This (belated) Barn of the Month comes courtesy of Jim and Linda Bergquist (Linda is an Ericksen), who graciously let us visit their place on Stuart Island this last July, as part of a San Juan Islands National Monument tour. The Ericksen barn was built in 1908 by Erick Tobias Ericksen (1869-1934), who was born, raised, … Continue reading
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June 2017: ELIZA WELCH’S DOWNTOWN FRIDAY HARBOR BARN REMODEL
Whew, are we ever behind! Here it’s almost September and we’re just getting around to writing the June Barn of the Month. Our pathetic excuse is that it’s summer, busy with tourists and all sorts of distractions. So we thought we’d talk tourism and affordable housing and other such contemporary topics. Here’s an item from … Continue reading
SAN JUAN COUNTY FAIR August 12-15
Yikes! The San Juan County Fair is only three weeks away: August 12-15! The 100 Friends of Old Island Barns has always tried to have a presence at the San Juan County Agriculture Exhibit, and 2015 is no exception. In keeping with this year’s theme, Strawberry Fields For-Heifer, we will have a display on the Dairy … Continue reading
Welcome to the Historic Barns of the San Juan Islands!
Happy Solstice! Farmers in the islands are in the midst of haying their fields, a little early this year–sometimes you have to wait until the Fourth of July to be sure you’re not rained on–but we’ve had some fine stretches of hot, sunny weather and you can smell the mown grass and see the bales … Continue reading
