radio single releases in February
- Leanna talks about the inspiration behind her new single, Funeral
- Where does Leanna see herself in the next few years?
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Jim Joyce and Vince Muscolo both lived here on Camano back in the 1950’s. They share some fun stories about the history of Camano Island!
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Key Points of Interest:
- When did Jim move to Camano Island?
- How did Jim and Vince meet?
- When did Vince come to Camano Island?
- Hear what Camano was like back in the 1950’s
- Jim and Vince would run around all over their little area of Camano Island
- Jim’s Dad worked with the predecessor to the Washington State Ferry
- What were some of the things two boys got up to in the woods of Camano?
- How much did Vince’s Parent have to put down on their property?
- What was a pastime they did on the beach with the family?
- How did Vince get to know my dad?
- Hear a little bit about Farmer Terry, whom Terry’s Corner is named after
- Hear about the adventures of strawberry picking and roguing spinach
- Also find out of some of the really old folks that used to characterize Camano Island
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Kris Kristoferson is one of five siblings, who are the 4th generation owners of Kristoferson Farms. This generation is also the creators of the fantastic Canopy Tours NW. Camano Island’s very own Zip-line Tour.
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Key Points of Interest:
- How did the Kristoferson’s end up on Camano Island?
- Kristoferson Dairy brought pasteurization to the Northwest
- Kris’s great grandfather purchased a huge amount of land including the land of that Camaloch, Kristoferson Farm, all of the way down to Triangle Cove
- After clearing the land for the barns and completing them, passed away from pernicious anemia
- The farm was eventually passed down to Kris’ grandfather after the two elder brothers of his passed away
- He took over the Dairy Business during that time
- How did the land eventually get split up into Camaloch and the other places?
- The land was originally 1200 acres!
- We get a glimpse of Camano back in the old days
- Why did Kris’ father quit working for the dairy business?
- Kris ended up going to a university back east
- What was the degree he pursued?
- What are some of the places that Kris worked in this field?
- Where did Kris go after Boeing?
- When did he transition back to the Farm
- Who was one of the more famous “tenants” that stayed at the Kristoferson Farm?
- All five of his siblings are on the board of Kristoferson Farm
- Where did the idea of Canopy Tours NW come from?
- What does Kris see as the future of Kristoferson Farm?
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