Please join us at the Whale Museum on Wednesday November 1st at 3:00 pm as we honor the lives and commemorate the deaths of passed Southern Resident orcas. Come and share your memories of departed whales who are gone but never forgotten. The Whale Museum helps keep the legacies of these whales alive through its  Continue Reading

San Juan Historical Museum checks in with the November edition of their History Column… “Your grandma used to tell me about the land, every bit these young people cleared by hand.” This was a King family memory included in a poem read on Thanksgiving Day thirty years ago at the Friday Harbor Grange Hall, where  Continue Reading

(The days and times below have been corrected from when this was first posted last Friday.) PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center extending flu shot clinic hours on Tuesdays for children Caregivers at PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center have provided close to 600 flu immunizations for so far this season… and they want to do more  Continue Reading

Severe Weather Emergency Shelter Program Mission Statement To provide safe, warm, and welcoming shelter during extreme weather to people who have no place else to come in from the cold. San Juan Island has an urgent need. As you know, while we don’t have a full count yet, our homeless population has increased in previous  Continue Reading

It’s Halloween in Friday Harbor and you know what that means… Yup! Kids on parade! Click on the images below to see who all you recognize. But it’s not only kids – after the parade you’ll see photos of adults around town who got into the halloween spirit as well. Enjoy!

Stillpoint School shares this photo and wishes everyone a Happy Halloween! Thanks for sharing!

Salty Fox Coffee is the passion project of owner/manager Andrea Hampton. Andrea moved to San Juan Island in 2007, shortly after graduating from WSU. As the daughter of a fisherman, she has always felt a strong connection with the ocean and its salty fresh air. Andrea worked as a property and casualty agent at Safe  Continue Reading

San Juan Island National Historical Park has announced that ten new test plots at American Camp will be treated with herbicide, weather permitting, in support of Island Marble Butterfly habitat restoration sometime between October 31 and November 3, 2017. This is the third year of a five year study that is attempting to increase the amount  Continue Reading

Rod Turnbull, Athletic Director at the high school shares this playoff update… Fall Season is again winding down, and it is time for those teams that qualified to make their post-season runs. This year we have the potential for all four of our Fall teams to advance to post season. Below is an outline of  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Ruth Offen at WaterWorks Gallery…   Due to popular demand, Waterworks Gallery is pleased to announce the current show, Guy Anderson’s Fragments will be extended until Saturday, November 11th.   Current gallery open days are Thursday thru Saturday. Others hours by appointment.