San Juan Islands' Springtide

San Juan Islands 2011–12

Your guide to the best activities, dining & shopping in the San Juan Islands

Published by The Journal of the San Juan Islands and The Islands’ Sounder

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CROW VALLEY POTTERY & GALLERY

UNIQUE HANDMADE JEWELRY by Jill ....along with other new stylish lines ...custom orders always welcomed

“THE CABIN� An island landmark! Pottery from our own studio, plus works from over 80 artists! An always changing selection make us one of the region’s favorite galleries!

Great “Summer Show Series�!!

Orcas Road (across from Golf Course). Open daily 10 to 5 (Seasonally)

GIFTS FOR ALL MANNER OF FOLKS ....sometimes whimsical, occasionally exotic and often useful ACCESSORIES FOR YOU, YOUR HOME & YOUR GARDEN .....an everchanging collection of fun and ďŹ ne merchandise at affordable prices

310 Main Street • Eastsound, WA

376-5522

Since 1959

“IN TOWN�

Downtown Eastsound!

Accent on paintings, hand-blown glass, jewelry and of course... ...Great Pottery! Offerings from local and distant artists in this “must see� Orcas venue!

Open all year 10 - 5, summer till 6.

360-376-4260

www.crowvalley.com

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OPEN DAILY

MON - SAT 8 am - 9 pm SUN 10 pm - 8 pm

P.O. Box 186, Eastsound WA

360-376-6000

Welcome A

By Colleen Smith Armstrong

fter you walk or drive onto the ferry from Anacortes, watch the mainland fade into the distance. Relax and relish the scenery around you.

The ferry serves the four major islands – San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw – but smaller, outer islands are accessible by chartered boats, kayaks, and planes.

The San Juans are known for their small-town charm, but they also offer the best in outdoor recreation, world-class musical performances, incredible local art, live theatre, delectable food, and fun for kids of all ages. National Geographic Traveler magazine named the San Juan Islands on its list of top 10 best vacations spots for summer 2011.

Hike to a mountain summit and take in a 360-degree view of the San Juans and Canada’s Gulf Islands. Relax on a sunny beach and watch eagles soar and orcas play. Shop in a quaint

to the San Juans island village. Go boating, fishing, golfing — in one day, if you so wish. Experience the taste of the islands. In addition to Northwest cuisine, often based on locally grown, organic ingredients, the flavors of the world can be found in the islands.

There are around 80 working farms and many of them offer tours. You’ll find the fruits of their labors at farmers markets on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan.

Summertime in the San Juans is unique. But check us out in the wintertime, too. Village winter gatherings, community dances, supper clubs, and special winter hotel packages are some of the reasons to come back and visit us again.

Check out the chamber of commerce Web sites for information about the San Juans all year long.

San Juan Island: www.sanjuanisland.org, 360-378-5240.

Orcas Island: www.orcasislandchamber.com, 360-376-2273 Lopez Island: www.lopezisland.com, 360-468-4664 Shaw Island: www.shawislanders.org

Inside Springtide Orcas Island .................................. 6 Golfing ........................................ 30 Lopez Island ................................. 11 Hiking ......................................... 31 San Juan Island ............................ 13 Kayaking ..................................... 32 Anacortes .................................... 19 Kids Activities .............................. 34 Arts & Entertainment ................... 25 Museums & Heritage Sites ............ 35 Biking ......................................... 26 Other things to do: Shaw, Birding, Diving .... 36 Camping ...................................... 27 Whales & Wildlife ........................ 37 Farmers Markets & Vineyards ........ 28 Calendar of Events ......................... 39

Springtide 2011/12 Published annually by The Journal of the San Juan Islands and The Islands’ Sounder Publisher: Elyse Van den Bosch

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Editor: Colleen Smith Armstrong Contributing Writers: Cali Bagby, Jane Fox, Meredith M. Griffith, Colleen Smith Armstrong, and Scott Rasmussen.

Advertising: Cathi Brewer, Julie Corey, Howard Schonberger, and Elyse Van den Bosch.

Production Artists: Desiree Bridgmon, Jim Sullivan Cover & Magazine Design: Colleen Smith Armstrong Cover Photos: File photos. For a story on the updated NOAA boating regulations for whales, see page 37-38.

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Orcas Island

The Emerald Isle

File Photo

By Meredith M. Griffith

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rcas Island offers a wide expanse of pastoral beauty, its rocky shorelines sloping up to loamy farmland, rising upwards again to form rocky peaks. The island’s 56.9 square miles are dotted with small hamlets offering world-class restaurants, boutique shopping, activity tours and sundries. Scattered among the trees and along the shores are a variety of quaint and lovely bed and breakfasts and hotels.

West Sound and sunny Deer Harbor are on the southwestern prong of Orcas Island. West Sound features a cafe, a public dock and a marina where float planes disembark. The small hamlet of Deer Harbor has lodging, a restaurant, and two marinas offering kayak, boat and whale watching tours.

The Orcas ferry landing hosts accommodations, restaurants, a gourmet grocery and deli, post office, a few small shops, a public dock, boat rentals, whale watching, water taxi, car and moped rentals, and a taxi and shuttle service. To the east lies a woodsy residential area along Killebrew Lake Road; to the northwest, Orcas Road winds through grassy meadows toward the island’s center, Eastsound.

Eastsound is home to an array of charming shops, restaurants and specialty boutiques. You’ll find a public library, a historical museum, grocery stores, a pharmacy, restaurants and more. Along its north and south shorelines are three public parks, and Buck Park has a playground and soccer fields. Orcas

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Center hosts a lively variety of musical, theatre and artistic offerings.

Southeast of Eastsound, Olga Road leads to 5,200-acre Moran State Park. Drive, hike or cycle to the top of 2,400foot Mount Constitution, where you can take in breathtaking 360-degree views of the outlying islands and the Cascade Mountain range. Trails provide easy walks or rigorous, hilly climbs. Afterward, you might enjoy picnicking at Cascade Lake’s sun-warmed swimming area, playground and picnic tables with barbecues.

Beyond the park lies Olga, with its eclectic art co-op and restaurant; past it you’ll find secluded Obstruction Pass state park, with hike-in campgrounds along a lovely pebbled beach. Point Lawrence Road leads to the hamlet of Doe Bay, with a historic resort, sundries shop and clothing optional hot tub.

For more information and maps of Orcas Island, call 360376-2273, write the Chamber of Commerce at P.O. Box 252, Eastsound, WA 98245, or visit www.orcasislandchamber.com/.

Where to find it on Orcas Animal Shelter

Orcas Animal Shelter, 84A Hope Lane, Eastsound, 360-3766777.

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orcas Island

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ORCAS ISLAND

Madrona Bar & Grill

Steak • Seafood • Cocktails • View Waterfront dining

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Porter Building • Eastsound • 376-7171 Meredith M. Griffith photo

Artist Todd Spalti with his sculpture that is in front of the Orcas Island Historical Museum.

Gelateria

Caffé

ORCAS ISLAND

Orcas Island!

Enjoy all the Island has to offer Hiking ... Biking ... Moran State Park ...

Kayaking ... Amazing Restaurants ...

Accommodations of all types.

Contact the Chamber ...

We’re Here to Help. www.OrcasIslandChamber.com 360-376-2273 info@orcasislandchamber.com

65 North Beach Road

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Our own fresh GELATI Award winning CAFFE d’ARTE ESPRESSO DRINKS CREPES Grilled Panini Sandwiches Our famous CLAM CHOWDER Individual PIZZAS Fine BAKED GOODS CROISSANTS and MUFFINS Free Wi-Fi Open Every Day 365 N. Beach Rd. Eastsound, WA 98245

ORCAS FROM 6 ATMs

Cascade Bay Grill at Rosario, 360-376-2222.

Country Corner, corner of Terrill Beach and Crescent Beach roads, 360-376-6900.

Island Market, Eastsound, 360-376-6000.

Islanders Bank, Eastsound, 360-376-2265.

Key Bank, Eastsound, 360376-2211.

Orcas Village Store, Ferry Landing, 360-376-8860.

Ray’s Pharmacy, Eastsound, 360-376-2230.

Village Stop, Eastsound, 360-376-2093.

Convenience Stores

Cascade Bay Grill and Dockside General Store, RoSPR INGTIDE 2011/12

ORCAS ISLAND Island Market, Eastsound, 360-376-6000.

Orcas Homegrown, Eastsound, 360-376-2009.

Orcas Village Store, Ferry Landing, 360-376-8860.

sario, 360-376-2222.

Country Corner, corner of Terrill Beach and Crescent Beach roads, 360-376-6900.

Deer Harbor Marina, Deer Harbor, 360-376-3037.

Village Stop, Eastsound, 360-376-2093.

West Beach Resort, West Beach, 360-376-2240.

Dentists

Laundry

Steven H. Bailey, DMD, 83 Mount Baker Road, 360-376-2656 Brenda Ivans, DMD, North Beach Road, 360-376-4774 Michael Triplett, DDS, 445 Madrona St., 360-376-4301

Ferry Information

Washington State Ferries: 511 in state; 360-376-6253 at Orcas Landing; 888-8087977 elsewhere; www.wsdot/ wa.gov/ferries

Groceries

Cascade Bay Grill and Dockside General Store, Rosario, 360-376-2222.

Cascade Bay Grill and Dockside General Store, Rosario, 360-376-2222.

Country Corner, Terrill Beach and Crescent roads, 360-376-6900.

Medical

Orcas Family Health Center, 1286 Mount Baker Road, Eastsound, 360-376-7778.

Orcas Island Family Medicine, 33 Urner St., Suite 5, Eastsound, 360-376-4949.

Orcas Medical Center, 1269 Mount Baker Road, Eastsound, 360-376-2561.

Emergency 911 (for medical, fire, police protection).

Pharmacy

Ray’s Pharmacy, Eastsound, 360-376-2230.

ORCAS ISLAND POTTERY

Post Offices

Deer Harbor, 360-3762548. Eastsound, 360-376-4121.

Olga, 360-376-4236. Orcas, 360-376-4254.

Public Restrooms

Eastsound Village Square, Ferry Landing, Moran State Park, Orcas Island Library.

Rental cars, mopeds, and taxis

Orcas Island Shuttle, 360-376-7433, www.orcasislandshuttle.com. Rental cars, public bus, and charter bus and tour company.

Orcas Mopeds, Orcas ferry landing, Eastsound, 360-376-

5266, www.orcasmopeds.com.

Mopeds, scootcars and bicycle rentals. Rental cars from M&W Autos. Located near the Orcas ferry landing.

Orcas Island Shuttle, 360376-RIDE. Orcas Island Taxi, 360-3768294.

Service Stations

Country Corner, corner of Terrill Beach and Crescent Beach roads, 360-3766900.

Crescent Service, Crescent Beach Road just east of Eastsound, 360-376-4076.

Island Hardware (gas/ biodiesel), Crow Valley Road

THE WINE SHOP at COUNTRY CORNER Daily Wine Tasting from 12 to 6

• Local, Northwest and International wines • Selection of 10 great wines for $10 or less • Monthly winemaker events • 10% Case Discount At the corner of Crescent Beach Dr. & Terrill Beach Rd. (360) 376-6907

338 Old Pottery Road • Eastsound WA 98245 Over 60 years in business in West Beach area

OPEn All yEAR

10 am to 5 pm www.orcasislandpottery.com • orcaspots@rockisland.com

The Right Place Pottery 360-376-4023 “Personalized” Pottery

ON BEAUTIFUL AND SECLUDED WEST BEACH

“Your Orcas Wine Connection”

• Antique Advertising • Textiles • Ceramics • Native American Artwork • Collectibles And More!

360-376-2324

www.rightplacepottery.com SPR INGTIDE 2011/12

249 Prune Alley • Eastsound 9

ORCAS ISLAND west of Eastsound, 360-376-4200.

Moon Glow

Arts

Towing

Eastsound Towing, 360-376-5855.

David Lowry, 360-298-2441.

Orcas Towing, 360-376-8697.

& Crafts for:

• Party Supplies • Seasonal Decorations • Expanded Toy Section • Scrapbooking • Art Supplies • Beads & Findings • Stickers

Travel Information

Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce, 360-3762273.

San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau, 360-378-3277.

Veterinary

Jill Bates, Eastsound, 360-3762675.

Orcas Veterinary Service, Eastsound, 360-376-6373.

269 Main Street • Eastsound

376-4994 moonglowartsandcrafts.com

Colleen Smith Armstrong/staff photo

A happy participant in the Earth Day parade, an annual event in Eastsound.

OUR HOUSE MALL NORTH BEACH ROAD

ACCENT ACCESSORIES Antiques, Gifts, Jewelry, Orientalia, Persian Rugs

“Treasures of the Heart” Open 11-6 376-4538

The Aurora Company Consignment Shop

Photo Frames & Albums Printer Papers & Cartridges Special Paper & Envelopes Fun Items & Gifts Copying (Color or B&W) Faxing, Scanning & Emailing Laminating Photo Printing & Restoration Passport Photos Office Supplies Art Supplies Drafting Supplies

Clothing and accessories, Jewelry and CDs

The Cave

Quality resale clothing for men across from the Aurora Co. 376-2249 Open 11-5 Mon-Sat 10

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Lopez Island

The friendly isle

By Cali Bagby

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ump on the ferry for a 45-minute ride from Anacortes to Lopez Island. Then drive just 4 miles to the village, the hub of the island. While in your car be prepared to wave to fellow motorists- friendliness is one of the island’s charms.

If you arrive on bike you can tour the flat terrain, which makes it such a popular cycling destination. So popular that the islands hosts the Tour de Lopez, an annual non-competitive bicycle tour through the scenic landscape of the island on the last weekend in April. Throughout the year look for different activities, like the Winter Village Gathering held on the Friday after Thanksgiving at dusk. Also, check the bulletin boards at the markets for announcements about art shows, concerts and cultural and social events.

Visitors can spend time browsing through the various shops and stop for lunch or have a coffee at one of the cafes or eateries. Accommodations on the island include a motel, bed and breakfasts, vacation home rentals and three campgrounds. For outdoor lovers, Lopez has beaches to dig your toes into and vistas to marvel. Odlin County Park and Spencer Spit State Park are great places to enjoy a barbecue or a picnic while admiring winged wildlife like Peregrine Falcons and Osprey. Iceberg Point, Shark Reef Park and Watmough Head offer solitude and perhaps even an orca whale sighting.

For more information, contact the Lopez Island Chamber of Commerce, 877-433-2789 or www.lopezisland.com.

Where to find it on Lopez:

Animal Shelter

Animal Protection Society: 360-468-2591

ATMS

Islanders Bank, Lopez Village Lopez Village Market, Lopez Village

Banks

Islanders Bank, Lopez Village, 360-468-2295

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File Photo

Dentists

Bayview Dental Center, 360-468-2551

Ferry Information

Washington State Ferries: 511 in state; 1-888-808-7977.

Fuel

Lopez Village Market, 360-468-2266; Lopez Garage, 360468-2228; Islandale, 360-468-2315.

Groceries and supplies

Blossom Organic Groceries, 360-468-2204 Lopez Village Market, 360-468-2266 Islandale Southender, 360-468-2315

Laundry

Lopez Islander Resort, 360-468-2233 Keep It Clean, Fisherman Bay Road, no telephone.

Medical

Lopez Island Medical Clinic, 360-468-2245

Pharmacy

Lopez Island Pharmacy, 360-468-2616

Post Office

Lopez Village, 360-468-2282

Public restrooms

Ferry landing; Lopez Village Park; Odlin Park; Shark Reef Park; Spencer Spit State Park.

Visitor Information

Lopez Chamber of Commerce, 360-468-4664, www.lopezisland.com San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau, 360-378-3277, www.visitsanjuans.com

Veterinary services

Ark Veterinary Clinic, 360-468-2477 11

LOPEZ ISLAND

The Friendly Island

One World, Many Stories!

360-468-2265 On the corner of Hummel Lake Rd. and Fisherman Bay Rd.

www.lopezlibrary.org

Since 1977 Open Every Day www.BlossomGrocery.com

Lopez Village • 360-468-2204

Seraphim Soap & Lotus Bars Made on Lopez Island 19 different soaps scented with Pure Botanical Essential Oils

Quil e h

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• Quilting & Sewing Supplies • Antique Quilt Restoration • Commissioned quilts • Classes & Personalized Instruction

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Local Organic Fair Trade

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Open every day at 10am /Closed Sunday

Tue. – Sat. 11-5 77 Village Road, Lopez Island

Anne Dawson 468-4677

Islehaven Books & Borzoi

General & Kid's Books, Regional Books & Cards, Puzzles, Local Prints and more!

468-2132

Lopez Village Plaza www.islehavenbooks.com islehaven@rockisland.com

360-468-4013

www.villagecycles.net

Lotus Bars (lotion in a solid bar)

Nourishing oils blended into a silky body rub.

Available on Lopez at the Pharmacy, Blossom Organic Grocery, and Just Heavenly Fudge Factory & in Friday Harbor at Island Studios

In the Village www.lopezisland.com

Lopez Village Market

“…the food is so good, the setting so beautiful..” ~ Sunset Magazine

162 Weeks Road, Lopez Island,WA

The Galley Restaurant

Fresh Produce, Meat & Seafood Deli & Bakery Groceries, Beer & Wine

Serving the freshest and best the islands have to offer, with fun, flair and creativity. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for the whole family every day – Spectacular wine list. See us online at www.galleylopez.com

Locally Owned Since 1959 Organic

(360)468-2713 www.getmarriedonlopez.com

360-468-2266 Juice Bar & Cafe

Certified By Agricultural Resources Committee of San Juan County

Established 1972

Lopez Island Realty Gary Berg, Broker-Owner P.O. Box 9, Lopez, WA 98261

Office: (360) 468-2291 Fax: (360) 468-3113 Toll free: 1-866-632-1100 Email: lopezisland@rockisland.com Website: lopezislandrealty.com 12

Lopez ViLLage properties Real Estate and Vacation Rentals

BarBara Pickering • DesignateD Broker karlena Pickering • Broker 360.468.5055

LopezVillageProperties.com 134 Eads Lane, Lopez Island 98261

Fresh Organic Local soups • salads • quesadill a s • wr aps smoothies • baked goods

Open Monday – Saturday 468-4740 Lopez Village

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San Juan Island Lots to do all year

Scott Rasmussen photo

By Scott Rasmussen

Dad likes to golf. Mom likes to shop.

And the kids, well, what they really want is a birds-eye view of those killer whales that they've heard so much about, and then go see a movie, or maybe go swimming or bowling or skateboarding, and grab a pizza, of course, afterwards.

On San Juan Island, you'll fi nd the whole family is in luck.

You can do all the above and more, perhaps all in one day, if you get up and out the door early enough.

When you step off the ferry in Friday Harbor, you've arrived at the heartbeat of San Juan Island. The Town of Friday Harbor, one of Puget Sound's last remaining 19th-century wooden fishing villages and the only incorporated town in San Juan County, boasts a year-round population of just over 2,000 that seemingly quadruples with the hustle and bustle of a steady stream of visitors and part-time residents on any given summer day.

As the island's commercial core, Friday Harbor is home to numerous art galleries, an assortment of outdoor parks, a movie theater, an art museum, a historical museum, a military museum and a whale museum as well.

And whether you're after a quick bite to eat or in search of an evening of fi ne-dinning, there's an abundance of quality restaurants and fi rst-class cafes downtown that can satisfy the palate and the pocketbook of just about anyone.

The town is also home to the bustling Port of Friday Harbor, caretaker of one of the most charming and liveliest marinas in all of north Puget Sound. Soak up the sunshine while strolling the docks or kick back in the shade for a change of pace and enjoy live music and a view of the harbor at the SPR INGTIDE 2011/12

port's Jack Fairweather Park.

Speaking of sunshine, here's a fact to keep in mind. San Juan, like its sister islands, lies in the rain shadow of the Olympic Peninsula and that effect produces 247 days of sunshine a year, on average. Don't forget the sunscreen. You're liable to soak up a lot of rays with so much sunshine reflecting off the waters that surround the island.

Geography is a key reason why San Juan Island is such a sought-after place for summer vacation.

And it's on the west side of the island that you'll find San Juan's rugged beauty in full display. Situated closer to Canada than mainland U.S.A., the west side is no more than a 15-minute drive from Friday Harbor and there you'll find dazzling sunsets, sweeping vistas and stunning views of the Olympic Mountains and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

There's more than 3,000 acres open to the public and nearly all the parks and nature preserves on the west side offer an opportunity to tip-toe along the waterfront.

Here you'll find a state park with a historic lighthouse, a picnic area and an area devoted to land-based whale watching, a campground with mooring and a boat ramp, a pair of National Park Service historic parks and mile after mile after mile of hiking trails.

All told, the west side features 30-plus miles of shoreline that dip into the water of Haro Strait, one of the most heavily traveled shipping lanes on the West Coast and a favorite hunting ground of the region's resident, and endangered, killer whales.

It's also one of the sweetest spots on the planet from which to launch a kayak.

For more information and maps of San Juan Island, visit 13

San Juan island the Chamber of Commerce, 135 Spring St., downtown Friday Harbor; 360-378-5240, www.sanjuanisland.org.

Where to find it on San Juan Animal shelter

Friday Harbor Animal Protection, 1 Shelter Road, Friday Harbor. 360-378-2158.

Summer Treats at San Juan Community Theatre!

Barbershop Bonanza Gimme Some Lovin’ Band Dance Happy Chamber Music San Juans The Little Mermaid Hapa Abbey Road Live!

The Real Inspector Hound KWIT Radio Hour David Bromberg

June 5 June 10 June 18 June 25 July 2 July 9 July 23 July 29-30 & August 5-7, 11-13 August 25-28 & Sept. 1-4 September 17

San Juan Community Theatre

360-378-3210 • www.sjctheatre.org

ATMS

Doctor’s Office, 85 Front St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-8865.

Hotel de Haro, Roche Harbor Village. 360-378-2155.

King’s Market, 160 Spring St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-4505.

The Big Store, 420 Argyle Ave., Friday Harbor. 360-378-2424.

The Little Store, 285 Spring St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-4422.

Banks

Islanders Bank, 225 Blair Ave., Friday Harbor. 360-378-2265.

Key Bank, 95 Second St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-2111.

Wells Fargo Bank, 305 Argyle Ave., Friday Harbor. 360-3782128.

Whidbey Island Bank, 535 Market St., FH. 360-370-5641.

Bettie

Lindsay

Chris

Judy

A.J.

Beauty Technicians for your every need Left to Right: Bettie Wilde, Lindsay Johnson, Chris DeFilipps, Judy Hackworth, A.J. Kind 30 0 Spring St re et • 378 -2222 • Friday Harb or

Italian Specialties, Seafood and Steaks

Summer Hours 4:00pm to 9:00pm 7 Days A Week Winter Hours 4:00pm to 9:00pm Tuesday-Saturday Happy Hour Weekdays 4:00pm to 5:30pm

Reservations Suggested - Call 360-378-1934 165 West Street, Friday Harbor, WA www.vinnysfridayharbor.com 14

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San Juan island

Convenience stores

Roche Harbor General Store, 360-378-5562.

Mosquito Fleet Mercantile, 1 Harrison St., No. 2, Friday Harbor. 360-378-4190.

The Big Store, 420 Argyle Ave., Friday Harbor. 360-378-2424.

The Little Store, 285 Spring St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-4422.

Ferry information

Washington State Ferries: 511 (in state), 360-378-8665 (Friday Harbor), 888-808-7977 (elsewhere). www.wsdot/wa.gov/ferries

Groceries

Friday Harbor MarketPlace, Market Street, Friday Harbor.

360-378-3238.

King’s Market, 160 Spring St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-4505.

Laundry

Blue Sky Laundry, Web Street & Sunshine Alley, Friday Harbor.

Sunshine Dry Cleaners, 80 Web St., Friday Harbor. 360-3787223.

Roche Harbor Village.

Medical

Emergency 911 (by cellphone, 360-378-4141) Inter-Island Medical Center, 550 Spring St., FH. 360-378-2141.

San Juan Healthcare, 689 Airport Center, Suite B, Friday

See SAN JUAN, Page 17

Cannery Landing Businesses

25%OFF 1 item limit 1 per person with this ad

Open 7 days a week

360-378-7222

15%OFF

At the ferry landing in Friday Harbor

Creative gifts and wares for pet lovers of all ages. T-shirts, handbags, mugs, magnets, jewelry, cookbooks, calendars, notecards, local artwork by island artists.

All sales benefit the Animal Protection Society of Friday Harbor 26 Cannery Landing Friday Harbor, WA Next to the Ferry Dock 378-2159 Wed. – Sat. 10am – 4pm

Whale Watching

Purchase with this coupon

Fresh Island Coffee Gourmet Chocolates Ice Cream Wholesale • Retail Mail Order

18 Cannery Landing Friday Harbor

360-378-4443 • 800-624-4119

Tours Leaving Daily

360.378.3744

www.legacycharters.org • info@legacycharters.org

Transit, Tours & Charters

$15.00 Day Pass

378-8887

Island Treasures Souvenirs, Jewelery Tee-shirts Sweatshirts Jackets Gifts 378-4013 Hours: 10–6, Daily 22 years in Friday Harbor

Whale Watching $10.00 to Whale Watch Park

Hourly Departures To: Roche Harbor Resort, Lavendar Farm, Vineyards Alpaca Ranch, Sculpture Park Hiking Trails, and more

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Friendly Businesses of Friday Harbor

San Juan island

... where

courtesy is a civic trait

OfďŹ ce Supplies, Furniture, Printers, Ink & more Arts, Crafts, Cards & Party Supplies

Office Center NW 747 Spring Street 378-4800 OPEN: 9–6 M-F, 10–4 Sat

NEW! Great Subs Fast and Affordable

#1 in the Northwest and San Juan Islands

Anne Clauson 360-303-4221 Jim Carroll 360-298-5034 www.ActionIslandsTeam.com

Next to the Ferry Lanes 180 First Street

Come for a Visit, Stay for Life

By Mystical Mermaid

800-262-3596

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We feature “Heart Healthy� Meals.

Hours: Daily 7 am - 4 pm

Rich’s

174 N. 1st Friday Harbor

TAKE OUT ORDERS

378-6505

Wireless Internet Access Available

Continuing a Tradition of Fine Art by Island Artists for Two Decades Gift Gallery

Made in the San Juan Islands WA

Owner, Claudia Fullerton

270 Spring Street, Friday Harbor, WA 98250 r www.islandstudios.com

Be Chic Boutique

clothes you’ll love 360.378.6454

125 Spring Street

Gift Certificates 605 Mullis St., Friday Harbor, 360 378 5122

Teri McPadden

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Copies • Faxing • Printing Digital Photos & More!

Check out all our services at www.printonyx.com!

~ Fresh Island Dining ~ Reservations 360.378.4878

www.ducksoupinn.com

50 Duck Soup Lane off Roche Harbor Road

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SAN JUAN ISLAND

SAN JUAN FROM 15 Harbor. 360-378-1338.

Roche Har bor Village Spring Street Landing Sunshine Alley in Friday Harbor

Rental cars, mopeds, taxis, and transit

Post offices

Blair Avenue at Reed Street, Friday Harbor. 360-378-4511.

Roche Harbor Village. 360-378-2155.

Public restrooms

American & English Camps Friday Harbor ferry landing Friday Harbor Marina Jackson’s Beach Lime Kiln State Park

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Bob’s Taxi & Tours, 360-378-6777.

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Anacortes Gateway to the San Juans

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s you pull into Anacortes, perched on the rim of the sea between the mainland and the islands, you can shift into vacation mode and get ready to explore.

Mount Erie might catch your attention first, jutting out of the landscape like a battering ram on the south side of the city. From its 1,300-foot peak you can feast on a panoramic view of Skagit Valley farmlands, Whidbey Island and the San Juan Islands archipelago.

Cap Sante might be next: the enormous hunk of rock at the north end of the waterfont creates a protected harbor, home to a publicly owned marina and one of the largest commercial fishing fleets in Washington state. You can park and picnic at the very tip of the Cap and watch the city’s bustling waterfront.

At the city’s west end, just beyond the ferry terminal, is 220acre Washington Park featuring 75 campsites, a boat launch, a playground, sandy beaches, restrooms, a picnic shelter, and lots and lots of waterfront.

That’s just a taste of the many opportunities for outdoor recreation Anacortes has to offer. Of the city’s 14 square miles, which include two square miles of water, 50 percent is either parkland or forests.

If you’re wondering about the name “Anacortes,” wonder no

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more: the city bears the name of Anna Curtis Bowman, wife of one of the first settlers to stake a claim on Fidalgo Island. Yup, Anacortes is on an island. Fidalgo Island was named after Salvador Fidalgo, a Spanish explorer and map-maker, who cruised the area in the 1790s under Spanish naval commander Fransico de Eliza. The town has historically been engaged in fishing, lumber production and boatbuilding.

Anacortes is also the ancestral home of the Samish people.

The Samish Indian Nation is a leader in regional habitat restoration projects and owns an art gallery in Old Town that features the works of Native American artists of the Pacific Northwest.

The city is home to about 16,500 residents, equal to the entire population of San Juan County, and they’re a lively group.

Whether it’s art galleries, antique shops, museums, restaurants or music you’re into, there’s always something going on downtown.

Anacortes Waterfront Festival

Combine a street fair with a boat show, and a car show, and a swap meet, and boat building demonstrations, and then add a whole lot of music and an assortment of food, and what do you get? Find out May 21 and 22.

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Shipwreck Day

An annual one-day flea market and citywide garage sale held July 16. Each year the city blocks off several downtown streets to accommodate this campy, large-scale community favorite.

What the Heck Fest

The event runs July 15-17. At the heart of the festival is a community dinner show and concert, while performers pop up at different venues to offer up their best in music, movies, literature and art.

Anacortes Arts Festival

The main course of this annual weekend event, Aug. 5-7, is lots of live music and art in every sort of medium imaginable. Prefestival events include a July 22 “Paper Boys” concert and a July 30 “Art Dash” run.

Oyster Run

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Arts

& Entertainment Lopez Island This island may be small, but offers a diverse group of artists working in block prints, bronze and metal sculpture, photography, pine-needle baskets, watercolors, weavings, wood carvings and more. You'll find artists' works in many galleries in Lopez Village and also in local restaurants and businesses. If you’re looking for theater and music, check out Lopez Center for the Community and Arts.

Orcas Island

You must visit Orcas Center, the largest venue on the island, located north of Eastsound and catch a show. For summer entertainment, Eastsound Village Green dazzles its audience with an outdoor stage. You can also check out the Odd Fellows Hall, featuring dance and music, and the Orcas Grange, home to The Actors Theatre of Orcas Island. There’s also Emmanuel Episcopal Church, which has live music during the summer.

San Juan Island Stepping off the ferry you might hear a free concert at Jack

Fairweather Park next to Friday Harbor Marina. Walk up Spring Street and find the San Juan Islands Museum of Art. Want to see more? Just keep walking through downtown. Friday Harbor has about 13 art galleries and studios. At the end of Second Street is San Juan Community Theatre. At the other end of the island, near the entrance to Roche Harbor, is Westcott Bay Sculpture Park. Catch a performance by Island Stage Left and other entertainment.

Art Museums Orcas Island

Lambiel Museum, 360-376-4544, www.lambielmuseum.com.

Tours by appointment.

San Juan Island

San Juan Islands Museum of Art, 285 Spring St, Friday Harbor. 360-370-5050, www.sjima.org.

Westcott Bay Sculpture Park, Roche Harbor. 360-370-5050, www.sjima.org.

Performing Arts Lopez Island

Lopez Center for Community and the Arts, 204 Village Road, 360-468-2203, www.lopezcenter.com

Orcas Island

Odd Fellows Hall, 112 Haven Road, Eastsound, 360-3765640, www.oddshall.org.

Orcas Center, 917 Mount Baker Road, Eastsound. 360-3762281, www.orcascenter.org.

Orcas Grange/Actors Theater of Orcas, Orcas Road, Eastsound. 360-376-2917.

San Juan Island

Island Stage Left, 1062 Wold Road, San Juan Island. 360-378-

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5649, www.islandstageleft.org.

San Juan Community Theatre, 100 Second St., Friday Harbor. 360-378-3210, www.sjctheatre.org.

Galleries and Studios Lopez Island

Jean Behnke, art consultant by appointment, 360-468-3893.

Chimera Gallery, Lopez Village, 360-468-3265.

Colin Goode Gallery & Studio, 95 Village Road, 360-468-4715.

Gallery 10, Colleen James, Lopez Village, 360-468-4910.

Heart Days, 222 Cross Road. Studio open May through September, or call for appointment: (360) 468-2913.

Island Fibers, by appointment, (360) 468-2467.

Lopez Co-op of Fine Craft Artisans, 265 Lopez Road, Bay Building, Lopez Village, (360) 468-3818.

Lydia Arts, by appointment, 360-468-4998.

Christa Malay Studios & Gallery, 341 Shoal Bay Lane, 360468-2159.

Red House Pottery, 94 Islandale Road, 360-468-3028.

Ron Norman Metal Sculpture Studio, by appointment, 360468-3642.

Steve Horn Photography, Friendly Isle Building, Lopez Village, (360) 468-2100.

Windswept Studios and Fine Art Gallery, 783 Port Stanley Road, (360) 468-2557.

Orcas Island

Gayle Keith Ashley Gallery/Studio, 109 North Beach Road, Eastsound Square, 360-376-3878.

Crow Valley Pottery (The Cabin), 2274 Orcas Road, 360-3764260.

Crow Valley Pottery & Gallery, 296 Main St., Eastsound, 360376-5260.

Dwight Duke Studios, call for appointment, 360-376-6544.

Howe Art Gallery, 1/4 mile west of Eastsound, 360-376-2945.

James Hardman Gallery, 11 Point Lawrence Road, Olga, 360376-4588.

Jerry Weatherman/Olga Pottery, 6928 Olga Road, Olga, 360376-4648.

Orcas Arts & Gifts by Suzanne, 245 Main St., 360-941-7297.

Orcas Island Artworks, 11 Point Lawrence Road, Olga, 360376-4408.

Orcas Island Pottery, 338 Old Pottery Road, 360-376-2813.

The Right Place, 2915 Enchanted Forest Road, 360-376-4023.

Spees Art, 111 Harper Road, 360-376-4084.

The Waterfront Gallery, 344 Prune Alley, 360-376-5949.

San Juan Island

Anne Sheridan Photography, 135 Second St., 360-378-7286.

Arctic Raven Gallery, 130 S. First St., 360-378-3433.

Bison Gallery, 65 Nichols St., 360-370-5699.

Concepia, 310A Spring St., 378-FOTO. Dan Levin Originals, 50 First St., 360-378-2051.

Friday Harbor Art Studio & Custom Framing, 30 Web St., 360-378-5788.

Gallery San Juan & Framing, 232 A St., Suite 6, 360-378-1376.

GreenWinds, 210 Nichols St., Suite B (upstairs), 360-378-3558.

Stewart Luckman, 143 Sweetgrass Lane, Portland Fair. 360370-5302.

Matthew Gray Palmer, sculptor, and Danielle Dean Palmer, photographer, 835-A Argyle Ave., 360-370-5520.

Island Fire Arts, 85 Front St., 360-370-5057.

Island Studios, 270 Spring St., 360-378-6550.

Michael Bertrand Photography, Roche Harbor Village, 360317-6622.

Studio 210, 210 Nichols St. No telephone.

Waterworks Gallery, 315 Spring St., 360-378-3060.

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Biking

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By Colleen Smith Armstrong f there is one island activity that appeals to all ages and skill levels, it’s bicycling. The three main islands offer terrain that is suitable for just about anyone who likes to cycle. Here’s a rundown of the bicycling opportunities on each island.

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a switchback section in the middle that averages two miles at over 10 percent grade. In Moran State Park there are several mountain-biking trails open, depending on the season.

For an easier ride, loop through West Sound or into Deer Harbor. The ride into Eastsound through pastoral Crow Valley is relaxing with its tree-lined, quiet roads.

Lopez Island

San Juan Island

Lopez is perfect for more relaxed cyclists. With its flat roads, you can take your time and relish the scenery. Bike from the ferry landing to town, enjoy a picnic lunch, and check out what the village has to offer. For an afternoon jaunt, head down to the south end of the island to either Agate Beach or Watmough Bight. Or visit Spencer Spit State Park on the northeast corner of the island or Shark Reef Sanctuary on the southwest corner.

Lopez is also home to the annual Tour de Lopez, a non-competitive event that attracts bicyclists from up and down the coast.

For information on the tour, visit www.lopezisland.com.

Orcas Island

Are you ready for some serious mountain biking? For those who salivate at the thought of Category 1 climbs, there is the challenge of Mount Constitution, which rises 2,400 feet above sea level. A strong cyclist can make it from the ferry landing to the top of Constitution in about two-and-a-half hours. There’s

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If Lopez and Orcas are the two extremes, San Juan meets cyclists in the middle. On the west side, the views are stunning.

The easiest road heads out to Roche Harbor. It has good visibility and is smooth. Head south to American Camp and enjoy sweeping views across the Strait of Juan de Fuca. If the weather’s really clear, you’ll be treated to views of Mount Baker and, sometimes, Mount Rainier. Note to mountain bikers: Roche Harbor owns property abutting state Department of Natural Resources land; cyclists can share the footpaths with hikers, dogs and horses. Pull off and park at the intersection of Roche Harbor Road and West Valley Road.

Bicycle & Moped Rentals Lopez Island

Lopez Bicycle Works, 2847 Fisherman Bay Road, Lopez Island. 360-468-2847, www.lopezbicycleworks.com.

Village Cycles, bike rentals, repairs and accessories, 9 Old Post Road, Suite A, Lopez Village, (360)468-4013, www.villagecycles.net.

Orcas Island

Dolphin Bay Bicycles, at the Orcas Ferry Landing, Orcas Village. 360-376-4157 or 360-317-6734, www.rockisland. com/~dolphin/ Orcas Mopeds, at the Orcas ferry landing. 360-376-5266, www.orcasmopeds.com.

Wildlife Cycles, 350 North Beach Road, Eastsound. 360-3764708, www.wildlifecycles.com.

San Juan Island

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Island Bicycles, 380 Argyle Ave., Friday Harbor. 360-3784941, www.islandbicycles.com.

Susie’s Mopeds, 125 Nichols St., Friday Harbor and in Roche Harbor at the main resort entrance. 360-378-5244, www.susiesmopeds.com.

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Camping Paradise outside your tent

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Camping in the San Juan Islands: Sunny days, starry nights and the waterfront at your fingertips. Visit www.co.san-juan. wa.us/Parks/ to make reservations. For state parks, visit www.parks.wa.gov.

Lopez Island Odlin County Park: 80 acres near the ferry landing, 30 shoreline and wooded campsites, boat ramp, dock, firewood, hiking trails, softball field. No showers.

Limited RV space. Call 360-378-8420.

Spencer Spit State Park: 138 acres, 37 campsites, three group camps, 16 mooring buoys, 1.5 miles of waterfront on the south end of Swift’s Bay. Call 360-4682251.

Orcas Island

Moran State Park: 5,252 acres, 151 campsites, 30 miles of trails, showers.

Eleven miles of bike trails; six miles for horseback riding. Mount Constitution, the county’s tallest peak, features a 360-degree view. Cascade Lake has a sandy beach, a dock and playground equipment; canoes, kayaks and paddle boats. Kitchen shelter can be reserved for large groups. Call 360-376-2326.

San Juan Island

San Juan County Park: 12 acres, 20 campsites. Boat ramp for easy boat and kayak access into Small Pox Bay. Restrooms but no showers. Reserve group sites in advance. Call 360-378-8420.

Shaw Island

Shaw Island County Park: 60 acres on Indian Cove, 11 campsites, a boat launch and the longest stretch of white sand in SPR INGTIDE 2011/12

the San Juans. No water in winter. Call 360-378-8420.

Marine parks

A dozen outer islands offer campsites first-come, first-served, and generally fill up fast. Jones and Sucia islands have group campsites which can be reserved.

Blind Island Marine Park: three-acre island has four campsites, four mooring buoys and great crabbing.

Patos, the county’s northernmost island: 207 acres, seven campsites, historic 1893 lighthouse.

Turn Island: 35 acre island and wildlife refuge, 12 campsites, three buoys.

Other marine parks with campsites: Clark Island, east of Orcas Island; James Island, west of Decatur Island; and Posey and Stuart islands, north of San Juan. Call 360-376-2073.

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Doe Bay Resort & Retreat, Orcas Island, 360-376-2291, www.doebay.com.

Over 30 sea view and wooded campsites, cabins and yurts, beaches, kayak tours, rustic waterfront café, soaking tubs and sauna.

Lakedale Resort, San Juan Island, 360378-2350, www.lakedale.com. 82 acres, 90 campsites, six RV sites, 15 canvas cabins, three trout-stocked lakes, beach volleyball, paddleboats, rowboats and canoes, showers, several swim areas and a general store.

Lopez Farm Cottages and Tent Camping, Lopez Island, 800-440-3556, www. lopezfarmcottages.com. 30 acres, 10 campsites with bathrooms and showers, five cottages, badminton court, meadows and orchards. No kids or pets.

Mitchell Bay Landing, San Juan Island, www.mitchellbaylanding.com, 360-3789296. Camp sites for tents, RVs, vehicles.

Porta-Potties with handwashing stations, potable bottled water and well water.

Snug Harbor Marina Resort, San Juan Island, 360-378-4762, www.snugresort. com. Forest campsites, boat launch, kayaking and whale watch tours, marina.

West Beach Resort, Orcas Island, 877-WEST-BCH, www.westbeachresort. com. 21 cottages, five tent cabins, 15 campsites, five RV hookups, boat launch, general store, laundromat.

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Farmers Markets Orchards and Vineyards

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you may see newborn lambs, alpaca crias, piglets, goat kids and other babies.

Many farms practice organic, sustainable agriculture, like the famous Bullock’s Permaculture Farm on Orcas.

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hydro. Unusual crops include bamboo, kiwis, sedum, espalier apples, pumpkins and lavender. Offerings include crop harvesting festivals, classes in fiber spinning, knitting or cooking, and even overnight farm-stays for a true up-close agricultural experience.

Please check visiting hours before stopping by. Farm guides by island are available at http://sanjuan.wsu.edu/agriculture/AgMarketing.html.

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Join shoppers on the green, browsing for fresh beets, edible flower petal salad, squash blooms, or those to-die-for sunny heirloom tomatoes you’ll never find in your supermarket. As you load your basket with posies of dahlias and snapdragons, free-range eggs or grass-fed beef, the smell of hot grilled oysters, falafel and freshly brewed chai SPR INGTIDE 2011/12

FARMERS MARKETS, ORCHARDS, AND VINEYARDS will lure you toward the lunch vendors.

Arts and crafts offerings include hand-felted wool children’s toys from island-pastured sheep, jewelry made from naturally expired butterflies’ wings or heirloom roses, recycled marine metal sculptures, drift wood furniture, handblown glass, pottery and hand-crafted soaps, lotions and balms. Web site: www. orcasislandfarmersmarket.org.

San Juan

San Juan Island Farmers Market

For a tasty Sunday brunch, you’ll find fresh salad, sweet pea hummus, sushi, crispy egg rolls or fresh whole cream scones. Market artisans also offer island mementos like handmade pesto, herbinfused vinegars, woven goods, or wool comforters. There’s also music and kids’ activities.

Along with organic berries, apples and vegetables, farmers offer locally grown beef, lamb, goat meat, goat cheese, sausage and duck and chicken eggs.

You can also find fresh-caught salmon, smoked salmon, halibut, king crab and black cod. See www.sjifarmersmarket. com.

San Juan Vineyards

Stroll through San Juan Vineyards’ rolling 30 acres, visiting the planed vineyard and quaint, tiny chapel. A historic 1896 schoolhouse houses a tasting room and gift shop. In September or October you can watch the harvesting and crushing of the grapes. Located at 3136 Roche Harbor Road. Call 360-378WINE (9463).

Westcott Bay Orchards

Call 360-378-4248 or 866-819-1911.

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Lopez Village Farmers Market

Visit the Saturday Farmers Market at the heart of Lopez village for a taste of small island life. You might hear a local fiddler, guitarist, accordion player, a band of teens or children making music on the grass. You’ll find many organic and locally raised fruits, veggies, beef, pork, oysters and clams.

Pick up a ginger lemonade for a zesty apertif, visit the crepe stand for a snack.

Stalls offer herbal concoctions and vinegars, handmade woolen items, soaps and quilts. The market runs from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. from May 15 to mid-September.

Call 360-468-2738.

Lopez Island Vineyard & Winery

Stop by and wander through the garden or vineyards, then sip a glass or two at the tasting room overlooking the garden or join the fall grape harvesting party. Master Winemaker Brent Charnley offers a wealth of wine lore and practices organic viticulture.

Call 360-468-3644. Also has a storefront on North Beach Road in Eastsound on Orcas Island.

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Wander the 20-acre farm’s scented fields or browse the gift shop for lavender bath and body products. Annual Lavender Harvest Festival on July 16-17.

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Stop by Westcott Bay Orchards to taste amber-gold artisanal ciders, carefully blended from fresh-pressed vintage apple varieties like Kingston Black and Sweet Coppin from the 1880s, when San Juan Island was a major fruit producing area. Call 360-378-3880.

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Golfing

Islands’ courses are beautiful, challenging

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By Scott Rasmussen

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ach one is as scenic as it is challenging. All three are well-stocked with rental clubs, equipment and carts. And with snow-capped mountains ringing the horizon and 247 days of sunshine a year, on average, the San Juans

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can’t be beat for a day of fun out on the golf course.

Golfers of all stripes and skill, from the novice to the scratch, to the once-inevery-blue-moon, can find what they’re looking for at any of the nine-hole courses on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands.

All three are open to the public, and are supported and utilized by an enthusiastic and active membership as well.

While similar in many ways, each course has its own unique character.

Here’s a sample at a glance: Nestled in the heart of picturesque Crow Valley, Orcas Island Golf Club captures the spirit of an old Scottish country club and offers just the right blend of charm and challenge with its dipsydoodle fairways and strategically placed water hazards and sand traps. The course is located about five miles from the ferry landing and no more than three from Eastsound village. Its centerpiece is an expansive farmhouse, built in the 1880s, that’s been converted into a clubhouse.

It features a driving range that’s proven exceedingly popular since it was installed several years ago.

The course spans 5,145 yards, for a round of 18, and par is 71.

Lopez Island Golf Club features a series of gently rolling, fairly skinny fairways that are mostly lined by trees.

The course covers 5,304 yards for 18 holes and includes three par 3 holes, four par 4 holes and a pair of par 5’s, including the notorious No. 5, which plays longer than its 509 yards from tee to cup, especially in the event of strong northerly winds.

In keeping with the laid-back nature that is Lopez, the golf course, located just

south of Lopez Village, is equally informal as well. Open daily, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the club house is manned by volunteers and club members, and tee times are not required nor are they taken. It’s first come, first served.

With snow-capped Mount Baker looming on the eastern horizon and the Olympic mountains to the south, and with the sparkling waters of Griffin Bay just off shore, San Juan Golf & Country Club is as scenic a course as one can hope to find. But don’t take it lightly, as this 9-hole course is rated the secondtoughest in the region, according to the Northwest Pacific Golf Association.

While par for 18 holes is 71, the course record is 65.

San Juan Golf & Country Club hosts one of the island’s premier summertime events, the annual San Juan Island Celebrity Golf Classic. The Classic, which takes place in early June, is the longestrunning charitable event on the island, with proceeds benefiting a long-list of island-based non-profits, like the animal shelter and family resource center. Past Classic celebrities include former Mariners slugger Edgar Martinez, NFL and UW quarterback Sonny Sixkiller, and Alan White, drummer for the legendary rock band Yes.

Contact information

Lopez Island Golf Club – (360) 4682679; www.lopezislandgolfclub.com Orcas Island Golf Club – (360) 3764400; www.orcasgolf.com San Juan Golf & Country Club – (360) 378-2254; www.sanjuangolf.com.

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Hiking

Take a walk on the wild side

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Lopez Island Upright Head: Upright Head is a hike within easy distance from the ferry landing. Enjoy the 20-acre rugged bluff featuring towering firs tracing the shoreline and a web of trails that zigzag under evergreens and madrones. That peaceful body of water to the east of the ferry landing is Shoal Bay, and to the north are Harney and Upright channels, and a sweeping view of Orcas and Shaw Islands.

Odlin County Park: Hikers at the park’s 100-acre forest can enjoy nearly three miles of criss-crossing trails. The mainly flat, traversing trails meander along a steep shoreline bluff looking over Upright Channel to the west and out on to Shaw Island. The park is part of the 140-mile Cascadia Marine Trail system that spans Puget Sound and the Salish Sea. Hummel Lake: If picnicking and a gentle stroll is your style, consider the 80-acre nature preserve that is the freshwater Hummel Lake. Located close to Lopez Village, it is a convenient location with a car park, board walk and fishing dock.

Lopez Hill: Centrally located, Lopez Hill is the island’s tallest peak, at 535 feet, spanning 400 acres. The trail from base to the summit winds through shady slopes, canyons, open meadows and prairie land. The summit will give you views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and beyond to the south.

Shark Reef: If you are traveling to the south end of the island, make sure not to miss the jewel that is Shark Reef. An easy stroll through the forest takes you out to a rocky stretch of coast land that gives a clear view to Cattle Point on San Juan Island.

Orcas Island Moran State Park: Hike 30 miles of trails for all different abilities including Mount Constitution, standing at 2,409 feet, making it the highest point in the San Juans. At the entrance to the road leading to the top of Mount Constitution, near the Cascade Lake recreation area, a very large map lists the route, terrain and distance of the majority of the paths and trails. Located on the eastern side of the island, the 5,000-plus-acre park is overflowing with old growth forests, lush alpine meadows, five lakes and one of Washington State Park’s most popular campgrounds located along the shoreline.

Turtleback Mountain: Two trails lead to the top of the second tallest peak in the San Juans, Turtleback Mountain, standing at 1,520 feet. The southern route, though steeper, is more popular as it provides sweeping views all the way to the summit. At a leisurely pace, you’ll need over an hour to reach the top. The northern trail is more heavily wooded and passes through oldSPR INGTIDE 2011/12

growth forests, wetlands and an open meadow or two.

Obstruction Pass/Killebrew Lake: Obstruction Pass is at the very tip of the southeast side at the entrance to East Sound. The 80-acre state-owned recreation site hosts a dozen spartan camp sites and a rocky beach surrounded by an expansive cove on the waterfront. Hikers can reach the beach with an easy mile-long walk from the parking lot at Trailhead Road, which connects to Obstruction Pass Road. Killebrew Lake is about five miles east of the ferry landing.

San Juan Island

There’s not enough time in one day to do every hike on the west side of San Juan Island, so set aside two or three days to explore.

Mount Finlayson/South Beach: Mount Finlayson is more like a hill standing only 295 feet tall. It is located on the southern tip of the island and is one of the most popular hiking areas for locals and visitors. For a close-up view of the Olympic Mountains, Haro and Juan de Fuca straits, and Vancouver Island take the ridge line trail. On the north side, a trail drops down from the parking lot into a dense forest, past a pair of saltwater lagoons, and climbs to the top of the ridge where the two trails intersect.

Lime Kiln State Park/Lime Kiln Preserve: The state park and the county-owned nature preserve of more than 210 acres of assorted natural habitat, host a network of hiking trails stretching from the shoreline to a series of rocky cliffs overlooking the Haro Strait and onto Vancouver Island. Other attractions include the historic lighthouse and a killer whale-watch park.

Mount Young: Take a stroll beneath a forested canopy, past an 1860s British Marine cemetery, along open meadows of Garry oaks and then on to a half-mile hike to the summit. The 650-foot summit opens up to a view of the entire south end of the island.

Roche Harbor Highlands/Mitchell Hill: The Highlands, at the north end of the island, have over 10 miles of hiking trails including a 3-mile loop around a large freshwater reservoir, which takes about an hour to circle and leads to Mitchell Hill. Mitchell Hill, a 386-acre state recreation site, features a variety of terrain, dense forests and a seasonal stream. You can enjoy the feeling of being lost in the woods, even though you know you’re not.

Hiking resources online • www.sanjuanislandtrails.org • www.parks.wa.gov • www.sanjuanco.com/parks • www.sjclandbank.org • www.guidetosanjuans.com

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Kayaking

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By Meredith M. Griffith

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liding along the surface of the sea is a wholly different way to experience the San Juan Islands.

Harbor seals pop up just feet away, inspecting your craft with sweet, curious brown eyes like Golden Retrievers’. Sinuous river otter dive for fish with slaps of their shiny tails.

As you slip quietly along the shore you’ll pass slowly enough to examine bright starfish, intertidal sea life and a myriad of seabirds. You might see a bald eagle dive for prey or come upon orca whales, porpoises or sea lions.

First-time kayakers should always paddle with a guide who knows the area, currents, and how far to stay from marine life. Kayak tour companies on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan provide all the equipment you need to have a safe and fun time. Many guides are also trained naturalists.

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Cascadia Kayaks in Lopez Village offers guided kayak trips, kayak classes and lessons, and kayak and bicycle rentals. Lopez Island Kayaks on Fisherman Bay Road provides all the equipment necessary – as well as advice on proper clothing, safety information and training prior to departure.

On Orcas Island, there are many fi ne kayak tour companies that offer trips from several locations: Deer Harbor, Doe Bay, Rosario, West Beach and West Sound.

Kayakers departing from the west side of San Juan Island may be treated to a chance encounter with the resident killer whales that spend a large portion of the summer navigating through the San Juans. Kayakers may also encounter Dall’s porpoise, Minke whales, sea lions and sea birds.

The more adventurous may want to get out and experience the San Juan Islands for a longer period; guides offer

full-day, two- to five-day and week-long trips.

Kayaking can be enjoyed during much of the spring, summer and fall, and is suitable for nearly every age.

Kayak Tours, Rentals Anacortes

Anacortes Kayak Tours, 1801 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 800-992-1801, www.anacorteskayaktours.com.

Sea Kayak Shop, 2515 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes. 360-299-2300, www. seakayakshop.com.

Lopez Island

Cascadia Kayaks, 135 Lopez Road, Building A, 360-468-3008, www.cascadiakayaks.com.

Lopez Island Kayaks, Fisherman Bay Marina. 360-468-2847, www.lopezkayaks.com.

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K ayaking

Orcas Island

Body Boat Blade International, Inc., 310 Prune Alley, Eastsound, 360-376-5388, www. bodyboatblade.com. (Lessons only) Crescent Beach Kayak Rental, 239 Crescent Beach Road, 360-376-2464, www.crescentbeachkayaks.com.

Orcas Island Kayaking, at Lieber Haven Resort and Marina, 1945 Obstruction Pass Road, 360-376-2472, www.orcasislandkayaks.com.

Orcas Outdoors Sea Kayak Tours, at the Orcas ferry landing, 360-376-4611, www.orcasoutdoors.com.

HandCrafted Kayaks, skin-on-frame kayak tours, 360-376-3677 Outer Islands Expeditions, near Smuggler’s Villa Resort, Eastsound, 360-376-3711, www. outerislandx.com.

Shearwater Adventures, 360-376-4699, www.shearwaterkayaks.com.

Spring Bay Kayaking, at Spring Bay Inn, Olga, 360-376-5531, www.springbayinn.com.

West Beach Resort, 190 Waterfront Way, 877-WEST-BCH, www.westbeachresort.com.

San Juan Island

Crystal Seas Kayaking, 70 Spring St., 877732-7877, www.crystalseas.com.

Discovery Sea Kayaks, 185 First St., 866-4612559, www.discoveryseakayak.com.

Jewels of the Sound, yoga and eco-tour adventures, 360-378-5160, www.jewelsofthesound.com.

Mitchell Bay Landing, 360-3789296, www.mitchellbaylanding. com.

Outdoor Odysseys, 1 to 5-day tours, 86 Cedar St., 800-647-4621, www.outdoorodysseys.com.

San Juan Excursions, #2 Spring Street Landing, 800-809-4253, www.watchwhales.com.

San Juan Island Marine Center, Hobie kayak rentals at Spring Street Landing, 360-378-6202, www.sjimarine.com.

San Juan Kayak Expeditions, sea kayak sailing, 745C Tarabochia Lane. 360-378-4436, www.sanjuankayak.com.

San Juan Outfitters, Roche Harbor Marina. 1-866-810-1483, www. sanjuanislandoutfitters.com.

Sea Quest Expeditions, 888-5894253, www.sea-quest-kayak.com.

Snug Harbor Marina, 1997 Mitchell Bay Road, Snug Harbor.

360-378-4762, www.snugresort. com.

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Kids Activities

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Orcas Island

Eastsound offers some great little parks, like Waterfront Park, where the wooded and grassy areas provide a natural barrier to traffic. Walk along Crescent Beach to clamber over heaps of driftwood or rest on a log at North Beach and take in the sunset or skip stones. Check our Farms section to find places where kids can ride ponies, feed and pet alpacas or collect eggs.

Don’t miss Moran State Park. Bring your buckets and shovels to Cascade Lake sandy swimming area and playground. Rent a peddle-boat, lunch at the picnic tables, cast a line from the fishing dock, or follow the trail to the “jumping tree” that leans out over the lake. Visit the salmon hatchery at the day use area, or drive up to the top of Mount Constitution.

The Funhouse play center is packed with entertaining and educational activities for kids. Check scheduled events and hours at www.thefunhouse.org/. Folks as young as two can learn how to use a potter’s wheel at the Right Place Pottery with Trudy Erwin.

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Little ones can ride pedal-powered bi-planes at the Eastsound airport, and Buck Park sports a world class skate park next to soccer fields, a playground, basketball and tennis courts.

Lopez Island

Gentle terrain allows for leisurely bike rides, especially when pulling a tot-trailer. You can prowl the beach and woods at Odlin Park or head to Spencer Spit State Park to watch the ferries go by. Other parks include Shark Reef Park, a short forest hike to a rocky promontory looking out toward San Juan Island, and Agate Beach County Park at the south end of the island, great for bird-watching and tide pools.

For a quiet hour or two, visit the Lopez Island Library. Or stop by the Lopez Historical Museum, in the heart of Lopez Village. The Lopez Island Family Resource Center offers overnight seafaring adventures and a variety of workshops ranging from creative arts, sailing, kayaking, outdoors activities, sports and performing arts for “kids” ages 2 to 99. For more information call 360-468-4117 or visit www.lifrc.org.

San Juan Island

Take in a play or concert at the San Juan Community Theatre, or visit the Whale Museum to learn about the San Juans’ majestic whales. Visit the light house at Lime Kiln State Park, then watch for seals, Dahl porpoises, minke whales or resident orcas passing by. American Camp and English Camp offer a glimpse into history, and False Bay hosts tide pools. South Beach has a sunny bigsky vista with hiking trails through the scrub and a long stretch of sandy beach.

You might want to hike up Mount Young for a beautiful view, play a game of pick-up at Sunken Park’s basketball court, or stroll through the Westcott Bay Reserve sculpture garden. Other parks include San Juan County Park, Jakles Lagoon, Jackson Beach, Deadman Bay, and Small Pox Bay. Lakedale Resort offers small craft rentals, fishing and swimming; Roche Harbor Village and San Juan Fitness also have swimming pools. The San Juan County Fairgrounds offer a playground and a skate park as well. Paradise Lanes has bowling, pool, air hockey, and video games. Check out activities through Park and Rec at www.islandrec.org.

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Museums & Heritage Sites Richard Walker photo

by Scott Rasmussen

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xploring the history of the San Juan Islands is rather easy to do. Images of the human history that set the stage for what the islands are today are tightly woven into the landscape and still fresh at hand. Depending on what bend in the road or turn of the hiking trail you take, you just might stumble upon a rustic-looking barn that’s nearly 100 years old.

Human history began with the comings and goings of various Coast Salish tribes and the eventual formation of villages by several of them. Salish-speaking people, chiefly the Lummi, Samish and Swinomish, fished, hunted, traded and maintained a large presence in the islands until the late 1880s. The main village was situated in what is now the core of Eastsound Village on Orcas Island. Farming, fishing and logging were the mainstays of the islands’ pioneer economy, but the islands’ fractured topography also lured a long line of bootleggers, smugglers and disenchanted sailors.

You can actually reach out and touch the vestiges of what was arguably the most pivotal point in the history of the San Juans, the joint occupation by U.S. and British troops of San Juan Island, from 1859 to 1872. The peaceful settlement of the two nations’ international boundary dispute, commonly referred to as the Pig War, stands as a testament to the power of diplomacy and a defining epoch in island history. Had Kaiser Wilhelm I, who mediated the settlement, sided with the British, the San Juans would belong to Canada. The National Parks Service commemorates the peaceful settlement by keeping much of both military encampments intact at two separate historic parks, American Camp at San Juan Island’s south end, and English Camp to the north.

The San Juans are home to six different lighthouses, a legacy to the San Juans’ fi xture in the maritime world. The islands boast no fewer than 13 buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including Roche Harbor Resort’s Hotel de Haro (1886), Rosario Mansion (1905), Shaw Island’s Little Red Schoolhouse (1890), and Port Stanley School House (1917) on Lopez. All four ferry-served islands, Lopez, Orcas, San Juan and Shaw, is home to its own historical society and historical museum as well.

• Lopez Island Historical Museum, Lopez Village. -SPR INGTIDE 2011/12

2098, www.lopezmuseum.org. Hours: Wednesday to Sunday through September, noon to  p.m. (By appointment yearround).

• Orcas Island Historical Museum,  North Beach Road, Eastsound. --, www.orcasmusuem.org. Hours: Tuesday through Saturday,  a.m. to  p.m.; Sunday, noon to  p.m.

(Available for special tours).

• Shaw Island Library/Historical Museum, Blind Bay Road. --, www.shawislanders.org/others/library/library. htm. Hours: Tuesdays, - p.m., Thursdays,  a.m. to  p.m., Saturdays,  a.m. to noon, and - p.m.

• San Juan Island Historical Museum,  Price St., Friday Harbor. --, www.sjmuseum.org.

Other museums

• The Whale Museum (Friday Harbor): www.whale-museum.org.

• American Legion Veterans Museum (Friday Harbor):  First St. 360-378-5705, www.post163.org.

• San Juan Aviation Museum (Friday Harbor): Roy Franklin Terminal, Friday Harbor Airport.

Step back in time

and visit the 1894 James King Farmhouse and several historic structures which include the original 1890’s San Juan County Jail!

Located a short distance from the ferry in Friday Harbor.

Hours: May–September, Wed.–Sat. 10-4, Sun. 1-4 April–October, Sat. 1 – 4 November–March by appointment Tours of the museum can be made at other times and days by appointment.

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Other things to do Shaw Island The best gifts sometimes come in the smallest of packages.

And Shaw Island is petite, there’s no doubt about that.

With a total land mass of slightly less than eight square miles, Shaw is the smallest of the San Juans’ four ferry-served islands by a long shot. The next smallest, Lopez, is more than three times its size. It’s tallest peak, Ben Nevis Hill, weighs in at a mere 385 feet.

Situated smack dab in the geographic heart of the cluster of islands that make up San Juan County, Shaw is home to a pair of biological preserves and about 150 year-round residents.

It hosts two orders of Catholic nuns, each with its own monastery. It boasts a former oneroom schoolhouse (built in the 1890s) that’s listed on the state and the national registers of historic places.

The island is home to one of the county’s more popular campgrounds, South Beach, which, in addition to its waterfront location on scenic Indian Cove, features the longest stretch of white sandy beach – 3,200 feet to be precise – that the San Juans have to offer. The 60-acre county park has 11 campsites, it’s situated on the south side of the island, about two miles from the ferry landing, and is exceedingly popular as a day-use park and prime picnic spot. It’s also among the many stopover points along the Cascadia Marine Park trail system, a network of campsites, access spots and rest stops that stretch from the Canadian border, to the north, down to the southernmost point of Puget Sound, near Olympia, and that caters exclusively to kayakers and sailboaters.

Diving The undersea world of the San Juan Islands is a sight to behold.

You can’t see it from the surface, of course.

But if you could, what you’d notice are great big swaths of eelgrass teeming with baby salmon, sand lance, surf smelt and rolling with the tides, and all sorts of other crustacean-like creatures waddling along just about every blade of grass in search of food, shelter or a safe place to hide.

Did you notice that grove of gigantic, coneshaped fluff y-white plumose anemones next

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to them? Or that dazzling assortment of blue and purple urchins? Did you see that flash of reddish-orange whoosh by. It’s a Pacific Octopus dashing back home to its crab-shell littered den. It lives next door to a gnarlylooking wolf eel, an impressive creature that’s somewhat prehistoric in appearance.

Together with copious amounts of sunshine, the tides and terrain of the San Juans, along with a steady influx of nutrients from the nearby Fraser, Skagit and Snohomish rivers, combine to create a veritable Disneyland for the underwater enthusiast.

Whom to call: In Friday Harbor: Naknek Charters, 2 Spring St., (360) 378-9297; www. naknekcharters.com In Anacortes: Anacortes Diving & Supply, 2502 Commercial Ave., (360) 293-2070; www. anacortesdiving.com.

Birding You don’t need to be a naturalist to enjoy the variety of birds found within the islands.

Early spring has an abundance birds, as wintering birds have not yet left and southern migrants are arriving. Audubon field trips visit quiet bays looking for ducks, loons, and grebes with partially molted to sparkling plumage, long before they head to far away breeding grounds. Trumpeter Swans, Common Murres, Hummingbirds, Mt. Bluebirds and Townsend Solitaries are also around.

Mornings in May and June are fi lled with song. Winter Wren’s penny whistle song brightens dark forests of Moran and Spencer’s Spit State Parks. By June, Common Nighthawks arrive and Red-tailed hawk chicks are flying.

Summer is a quiet, secretive time as young are on the nest. Western Bluebirds start a second or third brood. Brilliant feathers begin to fade and show wear. Male Harlequin Ducks return from the mountains and feed near rocky shorelines off Cattle Point.

July 1 is the official beginning of shorebird migration. Bird numbers have more than doubled, counting adults and youngsters, and they are on the move.

Winter settles in and the annual Christmas Bird Count is underway, but the sounds of spring are just weeks away.

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Whales & Wildlife

The San Juans are part of a national wildlife refuge

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By Colleen Smith Armstrong

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ithin the San Juan Islands is a 450-acre national wildlife refuge, established to protect colonies of nesting seabirds, endangered Steller sea lions, and other marine animals.

The islands are home to three endangered resident orca pods. Lime Kiln State Park has the nation’s only park set aside for land-based whale watching.

The whales are called “residents” because they spend much of the year here. Their population was 99 in 1995, then dropped to 79 in 2001. It climbed to 80 in 2002, 83 in 2003, 85 in 2004 and, in 2005, 89. It has seesawed the past few years and is now 86, according to the Center for Whale Research.

The killer whale has come to symbolize the sensitivity of our marine environment.

The National Marine Fisheries Services believes pollution, scarcity of prey and effects from vessels and sound pollution are major threats to the whales’ health, and the whales are listed as endangered in the U.S. and Canada.

Those hoping to catch a glimpse of orca whales need to be aware of a new set of distance rules announced by the National Oceans and Atmospheric Administration.

It was the length of one football field – now it’s two. That’s how close any ship, boat or vessel – kayaks too – will be permitted to get to any of the Southern Resident killer whales. The new federal rules went into effect in early May and apply to all types of boats, including motor boats, sail boats and kayaks, in the inland waters of Washington state. Vessels will be prohibited from approaching any killer whale closer than 200 yards and from intercepting an orca or positioning in its path. Local whale watching businesses assure visitors that they can still view whales from that distance and will go home with a memorable experience of being up close and personal.

To learn more about the islands’ orcas, visit www.whaleresearch.com and www. whalemuseum.org. Several whale-watch and wildlife tour boats are homeported in Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, Friday Harbor, Roche Harbor and Snug Harbor on San Juan Island, and out of Barlow Bay on Lopez.

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• Dive charters on our 45’ boat “The Naknek” • Snorkeling • Guided dives and cold water refresher courses • Diving services, prop clearing etc.

• Air and Nitrox fills • Equipment rental • Dive instruction • Special order gear • Zinc replacement “Americas Best Year Round Cold Water Diving Destination”

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WHALES & WILDLIFE in Washington state. The islands also are home to barn owls, red hawks, golden eagles, osprey, peregrine falcons and turkey vultures. The great blue heron, a hypnotic and methodical hunter, is a common sight on the islands’ shores, tidal flats and wetlands.

Beyond the shore, you may see harbor seals, sea otters and Dall’s porpoises, which often are mistaken for killer whales because of a similar dark dorsal fin. Steller sea lions, which can weigh more than 2,000 pounds, are seasonal visitors. Minke whales also frequent these waters. Along the shoreline, falcons hunt mice and voles. In coastal forests, ravens try to snag food from eagles.

Black-tailed deer are ubiquitous throughout the islands, even strolling boldly through neighborhoods while foraging. They’re cute, but don’t feed them. Remember the adage, “a fed animal is a dead animal.” On San Juan, foxes hunt and play on the American Camp prairie.

Federal, state and local laws protect wildlife in the San Juan Islands. Do not chase, touch or disturb animals in their natural habitat. Stay on trails. And keep your dog leashed; San Juan County has a leash law.

If you see an injured wild animal, do not approach it; call Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, 360-378-5000. If you see a stranded marine mammal, such as a seal, do not approach it; call the Marine Mammal Stranding Network, 800-562-8832.

www.mayaswhalewatch.biz OnBoard Tours, 360-317-5705, onboardtourswhales.wordpress.com San Juan Excursions, Friday Harbor, 800-80-WHALE, www.watchwhales.com San Juan Outfitters, Roche Harbor, 866-810-1483, www. sanjuanislandoutfitters.com San Juan Safaris, Friday Harbor, 360-378-1323, www.sanjuansafaris.com Sweetwater Wildlife Charters, Snug Harbor, 360-622-6070, www.sweetwaterwildlifecharters.com Victoria-San Juan Cruises, Friday Harbor, 360-378-3499, www.whales.com Western Prince Whale & Wildlife Tours, Friday Harbor, 800-757-6722, www.orcawhalewatch.com

Lopez Island Barlow Bay Charters, 360-468-3388, www.t2charter.com.

Orcas Island Deer Harbor Charters, 360-376-5989, 800-544-5758, www. deerharborcharters.com North Shore Charters, 360-376-4855, www.orcasislandadventures.com Orcas Island Eclipse Charters, Orcas Village, 360-376-6566, 800-376-6566, www.orcasislandwhales.com Outer Islands Expeditions, Eastsound, 360-376-3711, 360622-6562, www.outerislandx.com

San Juan Island Captain Carli’s Whale Watch Tours, Friday Harbor, 360378-0302, www.carliwhalewatch.com Cap’n Howard’s Sailing Charters, 360-370-5855.

Maya’s Westside Charters, Snug Harbor, 360-378-7996,

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Make memories in the San Juans all year round Art galleries and pottery studios offer changing exhibits; see Arts & Entertainment section. Farmers markets offer the best of island goods and produce; see Farm Tours section. For a more complete listing of activities, concerts and other events, visit: â&#x20AC;˘ Friday Harbor Centennial Celebration, www.historicfridayharbor.org â&#x20AC;˘ Island Stage Left, www. islandstageleft.org â&#x20AC;˘ Lopez Center for Community & the Arts, www. lopezcenter.org â&#x20AC;˘ Lopez Island Chamber of Commerce, www.lopezisland. com â&#x20AC;˘ Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce, www.orcasisland. org

â&#x20AC;˘ Orcas Center, www. orcascenter.org â&#x20AC;˘ San Juan Community Calendar, www.sanjuancalendar.com â&#x20AC;˘ San Juan Community Theatre, www.sjctheatre.org â&#x20AC;˘ San Juan Island Chamber of Commerce, www.sanjuanisland.org â&#x20AC;˘San Juan Island National Historical Park, www.nps. gov/sajh â&#x20AC;˘ San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau, www.visitsanjuans. com

LOPEZ ISLAND MAY 2011

28 Puppet Season, ď&#x2122;&#x2026; p.m. Lopez Center, www.lopezcenter.com.

JUNE 2011

10 Lopez Artist Guild Art Show

Reception, ď&#x2122;&#x2C6; p.m. Lopez Center, www. lopezcenter.com.

Reception, ď&#x2122;&#x2C6; p.m., Lopez Center, www. lopezcenter.com.

3 Overton Berry Trio with Special Guests concert, ď&#x2122;&#x2021;-ď&#x2122;&#x2C6;:ď&#x2122;&#x2020;ď&#x2122;&#x192; p.m., www. lopezisland.com.

4 Friends of the Library-Book Sale, www.lopezcenter.com.

4 Fourth of July parade, evening fireworks, www.lopezisland.com.

7 HAPA Concert, ď&#x2122;&#x160; p.m., Lopez Center, www.lopezcenter.com.

TBD Community Shakespeare Fall Festival, www.communityshakespeare. org.

27 Holiday Village Lighting & Gathering, Lopez Village, www.lopezisland. com.

JULY 2011

SEPTEMBER 2011

9 Lopez Artist Guild Art Show Reception, ď&#x2122;&#x2C6; p.m. Lopez Center, www. lopezcenter.com.

17 2011 Lopez Home Tour, 10 a.m., www.lopezcenter.com.

23 4th Annual Stone Soup meeting, Lopez Center, www.lopezcenter.com.

OCTOBER 2011

1-31 Savor the San Juans, various locations on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands, www.visitsanjuans.com/savor/.

21 Lopez Artist Guild Opening

NOVEMBER 2011

DECEMBER 2011

3 Orcas A Cappella concert, 1 p.m., Lopez Center, www.lopezcenter.com.

APRIL 2012

28 Tour de Lopez, www.lopezisland. com.

ORCAS ISLAND MAY 2011

28 Bite of Orcas, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eastsound Village Green, ď&#x2122;&#x2020;ď&#x2122;&#x2030;ď&#x2122;&#x192;-ď&#x2122;&#x2020;ď&#x2122;&#x160;ď&#x2122;&#x2039;-ď&#x2122;&#x2C6;ď&#x2122;&#x192;ď&#x2122;&#x192;ď&#x2122;&#x192;, www.wolfhollowwildlife.org.

21 Spotlight in the Off Center: Carolyn Cruso, Orcas Center, ď&#x2122;&#x2020;ď&#x2122;&#x2030;ď&#x2122;&#x192;-ď&#x2122;&#x2020;ď&#x2122;&#x160;ď&#x2122;&#x2030;-ACTď&#x2122;&#x201E;, www.orcascenter.org.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUNE 2011

4 Orcas Island Community Band, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376ACT1, www.orcascenter. org.

17-18 One World Music Festival, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www.orcascenter.org.

18 Summer Solstice Parade, noon, Eastsound Village, www.orcasislandchamber.com.

20- July 1 KidStage Summer Theater Camp, Orcas Center, 360-376ACT1, www.orcascenter. org.

24–July 5, Crow Valley Pottery’s annual Garden Art Show, 2274 Orcas Road, 360-376-4260, www.crowvalley.com.

JULY 2011

2 Community Parade, Eastsound, www.orcasislandchamber.com.

3 Deer Harbor Fireworks, 10 a.m., Deer Harbor, www.orcasislandchamber.com.

4 Eastsound Fireworks Display, 10 p.m., www. orcasislandchamber.com.

8 HAPA Concert, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

22 Annual Summer Gala, 6 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

15-31, Crow Valley Pottery’s annual Pottersfest, 2274 Orcas Road, 360-376-4260, www. crowvalley.com.

AUGUST 2011

12-27 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, Orcas Center, 360-3766636 or 866-492-0003, www.oicmf.org.

SEPTEMBER 2011

TBD Steve Braun Memorial Triathlon, 9 a.m., Moran State Park, www. friendsofmoran.org.

3 Night Golf Tournament, Orcas Island Golf Club, www.orcasgolf. com.

6-7 Wooden Boat Rendezvous, Deer Harbor, 360-376-3037, www. deerharborwoodenboats. org.

25 Spotlight in the Offcenter: Local Artist,

7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

OCTOBER 2011

1-31 Savor the San Juans, various locations on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands, www.visitsanjuans.com/savor/.

7-8 Orcas Horns and Nouveau Stride, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

13-15‚ 20-22 ‘Upon a Time...An Enchanted Forest,’ 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www.orcascenter.org.

28 Battlefield Band, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

NOVEMBER 2011

11 Spectrum Dance Theatre, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www.orcascenter.org.

25-26 Olga Symphony & Friends, Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

DECEMBER 2011 10-11 Orcas Choral

Society, Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

17 Orcas Island Community Band Winter Concert, Orcas Center, 360-376-ACT1, www. orcascenter.org.

SAN JUAN ISLAND JUNE 2011

3-4 San Juan Island Celebrity Golf Classic, San Juan Golf and Country Club, www.sjcelebgolf. com.

4 Jazz at the Labs, 11 a.m.-p.m., U.W. Friday Harbor Labs, 360-3782165, http://depts.washington.edu/fh l.

4-5 Island Artists Studio Tour, www.sanjuanislandartists.com.

5 San Juan Island Marathon and Half Marathon, 8:30 a.m., San Juan County Fairgrounds, www.sjmarathon.org.

TBA Barrel-Tasting Party, noon to 4 p.m., San Juan Vineyards, 360-378-9463, www.

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18 Orca Sing, Lime Kiln Point State Park, www. parks.wa.gov.

18 ‘Dance Happy,’ San Juan Community Theatre. 360-378-3210, www. sjtheatre.org.

25 Chamber Music San Juans, San Juan Community Theatre. 360-3783210, www.sjtheatre.org.

27- July 2 Missoula Children’s Theatre’s ‘The little Mermaid,’ San Juan Community Theatre.

360-378-3210, www. sjtheatre.org.

JULY 2011

4 Fourth of July Community Parade and Fireworks, downtown Friday Harbor, www. sanjuanisland.org.

4 Rotary Rock the Dock party, 360-378-6119.

4 Kiwanis Club’s Pig War Picnic, San Juan Historical Museum, 405 Price St., after the Fourth of July Parade.

Live entertainment, food, games, silent auction.

360-378-3949, www.sjmuseum.org.

4 Roche Harbor OldFashioned July Fourth, with Family 3.3K Fun Run, live music, fireworks, 360-378-2155, www.rocheharbor.com.

16-17 Summer Arts Fair and Lavender Festival, www.sanjuanisland.org.

23 Abbey Road LIVE!, 8 p.m., San Juan Community Theatre, 360-3783210, www.sjtheatre.org.

23 Encampment, at English Camp, San Juan Island National Historical Park, www.nps.gov/ sajh.

29- Aug. 13 The Real Inspector Hound, San Juan Community Theatre, 360-378-3210, www. sjtheatre.org.

23 Encampment, at English Camp, San Juan Island National Historical Park, www.nps.gov/ sajh.

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6-7 Weaving Weekend with Cowlitz Nation weaver Judy Bridges and storyteller Karen Haas, all day, at English Camp, San Juan Island National Historical

Park. www.nps.gov/sajh.

17- 20 San Juan County Fair, 360-378-4310, www. sanjuancountyfair.org and www.historicfridayharbor.org.

20 Friday Harbor 8.8K Loop Run, San Juan Island, www.islandrec. org.

25-28 KWIT Radio Hour, 360-378-3210, www.sjtheatre.org.

28 Concours d’Elegance, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, San Juan Vineyards, www. sanjuanconcours.org.

SEPTEMBER 2011

17 David Bromberg Quartet, 7:30 p.m., San Juan Community Theatre, 360-378-3210, www. sjtheatre.org.

24 Island Quest Adventure Race, www.sanjuanislandquest.com.

29-30 Einar Nielsen/ Becky Barr Memorial Fishing Derby, Roche Harbor, 1-800-451-8910, www.rocheharbor.com.

TBD Harvest Festival, San Juan Vineyards, 360-378-9463, www. sanjuanvineyards.com.

OCTOBER 2011

1-31 Savor the San Juans, various locations on Lopez, Orcas and San Juan islands, www.visitsanjuans.com/savor/.

8 Octoberfest, San Juan County Fairgrounds, www.sanjuanisland.org.

1-2 Artstock Fall Festival of Art, galleries and studios throughout San Juan Island. www.artstocksanjuanisland.com.

DECEMBER 2011

TBD Roche Harbor Christmas party, 1-800-451-8910, www. rocheharbor.com.

2 Resurrection Fishing Derby, www.portfridayharbor.org.

2 Island Light Festival, www.sanjuanisland.org.

1-31 Holiday season events at various locations. Visit www. sanjuancalendar.com.

MARCH 2012

TBD Friday Harbor Irish Music Camp, Roche Harbor, www. fridayharborirish.com.

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