Friday Harbor, Washington Holiday Preparation

San Juan Island and the Town of Friday Harbor are preparing for the holiday season. The town will be decked out for the season and there will be lots of festivities throughout the season. The parade of lights in the harbor features the most amazingly decorated boats and ends with Santa. Shops in town will stay open late to make holiday shopping more convenient. Check out our specials and consider a stay at the Harrison House this holiday season or for a break after the holidays. Winter is a cozy time to visit.

San Juan Islands Lodging - Fall is a Special Time!

Guests are enjoying the serenity and quiet that fall on the San Juan Islands has to offer. Two of our honeymooners are relaxing by their fire place and hot tub, while others are enjoying wine tastings at San Juan Island Vineyards or Brazenly Lucid Wines - just down the street. Others are using their get-away to purchase some holiday presents at Crystal Acres Alpaca Farm. The San Juan Community Theater is hosting the Seattle Opera's Young Artists this weekend and the Tommy Castro Band plays on the 4th. Stage Left presents Doubt the month of November.

Wedding at Harrison House

Candia & Dale and their extended family celebrated their wedding day on San Juan Island. They were married on the Odyssey (one of the whale watching boats) and the Harrison House staff prepared a wedding feast upon their return - a fall harvest meal from the Islands. Thousand Flower Farm & Nootka Rose Farm from Waldron Island and Synergy Farms from San Juan Island provided lots of great fresh produce. Their guests enjoyed Columbia River King Salmon, roasted new potatoes, broccoli, fresh greens, and home made blueberry and apple pie (the apples were picked from the Harrison House). What could be better than vanilla and cinnamon ice cream from Lopez Island Creamery to top things off!

Harrison House Hosts Two for the Road Cyclists

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Naomi and Paul who are biking from Alaska to South America. You can check out their adventures at www.twofortheroad.info.
Naomi and Paul fell in love with our granola and they bought some to keep them fueled on their journey. We sent them our recipe so when they get home next summer they can make it for themselves. In the meantime, we offered to send our granola to their next stop.