San Juan Family

Get ready for another fabulous San Juan Island 4th of July. The Friday harbor parade is an island favorite, starting at 10:30 am and the fireworks display has been called “The best in the country” more than once. After the parade, enjoy the pig war reenactment and picnic at the San Juan Historical Museum. At [...]

Homeschoolers in the San Juan Islands gives families time to explore the fantastic State parks in the region.  Park ranger turned homeschooling dad, Jon Merryman, keeps a website for indexing his family’s experiences at all of the State parks.  Apparently they have a Junior Ranger badge program, and his kids have been to several state [...]

This one was particularly interesting to me, as I’d always been fascinated with the act of making concrete. I was as pleased as any geek-mom could be when I saw that they had an entire park named after  a Lime Kiln.  It was all so beautiful, I really forgot to visit the kiln area.  We [...]

Lopez Island is often referred to as the friendliest island in the San Juans.  Columnist Susan Lynne Hamilton recommends that readers visit Lopez Village for shopping and specifically names the Just Heavenly Fudge Factory.  I know I’m sold already.  She also makes mention of the Lopez Island Historical Museum, which apparently has large boats out [...]

If you plan to visit Orcas Island as a family, you’ll enjoy reading the article Family Travel to Orcas Island, by Susan Lynne Hamilton.  She discusses the varied terrain of orcas island and gives tips for kayaking, hiking, whale watching, ferry rides to Sidney, visiting Moran State park, Mt Constitution, and Rosario Resort.   She speaks [...]