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Real estate transactions down 26%; $ volume down 6 % in the San Juan Islands

The second quarter results which complete the first half of the year for San Juan Island were similar to the first quarter. Per the…

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Lifestyle Video: 4th of July

Merri Ann Simonson's Lifestyle Video is about the 4th of July on San Juan Island. LINK

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Tuesday, 09 July 2019 07:38

Janet Thomas: Sand and Solace

I was in bed too much this past week—trying to shake the coughing crap that is going around. Too much time to reflect, too.

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Real Estate Update by Merri Ann Simonson: Update to Our Internet Connection

Rock Island has been busy for the last four years installing the base structure for our fiber and other internet connection options throughout the…

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Janet Thomas: Hanging Out and Hanging In

Recently, while on an evening walk with a friend, out of the blue she said, “I wish I could move to a place just…

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My Friday Harbor Labs Macfarlane Art Studio Fellowship

Every morning when I was at Friday Harbor Labs last Fall, I would rise with the birds before sunrise and walk from my Whiteley…

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Written by Jen Burgess

Lifestyle Video: Shrimping Season

Merri Ann Simonson's Lifestyle Video is about shrimping season. She says, "Shrimping season is open and…

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Tuesday, 21 May 2019 10:25

Janet Thomas: Why Now, Vietnam?

On Saturday, May 26th, the Friday Harbor American Legion Post 163 will be open to the public for a special Memorial weekend visitors’ day…

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San Juan Island Real Estate: Rental Property Options

San Juan County currently has several mechanisms for legally renting a home in the County.

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Note to Self: Raise & Release

I find myself compelled to comment on the trending “college admissions scandal.” If you haven’t been following the saga, you may be shocked to…

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San Juan Island Real Estate market summary

The first quarter results for San Juan Island were very similar to the first quarter results last year. San Juan Island’s dollar volume for…

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San Juan Island Lifestyle Video: St. Pat's Fishing Derby

This San Juan Island Lifestyle video shares winning the big pot in the St Patrick’s Day…

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Friday, 05 April 2019 02:34

Ocean Outbreaks: from Seagrasses to Seastars

Tiny microbes are on the prowl to undermine the health of our oceans. Epidemics of our ocean biota are often unseen beneath the waves,…

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Written by Drew Harvell

Janet Thomas: The World Over

I write this at Deer Park Institute (www.deerpark.in) in Bir, Himachal Pradesh in the foothills of the Himalayas. It is my tenth anniversary of…

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