My home town, Lynden, was established by Phoebe Judson, who was a well known and well connected pioneer. She was pivotal to the development of the Nooksack Valley, and kept a diary that she later abridged and rewrote into a book describing her time traveling to the west, settling in Washington, dealing with the local turmoil of the time, and eventually establishing Lynden.
Lynden is also one of the few cities in the world who's main entrance is between two cemeteries, and at one time, Lynden held the world record for most churches per square mile and per capita. Lynden is also home to Lynden Incorporated, which owns and runs several massive cargo companies that service the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Russia. Whatcom County, especially the areas around Lynden, leads the country in raspberry and blueberry production with 65% of the nations crop here. We also have the largest per capita crop of red raspberries in the world. The Darigold plant is Lynden is the 4th largest producer of powdered milk in the nation. The Lynden Safeway has the largest milk case of any Safeway anywhere, thanks to the amount of shieks (I probably spelled that horribly wrong) that come down from BC to buy their milk here. How much milk do they buy, you ask? Well, last night the Safeway had one line of 2% left (about 10 gallons left)... out of 5 CASES of milk (which holds HUNDREDS of gallons). Lastly, the Lynden KOA is one of the most recognized KOAs in the nation, receiving numerous awards from KOA and other sources, being recognized for its quality and excellence of the staff and grounds.
We also broke the World Record for the largest hay-ride at this years fair. ^^
