 La Conner is located at the edge of the largest tulip-growing region in the world, the Skagit Valley.In Spring, the local fields are filled with ribbons of color as the valley hosts the annual Tulip Festival the entire month of April.The protected farmland around the town is said to be some of the richest in the world, and the region grows everything from strawberries to wheat, with many local farmstands selling their wares on the highways and in town.