Written by Ted Swindley and directed by Merritt Olsen. Featuring Kate Schuman and Julie Greene and a live band of island musicians.

* Location: San Juan Community Theatre, San Juan Island
* Phone: (360) 378-3210
* Admission: Adults $18, Student reserved $9, Student Rush $5

This is a free guided walking tour of selected sites from the downtown historic district. Participants will need to be able to walk comfortably on town sidewalks, including some hills, for 1.5 hours. Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather. Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance of the tour. Tours will be canceled if insufficient reservations are received by 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Printed self-guided walking tour guides are available at local book stores, or for purchase at the start of the tour. Purchase is optional.
* Times: Every Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
* Location: Friday Harbor, San Juan Island
* Contact: Sandy Strehlou
* Phone: (360) 378-2810
* Admission: Free

Experience guided tours to the top of historic Lime Kiln Lighthouse, which began operation in 1914. It was the last major light established in WA and the last to receive electricity, waiting until after WWII. The lighthouse is located in Lime Kiln Point State Park with a commanding view of the Olympic Mountains and the shores of Vancouver Island, BC.Lime Kiln Point State Park is one of the best places on the island to see orca whales from land, and just a short hike away you can visit two historic lime kilns, one restored the other left to age naturally. Both are relics from the island’s once thriving lime industry. For more information about the lighthouse tours go to www.lighthousefriends.com. History: In 1860, a lime producing operation began to operate in what is now part of the park. For 60 years, the area adjacent to the park was quarried for limestone. Kilns were built to fire the limestone to produce lime. Buildings were built, roads were cut and much of the island was logged to feed the fires of the kilns. The U.S. Coast Guard operated the area adjacent to the lime operation as a lighthouse preserve. In 1919, the Lime Kiln lighthouse and two adjacent lighthouse keepers’ quarters were built. When electricity was run to the site in 1960, the need to have lighthouse keepers on site diminished. In 1984, the Coast Guard turned the area over to Washington State Parks and the park was created. The Coast Guard still maintains the lighthouse as an active aid to navigation, but the building is used for orca whale research, interpretation and lighthouse tours. One of the lime kilns was acquired by State Parks in 1996 and has been renovated and interpreted for the public. Whale Watching: Lime Kiln Point is a 36-acre day-use park set on the west side of San Juan Island. The park is considered one of the best places in the world to view whales from a land-based facility. Orca whales are common in the waters off Lime Kiln. The park, which features a richly diverse environment, includes the remnants and landscapes of a history filled with change, along the rocky shoreline and through the wooded uplands. Directions from Friday Harbor: From Friday Harbor, take Spring St, past the Friday Harbor Airport. Spring St. turns into San Juan Valley Road. Drive approximately one mile and turn left onto Douglas Road (which changes to Bailer Hill Road and then Westside Road). The park is approximately 10 miles from Friday Harbor and transit buses are available during summer months for visitors who walk onto the ferry, rather than bringing a vehicle.
* Location: Lime Kiln State Park, San Juan Island
* Contact: Chris Guidotti
* Phone: (360) 378-2044
* Admission: Free

An island tradition, the Historical Museum’s Silver Tea celebrates island parlor teas of an earlier time. This year the Museum’s collection of historic quilts will be on display.
* Location: San Juan Historical Museum, San Juan Island
* Contact: Kevin Loftus
* Phone: (360) 378-3949

Embrace our island locale and see what’s below the surface when it comes to celebrating children.
* Location: San Juan County Fairgrounds, San Juan Island
* Contact: Sally
* Phone: (360) 378-4953