September means birds in migration and a great time to see birds passing through and arriving for the winter. To celebrate, San Juan Islands Audubon is offering a boat trip a two field trips. Lopez Trip Saturday, September, 27: Meet at the Lopez ferry dock at 9:30 and the trip ends about 1:00 pm. San  Continue Reading

Public invited to weigh in on Friday Harbor’s future Four week survey underway The Town of Friday Harbor is asking for the public’s participation in a short survey intended to help identify the perceived image of the town and provide direction for marketing the town as a place to live, grow your business, start a  Continue Reading

All members of the Washington community are encouraged to attend and learn about Leave No Trace principles to help protect and preserve the San Juan Islands for years to come. Leave No Trace recently designated Washington’s San Juan Islands as one of the nation’s eight ‘Hot Spots’ in the U.S. this year as part of  Continue Reading

National Voter Registration Day is coming! The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWV-SJ) have joined Leagues around the country to kick their election-season planning into high gear, with a lot of attention paid to plans to make this year’s National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 23, the biggest ever! San Juan  Continue Reading

Need a date night, but don’t have a sitter?? Well you’re in luck! Drop your k-6th grader off with Island Rec for Kid’s Night Out! We’ll provide dinner, games and activities, while you get a night off. Friday October 3rd, 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Elementary School. Early Registration Deadline is September 25th; $22/Child,  Continue Reading

Rebecca Parks shares this good news for IMA… The Washington State Building for the Arts advisory committee has selected the San Juans Islands Museum of Art (IMA) as one of 14 non-profit organizations from a field of 50 applicants. IMA placed number 6 out of the 14 in their rankings of “desirability”, and incidentally, number  Continue Reading

Here’s a report from the Stewardship Network of the San Juans… Shellfish Growers and Marine Scientists Agree that Ocean Degradation is Fact, Not Theory; Collaboration and Adaptation Key Next Steps Ocean acidification is fact, not theory, and collaboration and adaptation are key to tackling this crisis. That was the conclusion of local shellfish growers, marine  Continue Reading

Here’s an invitation for you from Ruth Offen of WaterWorks Gallery, to come and do some dancing this Friday… Ahhhhhh – A Late Summer Dance Please join me on Friday, September 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 or so for dancing. Music DJ to play Waltz, Swing and other notes. Admission is $5.00, bring a dish or  Continue Reading

Merri Ann Simonson of Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc. shares this definition and explanation of Real Estate Market Value and how it is calculated… Definition: Market Value is the price a property is most likely to command in a competitive and open market, with a willing buyer and a willing seller in an arms-length  Continue Reading

It’s this coming Saturday in the Sunken Park – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Click the image above for a larger, easier-to-read version