by Bill Haroldson | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog, Events, What's New Posts
A link to the slave ship Amistad, the murder of French Peter – a Hudson’s Bay fur trapper, a feud over firewood, rum-runners, a practice bombing run during WWII… who would have thought little Gedney/Hat Island just east of Langley held such intrigue?...
by Bill Haroldson | Nov 13, 2016 | Blog
R. William “Bill” Hunziker, the oldest member of one of Whidbey Island’s oldest families, passed away on August 23 at age 94. Born in Everett and raised on the north end of Columbia Beach near the ferry dock, Bill was only son of Marguerite and Stanley...
by Bill Haroldson | Nov 1, 2016 | Blog
South Whdibey’s dense forests drew loggers to the Island in the 1880s. The results are shown in these photos of Langley and Freeland. In fact, there were three major logging camps on the south end at Glendale, Useless Bay, and Holmes Harbor. The Holmes Harbor...
by Bill Haroldson | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog
Island Shakespeare Festival is presenting “As You Like It” tonight (August 26) in the outdoor theater located at the rear of old South Whidbey Primary School, but did you know that 100 years ago the same play was presented in another open air theatre in...
by Bill Haroldson | Aug 23, 2016 | Blog
Young couple Victor and Anna (Peters) Primavera stand in front of the Star Store building which Victor’s parents, Joseph and Martina Primavera had opened in 1929. Joseph had originally set up a shoe repair and leather goods business in Langley in 1919. He...
