by LACanby | Apr 19, 2024 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Here are a few more photos of the logging camp run by Percy Spencer at Honeymoon Bay on Holmes Harbor in Freeland.His brother Arthur Spencer ran a sawmill where Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is now...
by LACanby | Apr 18, 2024 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Zoom in on the photo. How many loggers can you spot in this photo of an elevated skid road in this 1920’s logging camp? Percy Spencer ran the logging camp located at Honeymoon Bay on Holmes Harbor. Thanks to SWHS Board member Betty Cameron Discher for this photo...
by LACanby | Aug 24, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Wonder what was going on in Langley 130 years ago? Well, just like today, there was a bear around, real estate was being sold, tourists were visiting, berries were ripening, and fish were abundant.Read on for this August 14, 1891 Island County Times articled penned by...
by LACanby | Aug 11, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Before it became a public picnic area, the entrance to Double Bluff Beach was a fishing resort known for fly-fishing of silver salmon. It was originally owned by Chris Jensen and later sold to Esther and Crawford Johnston, and still later to Orie and Martha Small in...
by LACanby | Jul 17, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
The Whidbey Island Fair runs Thursday through Sunday.Help support the South Whidbey Historical Society and Museum by using our parking lot directly across from the Fair next to the Fire Station.The McLeod Cabin, Brooks Hill Cabin and the Ray Gabelein Antique Farm...
