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Boy walking on South Beach San Juan Island Washington
A Wet & Windy weekend at Earthbox - Guest Blog

This week we're delighted to share with you a guest blog written by Lisette Wolter-McKinley who spent a Wet and Windy Weekend at Earthbox Inn...

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Friday Harbor Film Festival, San Juan Island Washington
5 Great Reasons to visit the Friday Harbor Film Festival

The Friday Harbor Documentary Film Festival, established in 2013, prides itself on presenting stories from the Pacific Rim and beyond to entertain, inspire, educate and...

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Halloween on San Juan Island
Halloween on San Juan Island

When the thick fall fog lays silence over the harvested valleys of our island; when the humpbacks are gone to have babies in the warm...

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San Juan Island Washington
Taste of San Juan Island – A Culinary Tour of the Isle

San Juan Island, with its fertile valleys kept sunny and warm by the Olympic Rain Shadow and its fresh air and clean water, is a...

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September Events Friday Harbor, Washington
My Favorite Spots to Visit on San Juan Island in the Fall

Autumn is my favorite time of the year to visit San Juan Island. The long sunny days are made for endless walks on the beach...

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Pelindaba Lavender Farm, San Juan Island, Washington
Interesting Farms to Visit on San Juan Island

San Juan Island is nicknamed the “banana belt” of Washington State, because it is in a rain shadow, protected by the Olympic Mountains on one...

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Christopher Teren Friday Harbor
My Favorite Places to Drink in Friday Harbor

One of the cool things about staying at the Earthbox Inn & Spa in Friday Harbor is that you can do anything there is to...

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Friday Harbor Ferry landing, ca. 1920, Image from the Wilbur Sandison collection, courtesy Whatcom Museum of History and Art.
5 History Facts about San Juan Island We Bet You Didn’t Know!

Are you a history lover? Whether you are a Paleozoic buff or want to know why San Juan Island is American and not Russian, Canadian...

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San Juan Island - Mount Grant
San Juan Island’s Newest Mountain Needs You!

The name “Mt Grant” disappeared from maps of San Juan Island around the 1920’s and was slowly replaced with “Lawson’s Ridge”.  The 141-acre property towering...