Go for the love of local cheese. Skagit Maid Creamery, Gothberg Farms, and Samish Bay Cheese have partnered for a We Love Bow Cheese Tour on Saturday, April 22 from 1-4 p.m.

The tour starts at Skagit Maid Creamery (4890 Mercer Road, Samish Island), followed by Gothberg Farms (15203 Sunset Road, Bow) and Samish Bay Cheese (15115 Bow Hill Road, Bow). Participants are provided with the chance to learn more about the various methods of cheesemaking and meet the animals who produce the milk at each farm. The tour ends at Samish Bay Cheese with a cheese tasting social that includes cheese from all three creameries and the cheesemakers.

Tickets for the self-driven tour cost $30 ($24 for Washington State Cheesemakers Association members) and includes all three stops.

For more information or to register, contact rhonda@gothbergfarms.com or call (360) 202-2436. WASCA is a member-supported non-profit; membership is open to cheesemakers, industry professionals, and cheese lovers. Visit www.washingtoncheese.org to sign up as a member.