Celebrate Preservation Month in Friday Harbor
Presenting heritage events are the Town of Friday Harbor, San Juan Historical Museum, San Juan Island National Historical Park, Hacket Larson Post 163 of the American Legion, and the maritime research vessel, the Pacific Catalyst II.
EVENTS
Historic District Walking Tours: Every Saturday in May, 9am. Free, one-hour guided walking tours of the downtown historic district. Rain or shine. Space is limited/reservations required. Register online or call 360.378.2810 during business hours.
Silver Tea at the James King House Museum: Saturday, May 3rd, 2-4pm, San Juan Historical Museum volunteers serve tea and cookies, piano music, and an exhibit and modeling of vintage aprons. James King House, 405 Price Street. For information call 360.378.3949.
Heritage Vessel Open House: Sunday, May 4th, 2-4pm. Come aboard the historic Pacific Catalyst, a restored 1932 wooden vessel. For more information call 360.378.7123 or visit http://www.pacificcatalyst.com/index.htm.
Paying Attention to the Ordinary: Friday Harbor’s Rural Architecture: Wednesday, May 14, 7-9pm, local historian and preservation architect, Boyd Pratt, talks about Friday Harbor’s vernacular architecture. San Juan Historical Museum, 405 Price Street. For more information: www.historicfridayharbor.org, 360.378.2810 or sstrehlou@fridayharbor.org.
Memorial Day Parade and Commemoration: Monday, May 26, 10am. For over 80 years, Hacket Larson Post 163 of the American Legion and town citizens have commemorated those who have died in war for the nation with a parade and waterfront ceremony. Lower Spring Street at Memorial Park—the first monument erected in Washington to honor those who died in WWI. For information call 360.378.5705 or visit http://www.post163.org.
Lecture: Pre-History of San Juan Island: Saturday, May 31st, 10am. UofW archaeologist, Dr. Julie Stein, traces ancient habitation of San Juan Island. Guided walk, American Camp prairie, San Juan Island National Historical Park. For information: 360.378.2240, or http:/www.nps.gov/sajh.
Pig War Story Tour: Saturday, May 31, 11:30am, American Camp, San Juan Island National Historical Park. Rangers and volunteers describe events leading up to and including the Pig War and the peaceful joint occupation of San Juan Island. For information: 360.378.2240, or http:/www.nps.gov/sajh.
Life during the Joint Occupation of San Juan Island: Saturday, May 31, 12:30– 3:30pm, English Camp, San Juan Island National Historical Park. Rangers and volunteers recreate military and civilian life during the island's early pioneer period. For information: 360.378.2240 or go to http://www.nps.gov/sajh.