
Welcome to the Earthbox News, where we share inside travel tips, island news and the coolest activities and adventures for your trip. We hope you enjoy reading these posts from various staff and guest contributors as much as we enjoy writing and sharing them.

Previously Loved in Friday Harbor –5 Cool Second Hand & Antique Stores on San Juan Island
The cute, coastal, tourist town of Friday Harbor offers an abundance of unique gift shops, as well as restaurants, bars, boutiques, galleries and museums. But...

How to have the best girlfriends weekend ever in Friday Harbor
Fall is that sweet time of the year, when you can squeeze in some down-time, a little self-care, relaxation and fun, after the hustle and bustle...

10 Reasons to Visit San Juan Island in September
Beautiful San Juan Island is nestled between the Olympic Mountains and Vancouver Island, just 65 miles north of Seattle. Precisely because of those mountains the...

How well do you know San Juan Island? Do the Insider Test!
Perhaps you have been coming here since you were a little kid. Maybe you consider San Juan Island your home away from home. You have...

How to Plan the Perfect Family Reunion on San Juan Island
You love them, your family. You long to get them all together, hold the new baby, see all the kids grow up, lovingly tease your...

10 San Juan Island Must-Do’s for First Timers
There is so much to do on beautiful San Juan Island and in cute Friday Harbor, it may be hard to decide how to prioritize...

The Best Places to Shop in Friday Harbor
The Washington State Ferry and Kenmore Air’s Seaplanes land right on the shores of beautiful Friday Harbor. Everything in town from restaurants and museums to...

5 Totally Uncrowded Places on San Juan Island in the Summer
With kids in school and 9 to 5 jobs you are most likely going on vacation when everybody else is; in the Summer, on weekends...

The one Summer Festival you don’t want to miss – San Juan Island Lavender Festival on San Juan Island
Visiting San Juan Island’s Pelindaba Lavender Farm is always a treat. The serenity and beauty of this place with its rolling lavender fields, speckled with...