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San Juan County, WashingtonEdition of September 8, 2026Written in the third person

Salish Sea Civic NotesA civic review of the San Juan Islands

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Five to read first

The pages islanders and visitors reach for most often across the three sections.

  1. 01

    What a Trestleboard Is

    How a lodge calendar is laid out and what its dates actually announce.

  2. 02

    Island Civic Calendar

    Fairs, markets, open houses and town meetings across San Juan, Orcas and Lopez.

  3. 03

    Lodge Officers Explained

    Master, wardens, secretary, treasurer: who does what during a year.

  4. 04

    The Table Lodge Dinner

    The festive dinner, its toasts, its seating and its place in fellowship.

  5. 05

    Fraternal Orders in the Islands

    Which orders and clubs meet in the islands, and what they were founded to do.