Friday Harbor Film Festival Volunteers! It’s getting closer – The Fourth of July parade, that is! We still need your happy, smiling faces to walk along side us during the parade. Show up in your volunteer t-shirts from last year or any other Friday Harbor Film Festival gear you have and walk in the parade  Continue Reading

Rock the Dock with Rotary! Enjoy the magic of Independence Day on San Juan Island San Juan Island’s annual community party, Rock the Dock, brought to you by the Rotary Club and sponsored by Islanders Bank and Century Link, returns on July 4th for its 13th year of family fun and celebration. This year’s event  Continue Reading

Happy Saturday! Kevin Holmes shares this photo of a beautiful rainbow from yesterday with you. Thanks Kevin!

Editor’s Note: Story is updated with correct mileage from English Camp parking lot. The oyster farm is open again, offering home-grown oysters, clams, and mussels. Now called Westcott Bay Shellfish Co., it is owned by Erik and Andrea Anderson. It’s open daily through Labor Day, 11 am to 5 pm., and at the Farmers Market  Continue Reading

San Juan Historical Museum adds new outdoor interpretive signage The San Juan Historical Museum announces the addition of 15 new interpretive outdoor signs. The professionally designed signage provides a cohesive and consistent branded identity for the interpretation of the museum’s heritage structures and outdoor exhibits. When you visit the museum this summer for the Kiwanis  Continue Reading

Here’s Sheila Harley with the latest installment of “Meet Your Volunteer Firefighter”… Michael Hartzell grew up in Friday Harbor. He is the chef for the Cask and Schooner and has been with them since their opening. Mike is married to Rachel (also grew up in Friday Harbor) who is the Referral Coordinator for Dr. Burk Gossom.  Continue Reading

Here’s a note from the animal shelter… Lower Your Blood Pressure and Help the Animal Shelter at the Same Time! Petting a dog or cat feels good to most folks – and multiple studies have shown that it can also lower blood pressure, in addition to helping your body release a relaxation hormone, which cuts  Continue Reading

After 17 years of working in Friday Harbor and living on Orcas, Dennie Carter will be transferring to the Orcas KeyBank branch. This move will allow him to avoid a time-consuming ferry commute, spend more time with family, and positively impact his community on Orcas. Martha at Key Bank invites you to come and say  Continue Reading

This post could have been called “Ice Cream on the Update” instead, but it’s not because it’s updating you on where else to buy the stuff. The Update got a lot of comments on that Ice Cream post several days ago – 3 online and several in person. It’s really popular stuff and you can  Continue Reading

Here’s an invitation for you to join Islands Museum of Art in the July 4th Parade… We hope you are enjoying this beautiful summer weather – we do! To make it an even more exciting kick-off of summer we invite you to join us in this year’s 4th of July Parade, representing the San Juan  Continue Reading