Know Your Island Walk: Saturday, Feb. 25, 1-4 p.m. Boyd Pratt, local historian and author, will lead a walk from the Roche Harbor Resort Hotel to the Mausoleum and talk about the history of the area. - File art
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Know Your Island Walk: Saturday, Feb. 25, 1-4 p.m. Boyd Pratt, local historian and author, will lead a walk from the Roche Harbor Resort Hotel to the Mausoleum and talk about the history of the area.

Know Your Island Walk: Roche Harbor, Saturday, 1 - 4 p.m.


February 22, 2012 · 9:06 AM

Meet Boyd Pratt, local historian and author, and learn the history of the area while walking the trails from the Roche Harbor Hotel to the Mausoleum.

The walk is two miles, round-trip. Terrain is paved road and wooded path; rating is easy to moderate. Dogs on leashes welcome. Rain or shine.

Meet in front of Roche Harbor's Hotel De Haro. Park on lower road that leads to the boat ramp and market. For more info:  www.sanjuanislandtrails.org.

The "Know Your Island Walk" series is sponsored by the San Juan Island Trails Committee.

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