I love Orcas Island's celebration of the 4th of July. The 2010 fesitivities include the parade on Saturday, July 3rd and fireworks on July 4th.
After the parade, join the celebration in the Village Green, with the Farmer's Market and Orcas Historical Museum events, booths and good fun.
We'll be watching the fireworks from the waterfront deck at Allium, Lisa Nakamura's hot new restaurant in Eastsound. Another great place to settle in for great food, libations and fireworks is at The New Leaf Cafe in the Outlook Inn. Reservations are a must!
The Lion's Club will host its Annual Salmon Barbeque and there will be fireworks on Indian Island.
Times and places can be found on the Orcas Island Chamber of Commerce calendar.
It's a great day to celebrate living in this incredible place in America. May we find a way to create peace and open communication with our Lummi community to re-envision Madrona Point as a gathering for all.
What is it like to live on Orcas year-round? Does it get lonely after the tourists leave at the end of summer?
Posted by: Suzanne | July 06, 2009 at 02:02 PM
The end of summer signals a time for islanders to reconnect and have time to spend together. Winters are for slowing W-A-Y down, getting introspective and being creative. Every season on Orcas has its beauty.
Posted by: Gretchen | July 07, 2009 at 08:14 AM
Due to deforestation and hunting, clouded leopards are listed as “vulnerable to extinction.” National Zoo scientist Dr. JoGayle Howard and colleagues have been working with clouded leopards at the Front Royal campus sasffince 1978, with the goal of creating a genetically diverse population. In the past 30 years, more than 76 clouded leopards have been born here.
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