The Town of Friday Harbor was incorporated on February 9, 1908 and the entire town is busy preparing for the big birthday bash – a progressive celebration in less than a month.

The festivities begin at 2 pm at the Grange where the formal birthday cake will be displayed. It will be big enough to serve 375 guests. A wonderful yummy carrot cake emblazoned with the Town of Friday Harbor’s historic logo made by San Juan Island Bakery will be cut by the Mayor at 3:30. There will be also be exhibits and the contents of the time capsule to view and music and spoken word performances from 2 – 8 p.m.

Just a few steps away, is our second venue – the Fire Station. There, we will have more music but the main event is the Beard Judging Contest. The 59 contestants -with their scraggly beards will have their first chance for a shave since summer. There will be hamburgers and hot dogs served by the Fire fighters.

Then you can head a few blocks away to the Yacht Club where we will have a salmon dinner with all the fixin’s – even peas. There will be another birthday cake – this one a chocolate mousse cake….to die for. You can burn off those calories as you dance the night away with Devorah’s band. It should be a fun celebration.