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.
Wolf Bauer, who launched his engineering career in 1936 with Roche Harbor Lime & Cement Co. and later became a noted conservationist and outdoorsman, will celebrate his 100th birthday, this Saturday. He now lives in Anacortes.
San Juan Island’s Carter Whalen netted a 11-pound blackmouth and $50 check from Kings Marine as winner of Week 1 in the annual winter fishing derby, a fundraiser for San Juan EMS.
Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart, your family or with friends, San Juan Island has a variety of events and gift ideas to keep you busy Feb. 13 and 14.
Katherine Hunter, daughter of Lutie and Laurie Park of Friday Harbor, made the Dean’s List of Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., for academic achievement during the fall semester of the 2011-12 school year.
On Thursday Feb. 9, Dr. Patricia Morse of the University of Washington Friday Harbor Labs, will present the next Arthur Whiteley Lecture, 7 p.m. in The Commons at the Labs.
The New York Public Library offers a list of the 10 greatest love stories of all time, check out the Guardian’s top 10 love stories, or Reader’s Digest’s.
Here’s mine:
The corner portion of Friday Harbor’s drugstore building has always puzzled me because the architectural style is so different than the other historic buildings on Spring Street.
Last month the original canopy was removed to make way for a new one. This change provided the perfect opportunity to look at the building with fresh eyes.
Griffin Bay Bookstore and the San Juan Island Library present Portland author Alexis Smith and her debut novel “Glaciers,” Saturday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. at Griffin Bay Bookstore.
Jennifer and Bryan Johnson welcomed Gustav “Gus” Johnson Jan. 29, 2:30 p.m., weighing 7-pounds, 5.4-ounces and measuring 18.9-inches. He wasn’t scheduled until this Friday, but made his mind up to arrive early. Jenn was flown to the hospital from Friday Harbor and Bryan followed by ferry for the caesarean section, which started around 2 p.m. Family members said Gus looks very intelligent already and is joined by his sister, Hazel.
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents “A Broken Consort,” the second of five 2012 Salish Sea Early Music Festival performances on the San Juans.
“A Broken Consort” can be heard 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12 at St. David’s Church.
On Sunday, Feb. 5, 9 a.m. – noon, the Mullis Center hosts an “All you can eat pancakes.” This event — every first Sunday of every month — includes eggs, bacon and juice for $6 or $3 for kids under 12.
Stephen Rumph with chamber ensemble and piano will perform the title role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Idomeneo,” Saturday, Feb. 4, 5 p.m. at Friday Harbor Presbyterian Church, 425 Spring Street.