Notes from the Island — May 7

• Here’s today’s farm­ers mar­ket line­up.
• The Chil­dren’s Fes­ti­val takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Fairgrounds.
• Mike Vouri is lead­ing a guid­ed walk explor­ing the sto­ries of Eng­lish Camp — pre-his­to­ry, the Roy­al Marines, the Crook fam­i­ly, the Nation­al Park — from 10 a.m. to noon. The walk starts from the Eng­lish Camp park­ing lot.
• The Toy Box (20 First Street) is tak­ing part in Free Com­ic Book Day between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. today. They’re also run­ning a char­i­ty side­walk sale and silent auction.
• The San Juan His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety and Muse­um is hold­ing an open house today from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Coho is hav­ing an Ital­ian-themed menu tonight from 7:30 to 11 p.m. — bruschet­ta, bagna cau­da, frit­to mis­to, car­bonara, piz­za, and more.
• San Juan Island Yacht Club’s open­ing day brunch and boat parade take place tomor­row. Brunch is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the boat parade starts after the fer­ry leaves around 2:30 p.m.
• The first Sal­ish Sea hump­back calf of 2022 was spot­ted on Mon­day after­noon in Bound­ary Pass.
• The Beech Tree Espres­so stand at Roche Har­bor is open for the sea­son, Thurs­day through Mon­day from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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