Are you passionate about Fine Arts or Photography? The San Juan County Fair is looking for a superintendent for each department. Must be knowledgeable, organized, and enthusiastic about Fine Arts or Photography. This year’s Fair dates are August 13-16. Contact the Fair Office at 360-378-4310. Fair info online at www.sjcfair.org.

Here’s a note from the Whale Museum about their new lift… In response to The Whale Museum’s growing need to expand our accessibility we have installed a stair lift that will allow our visitors to explore the upstairs exhibit hall regardless of their physical limitations. We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals  Continue Reading

More than 500 observations of flora and fauna were logged by 64 field participants during the first annual BioBlitz held May 3rd & 4th at American Camp, according to park Education Specialist and project coordinator Raena Parsons. A BioBlitz is a unique combination of taxonomic inventory, public outreach, and science education. At its core, the  Continue Reading

There will be an open house on the final Sunshine Alley design plan and improvement costs on Wednesday the 2nd of July at Brickworks. The open house will begin at 6:00 pm with a presentation of design particulars by the consultant team at 6:15 pm. The team will be available afterwards to answer questions and  Continue Reading

When my family moved here in ’71 it was the BIG BOAT. At that time the islands were served by the Evergreen State, the Klickitat and the Nisqually and every run was a “milk run”. The Evergreen was faster and carried more vehicles. Now it’s the small boat on our route and the slowest. But  Continue Reading

Has your sweetie ever sent you to the store to pick something up? Mine did – I was off to get something for dinner. She didn’t know what – just something for dinner, except she knew she needed ice cream. Not having much of a sweet tooth myself, I didn’t know what to get so  Continue Reading

They’ve added Bike Rentals at Discovery Sea Kayaks in addition to Kayak Tours. Discovery has just added a fleet of Felt 24-speed rental bikes to their operation. Bikes can be rented from their shop in downtown Friday Harbor and are available for a half day, full day or multiple days. Go check them out in  Continue Reading

Check out this film which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary, Short Subjects in 1996! A survey of the world’s oceans, emphasizing the fact that it’s a single interconnected ocean, and the dependence of all life on the ocean. Along the way we spend time with some surfers, with researchers cataloging and  Continue Reading

Meet Sally Thomsen, Director of the San Juan Island Parks and Recreation District (better known as “Island Rec”) and Brent Snow, General Manager of Roche Harbor Resort and SJI School Board member, to walk the Forest Glen Trail in the Roche Harbor area. See the side trails and learn about the walking opportunities there. Meet  Continue Reading

  Business entrepreneurs invited to the first EDC Business Café The San Juan County Economic Development Council invites business entrepreneurs to the first San Juan Island EDC Business Café event, on Thursday, June 26th, from 10:00am until 11am on San Juan Island. The EDC Business Cafés were created as a way to ensure that our  Continue Reading