Morgan Creek Outfitters

Morgan Creek might be the only store in downtown Sedro-​Woolley worth going to these days. Living in Seattle I don’t often have much need for outdoor gear outside of my hiking boots and the occasional wax for my snowboard, but when I head north to my parents house I get a little more country. So when dad and I decided to go fishing over the Fourth of July weekend, I needed to renew my long neglected fishing license. I thought we’d be heading into Burlington for the big outdoor warehouse, but dad pulled up in front of Morgan Creek and I was shocked to see that the place even existed in deserted downtown Woolley.
So we go in, and I’m immediately floored by how much stuff they have packed into this little store. Not in a confused, haphazard way, everything is very organized and clean; you can find what you need quite easily. They have pretty much everything you’d need for a short trip to the lake or the woods. Rods & reels, lures, ammo, firearms, doe urine scent (that’s right Seattlites, I said doe urine scent. You put it on your boots so you don’t get your human-​smell all over the place and scare the deer away.)
Mike and the rest of the staff are super friendly and helpful, and are available to help you out with anything you need, including tips of what the fish are biting on and where. And this place just oozes of small town USA. It’s the kind of place where everyone in the store knows everyone else in the store, and people are glad to see you. Sort of like Cheers, but for rednecks.
To top it off the store is painted adorably. Yes, an outdoor store has an adorable paintjob. Check it out, you’ll see what I mean.