After more than 14 years of planning, construction will start Monday April 13 on the long-awaited realignment of Cattle Point Road on the slopes of Mount Finlayson above South Beach, announced Lee Taylor, San Juan Island National Historical Park superintendent and Shannon Wilbur, project engineer for the San Juan County Public Works Department. The $6.2  Continue Reading

Spring is upon us and now is the time to tune-up your bike. The deadline is fast approaching for Island Rec’s Bike Repair Class. The class is on Saturday, April 18th, from 9-12:30, with the early registration deadline coming up Monday, April 6. You will work on your own bike in the class, learning how  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from Cathy at the college… Everyone is getting excited about this class!! Come join in this highly energetic and exciting 6 week course at the San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College. Have you ever wanted to stand next to a giant statue on Easter Island? Climb inside a temple in the  Continue Reading

Get your dog bathed and groomed – Pet photographer extraordinaire Alan Niles is coming to do pet portraits again. Here he is with the story… Tim, Hi its Alan Niles. I’m going to be doing a pet event up there May 2-8. I donated 13 portrait sessions to Soroptomists during that time as well so  Continue Reading

Here’s the SJ Historical Museum with this month’s History Column… The Easter Bunny may hop around the island this weekend, but the local history of bunny tales has more to do with the rabbit hunting era of the 1930s through 1970s. Before there were Orca Magnets, there were Rabbit Keychains and a fleet of Bunny  Continue Reading

“A Decade of Living at Windy Corner on the Yukon River in Alaska.” Using slides, Lynette Roberts and Steve Ulvi will share stories and memories of the people and the immense taiga landscape while learning to live a simple life in the bush along the Upper Yukon River near Eagle, Alaska. They lived, worked and  Continue Reading

The Community Art Theatre Society’s (CATS) annual Elegant Edibles on Saturday, April 4 gives islanders and guests a chance to find yummy holiday treats, try to win a Spring raffle basket, and help San Juan Community Theatre all at the same time. The annual bake sale is from 10:00 am to 12 noon in the  Continue Reading

Toxic creosote treated wood removed from local beaches Over the past month, restoration crews from the WA Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have removed over 50 tons of toxic creosote treated wood from public and private beaches on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Islands. Special thanks to the Puget Sound Conservation Corps members who did  Continue Reading

The film tells the remarkable story of 20-year-old Australian, Madison Stewart, to whom nothing feels safer or more natural than diving into shark-infested waters. Growing up by the Great Barrier Reef, she’s always treated these predators as family. But they’re vanishing from existence, and because of their bad reputation, few people seem to care. The  Continue Reading

San Juan County Land Bank Celebrates 25th Anniversary In celebration of its 25th Anniversary, as well as National Poetry Month, The Land Bank, with help from its partners, SJI Library, SJI National Historical Park, SJI Trails Committee, Lime Kiln Point State Park, and Friends of Lime Kiln Society (F.O.L.K.S.), will display nature poems submitted and  Continue Reading