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Summer in the San Juans

Well, it is official Summer is here and we are heading into the best weather period of the year. Town is full of people milling around. If shopping, eating, and drinking is your thing then you are in luck because …

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Home Trust Helps Local Economy

It is a pretty neat thing to see houses being delivered via barge to the islands! Here is more about the recycled homes coming from Canada…

San Juan Island Home Trust shares this press release…

Home Trust infuses $1.26 million …

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The “Outer Islands”

Islanders who live on one of the ferry served islands (San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, and Shaw) will refer to the “outer islands” as islands in the San Juans that have no ferry service. Of course The San Juan Islands consist …

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Island Living

Have you ever thought how your life would be different if you lived on an island?

I am not talking just about obvious things, like ferries, no four lane freeways, and no McDonalds. My thoughts are more about how living …

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Traffic and Parking in Friday Harbor

You will see when you pull off of the ferry that Friday Harbor is a ‘main street” town without any parking lights, overpasses, or four lane highways. When traffic gets busy and the ferry needs to unload in the summertime, …

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Perspective

I remember the first time that I saw the shore of San Juan from a boat. I squinted to try to get a closer image of the houses that I had only seen from driveways in my car. How different …

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Honoring the Island Daffodils

It’s that time of year again: the grass is threatening to grow and need mowing and the snow seems gone for good. Seed catalogs are coming in the mail and the flowering trees are starting to bud out. In my …

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Expectations of Visitors to San Juan

If you obey these expectations, you will be looked upon as a welcome visitor rather than a confused tourist!
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• Do not leave your car alarm on when you board the ferry!
• Do not act as if you …

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