Outrun Tusko 3k Fun Run/Walk
Join us for a family-friendly run/walk celebrating the legendary adventure of Tusko the elephant, who made his own unforgettable journey through Sedro-Woolley in May of 1922!
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025
Registration: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Race Start: 11:00 AM
Course Closes: 12:00 PM
Start Location: Corner of Northern Ave & Murdock St
Finish Line: Sedro-Woolley Museum
Pre-Registration: Register at the Sedro-Woolley Museum during open hours (Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 12 PM to 3 PM) or on race day from 9:30-10:30 AM at the museum. Early registrants will receive an I Outran Tusko bracelet (while supplies last). All participants will receive a commemorative certificate.
Suggested Donation: Adults (18+): $10 Youth (17 & under): FREE
All children under 12 must be accompanied by a registered adult.
The course is a flat, out-and-back route along paved roads, trails and sidewalks. A water station will be located at the turnaround. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the course to assist at crossings and guide runners throughout the course.
Research Library
The Museum Research Library is available by appointment, Tuesdays and Thursdays, for research on Central Skagit County history. Many items are available to browse, including books, newspapers dating back to the early 1900s, Sedro-Woolley school yearbooks, Northern State Hospital News, and assembled collections on the lumber industry and logging, churches, businesses, schools, family histories, the Loggerodeo, and many more research topics. Several guides to collections are available and more continue to be added to assist researchers.
Collections include photographs, archival records, correspondence, maps, atlases, books, and other items. To make a research appointment, submit a research question by clicking the research request button below. The Research Library depends on an all-volunteer staff, the requests will be answered as staff is available and depending on the extent of research required to answer the request.