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Lummi Island

Lummi Island is quiet, intimate, and uniquely accessible near Bellingham, Washington. A five-minute ferry crossing reveals a vibrant artist community, legendary dining, and stunning vistas of the Salish Sea.

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June 15, 2024

A Summer of Music at Sculpture Woods

June 15, 2024/ Islander
A Summer of Music at Sculpture Woods

Western Washington University’s College of Fine & Performing Arts is pleased to present live musical performances by faculty and student members this summer at Sculpture Woods. The events are free and open to the public.

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June 15, 2024/ Islander/
September 26, 2022

Sculpture Woods adds a local steward

September 26, 2022/ Iosac Services
Sculpture Woods adds a local steward

Island resident and artist Kim Obbink is now the on-island Steward of Sculpture Woods, on behalf of Ann and of Western Washington University.

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September 26, 2022/ Iosac Services/
August 10, 2022

$25 million grant to replace the ferry

August 10, 2022/ Iosac Services
$25 million grant to replace the ferry

As the Whatcom Chief celebrates 60 years of service, a new electric-battery hybrid ferry for Lummi Island appears on the funding horizon.

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August 10, 2022/ Iosac Services/
July 29, 2022

Heritage Trust announces 120 acre purchase

July 29, 2022/ Iosac Services
Heritage Trust announces 120 acre purchase

The Lummi Island Heritage Trust has just purchased a new 120-acre parcel on Lummi Mountain adjacent to Aiston Preserve.

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July 29, 2022/ Iosac Services/
July 23, 2022

How to turn a piano into art

July 23, 2022/ Islander
How to turn a piano into art

A 1910 church piano takes a final turn.

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July 23, 2022/ Islander/
March 24, 2022

Beach Store Cafe Reopens

March 24, 2022/ Iosac Services
Beach Store Cafe Reopens

David Vogler and Elizabeth Berg will reopen the doors of Beach Store Cafe March 25, to the great relief of hungry islanders and visitors.

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March 24, 2022/ Iosac Services/
October 28, 2021

County warns of slow snow response

October 28, 2021/ Islander
County warns of slow snow response

It could be a perfect storm of La Niña and lack of snow plow drivers this winter.

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October 28, 2021/ Islander/
September 27, 2021

The Price of Convenience

September 27, 2021/ Islander
The Price of Convenience

Ed Scott remembers his family cabin before electricity and in-door toilets, and ponders the price of modern life on a fragile island.

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September 27, 2021/ Islander/
August 26, 2021

Euno who? Lost love at The Willows

August 26, 2021/ Iosac Services
Euno who? Lost love at The Willows

A flirtatious correspondence in the heat of summer from a woman of mystery. The Lost Generation was just swinging into the Roaring Twenties with a Lummi Island intrigue that carries on a century later.

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August 26, 2021/ Iosac Services/
May 04, 2021

Totem blessing at Village Point

May 04, 2021/ Islander
Totem blessing at Village Point

The House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation will blessed a totem pole at Village Point Marina on Lummi Island, a stop on the Red Road to DC.

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May 04, 2021/ Islander/
April 26, 2021

Ferry fare $1 surcharge begins May 17

April 26, 2021/ Iosac Services
Ferry fare $1 surcharge begins May 17

Ferry fares to increase by $1 beginning on May 17, 2021 with additional funds going to a dedicated capital account for a new ferry.

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April 26, 2021/ Iosac Services/
March 12, 2021

Letters from Roger: The Konecke family

March 12, 2021/ Islander
Letters from Roger: The Konecke family

Roger Granger’s memories of Ray and Flo Konecke, an artistic and community minded couple that helped Lummi Island along.

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March 12, 2021/ Islander/
February 06, 2021

The Speed of Lummi Island

February 06, 2021/ Islander
The Speed of Lummi Island

Driving speed around Lummi Island is a best expressed as a cultural spectrum, irrespective of legal speed limits. Finally a definitive source for speed limits with amusing back stories, interactive map, and resources.

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February 06, 2021/ Islander/
December 20, 2020

The Curious Guest of Loganita Lodge

December 20, 2020/ Iosac Services
The Curious Guest of Loganita Lodge

A happy-ending Christmas story of international romance and adventure, always just one step ahead of an all consuming war.

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December 20, 2020/ Iosac Services/
December 03, 2020

The Russell’s pandemic cure

December 03, 2020/ Islander
The Russell’s pandemic cure

William Russell had many adventures on Lummi Island, but this story of surviving the Spanish Flu—and the flu cure—seems timely 100 years on, when we enter another pandemic winter…

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December 03, 2020/ Islander/
November 10, 2020

Pre-Order Holiday Wreaths

November 10, 2020/ Iosac Services
Pre-Order Holiday Wreaths

Lummi Island Heritage Trust is offering holiday wreaths, artfully crafted using natural materials, decorative bows, and holiday adornments.

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November 10, 2020/ Iosac Services/
October 19, 2020

Mushrooms from Halloween to Christmas

October 19, 2020/ Islander
Mushrooms from Halloween to Christmas

It’s mushroom season! Any walk in the woods these days will reveal a wild variety of mushrooms. These two fungi have an interesting story, just in time for the holidays…

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October 19, 2020/ Islander/
September 28, 2020

Rest Easy Jerry Anderson

September 28, 2020/ Islander
Rest Easy Jerry Anderson

Jerry Anderson passed away peacefully in his Lummi Island home on 17 September 2020, active and full of irrepressible life force until his final days. With photos and audio from the Washington Rural Heritage collection.

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September 28, 2020/ Islander/
June 08, 2020

The Buzz About Asian Giant Hornets

June 08, 2020/ Islander
The Buzz About Asian Giant Hornets

Lummi Island Heritage Trust is working with the WSDA to set traps at the Aiston, Baker, Curry, and Otto Preserves to monitor for Asian Giant Hornets. Would you like to join in on this citizen science effort?

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June 08, 2020/ Islander/
May 22, 2020

Beach Store Cafe closed memorial weekend

May 22, 2020/ Iosac Services
Beach Store Cafe closed memorial weekend

“We feel that now is not the time to encourage an influx of travel to our small community.” Beach Store Cafe will close for the Memorial Day weekend.

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May 22, 2020/ Iosac Services/
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