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A CELEBRATION OF LIVING HIGH

Join Skye Burn, producer of the June & Farrar Project and granddaughter of author June Burn, at the Port Stanley Schoolhouse on June 18th to celebrate the 7th printing of Burn’s Living High: An Unconventional Biography. Living High chronicles the life of June and Farrar Burn who homesteaded on Waldron Island, lived north of the Arctic Circle before Alaska became a state, and toured the U.S. with their two young sons in the Burn Ballad Bungalow. Reception and book signing to follow.

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CEMETERY WALK: OUR ANCESTORS’ STORIES

You are invited! On Sunday, May 28, come gather with families and friends to share the history and stories of loved ones buried in the Lopez Union Cemetery. Learn about some of the veterans, settlers, and Indigenous Peoples who helped provide the foundation for the Lopez community.

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Lopez Legends, Myths & Yarns 7

Lopez Island Historical Society presents Lopez Legends, Myths & Yarns 7 – Tales from Richardson

Featuring Mary Anne Lundy Nowicki,
Mary Jennison, Connie Chandler, and Becky Smith
Emceed by Larry Cochran
Saturday, November 23rd • 7 pm
at Woodmen Hall
Bring a tale to share! • $5 Suggested donation

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