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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

There is nothing more rejuvenating and exhilarating than a last minute getaway. It makes me feel like I got away with something. It makes me...