Develop your connection to San Juan Island and enhance your experiences of local nature and heritage. Interpreters of nature and heritage help us make the personal meaningful links to our experiences at nature and heritage sites. In this session Gail Richard, Interpreter of Nature and Heritage will bring to life the uniqueness of San Juan  Continue Reading

This special walk is to Celebrate Trails and walk with National Park Superintendent, Lee Taylor, on the Westcott Bay Trail, and we will be stopping to meet the new owners of the Westcott Bay Shellfish Company, Andrea and Erik Anderson. If you missed the February walk, in rain and 35-degree weather, now’s your chance to  Continue Reading

Mary Kate Berger needs our support as she battles breast cancer. Enjoy a great Mexican Feast of pulled pork or veggie burritos, provided by Abe Gutierrez; rock out with Carl Blake and Friends; try your luck with some great raffle items; participate in a Silent Auction for some cool stuff donated by your fellow islanders and businesses;  Continue Reading

Mullis Community Senior Center. Donate blood and save a life! Walk-ins welcome. Donors with appointments have priority at registration. Photo ID required. Contact Curt Van Hyning 317-8399 for appointment. Wednesday, July 30, 11:30 am – 5:30 pm

If you love to sing, join us – we are the Friday Harbor Song Circle. We meet to sing together twice a month. You will need to have a copy of Rise Up Singing or 10 copies of your favorite song to share. July 30th. For more information, send an email to: gailrichard2 [@] gmail  Continue Reading

Back by popular demand, an informative evening with Gerry King, a long-time San Juan Island resident and a descendant of the early settler King Family. Gerry’s last visit with us was so well received he would like to continue the conversation. Gerry will talk about what it was like to grow up on the Island  Continue Reading

This Canadian folk trio took the Whittier stage by storm in 2012, so it seemed about time to ask them back for more of their three-part harmonies, clever songs and on-stage banter. The aptly named Good Lovelies are best friends Caroline Brooks, Kerri Ough and Sue Passmore, sharing music that is part folk-roots, part Western  Continue Reading

The SJI Conservation District’s Community Solar for Our Schools will generate renewable solar energy for our schools, reducing our schools’ electricity costs, and provide educational opportunities. Four solar-electric systems will be installed at the school districts on Lopez, Orcas, San Juan, and Shaw islands. All the energy generated will be donated to the school districts,  Continue Reading

Beautiful Zina wants nothing more than a home of her own and someone to love her and spend time with her. Her story is a sad one – neglected and eventually abandoned, she came to us a few months ago very stressed and sad. We’ve been working with her and she is learning to walk  Continue Reading

Singing Through History! with Adam Miller, Folksinger, Storyteller, and Autoharp Virtuoso The San Juan Island Library Children’s Department and Adult Programming invite everyone, young and senior, to this entertaining and interactive performance with renowned musician and storyteller Adam Miller. A masterful entertainer, Adam has performed throughout the Northwest for more than 20 years and amassed  Continue Reading

Here’s Merri Ann Simonson with this quarter’s summary… The second quarter results which complete the first half of the year for San Juan Island were very exciting as the real estate dollar volume reflected an increase of 95% over the same period in 2013. The number of transactions was also up 62%. Overall, San Juan  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from WSF about the new reservations system coming this winter… Washington State Ferries will be doing outreach in the San Juan Islands and in Anacortes for our vehicle reservation service [in August]. Locals are invited to meet WSF staff and learn more about upcoming vehicle reservations on the Anacortes-San Juan Islands ferry  Continue Reading

Here are a few photos from yesterday’s 5th Annual Fly In, shot by Marie DiCristina. Thanks for sharing your photos Marie! Click thumbnails for slideshow. And if that’s not enough for you, there are 107 more photos here, shot by Tim Dustrude of the San Juan Update. (Note: It might take a moment for the  Continue Reading

The Whale Museum’s Lecture Series: Easter Island: 15,000 Years of Discoveries Presented by Candace Gossen The Whale Museum is pleased to welcome Candace Gossen as part of the 2014 Summer Lecture Series. Candace will discuss “Easter Island: 15,000 Years of Discoveries” on Wednesday, August 6 at 7:00 p.m. Candace Gossen, PhD, is an environmental archaeologist,  Continue Reading

Come to The Whale Museum for “Coffee & Conversation” from 9 am until 10 am on Thursday, August 7. If you haven’t been to the Museum lately, this is a great time to come in. Hosted by executive director Jenny Atkinson, participants will be invited to enjoy light refreshments while getting to know the Museum  Continue Reading

A scary thing at the Fly in today. Luckily, no injuries. Video courtesy A. Taylor Musburger on YouTube. I’m so glad these guys are OK. A very nice couple from Everett with an adorable little girl, Samantha. I met them earlier in the afternoon and Kevin and Samantha posed for this  picture after a picnic  Continue Reading