Isle Be Wed, the only wedding show in the San Juan Islands is back and bigger for 2013. A collection of San Juan Island vendors teamed up to launch the first annual Isle Be Wed wedding show, celebrating island wedding fare available to brides and grooms throughout the San Juan Islands in 2012. Now, the  Continue Reading

Join Cynthia Burke, owner of Cynthia’s, Of Course catering company as she shares the simplicity and fun of creating Sushi. An evening of information, interactive & hands on activity as you learn to roll your own Sushi using simple to creative ingredients. Cynthia will explain many of the ingredients and tools used in the preparation  Continue Reading

See ya on da ice! Guys on Ice Opens March 8 The secret world of Wisconsin ice fishing comes alive with music and laughs at San Juan Community Theatre March 8-10 and 14-17. Guys on Ice, written by Fred Alley with music by James Kaplan and directed by Laura Concord, spends a day in the  Continue Reading

Here’s a quick note from Rock Island’s Mike Greene about the new Broadband Forum: Hello, I wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know a bit more about the San Juan County Broadband Forum that was just launched a few days ago. This forum is a result of the cumulative effort of five  Continue Reading

Don’t forget – Sunday March 10th, Daylight Savings Time begins. Set your clock ahead!

San Juan Island National Historical Park Expands Land Protected for English Camp will Provide New Recreation Opportunities for Park Visitors The National Park Service (NPS) and The Conservation Fund announced today the conservation and addition of a 34-acre property to San Juan Island National Historical Park (NHP). The newly protected land, located along 2,500 feet  Continue Reading

Grab your mates and head over to Haley’s Bait Shop, 175 Spring Street for your favorite libation and a bite! A portion of your tab will go to The Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor. Thursday, March 7th – 5:00 til 6:30 ++++++++++ San Juan Dragons Spaghetti Dinner Don’t Forget! It’s tonight – Tuesday, March 5  Continue Reading

Stories From Around the Pacific Rim Coming October 11-12-13, 2013 The 1st Annual Friday Harbor Film Festival will present entertaining, inspiring, educational and award winning full length and short documentaries about the diverse Pacific Rim and one of the largest features on earth; the Pacific Ocean. The variety of film subjects range from island cultures, marine  Continue Reading

Nancy Hansen of the Soroptimists sent over a report on what they were up to last weekend. Here’s her story: Each year Northwestern Region of Soroptimist International of the Americas holds an Area meeting with clubs in Skagit/Island/San Juan counties. This year it was hosted by SI Fidalgo Island at the Swinomish Casino outside Anacortes.  Continue Reading

Grab your paints and brushes, allow your imagination to run wild, and submit any two- or three-dimensional piece of art by April 12 to the first Community Arts in the Park competition, sponsored by San Juan Island National Historical Park. The competition, designed to celebrate ecology through art, is part of the park’s annual Bloom  Continue Reading