Waterside Magazine

08/20/2025

💥RESCHEDULED: Please note, our Nooksack Cirque Summer Hike has been rescheduled! The hike will take place on Aug. 22 (originally scheduled for Aug. 15) The bus will depart from the Birch Bay Activity Center at 8 a.m.

🏔 🌲There are just two hikes left in our Summer Hikes for 2025! Aug. 22, we'll head to the Nooksack Cirque Trail, and on Aug. 29, we'll hike Lake Ann on Mount Baker (9 a.m. departure).

Make the most of summer and explore our wonderful home with these guided adventures! More info and registration: https://bbbparkandrec.org/outdoor-adventures/

08/20/2025

Mark your calendars! Next Friday, August 22nd, will be our LAST Summer Slide Night of the season! Join us from 6:00pm - 9:00pm for twilight fun! Tickets are $15 each and will be available at admissions window starting at 6:00pm. See you there! 😎

08/20/2025

Don’t miss the free Best of the Fest screening of A Dream Takes Flight on Friday, August 22 at 7 PM! Follow aviator John Norman’s journey to build and fly a replica of Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis. Screenings take place simultaneously at the SJI Grange and Lopez Island Library, with a live ...

08/20/2025

"The SPARK Museum is pure unfiltered magic - a cathedral to the crackle of genius and the weird, wild arc of human curiosity" - Richard Hawkins, Google Review

08/20/2025

08/20/2025

Andy Porter Photography Classes – Burlington Parks and Rec Fall / Winter 2025

08/20/2025

🦆💛 The Birch Bay Duck Derby is almost here! 🏆
Next Saturday, August 23, watch the ducks race down Terrell Creek at 5:30 PM by the C Shop!
🎁 Check out our official prize list—all generously donated by amazing local businesses. Every duck you buy helps support the Birch Bay Library! 📚
👉 Ducks are available at the Birch Bay Chamber & Visitor Center daily from 10AM–4PM, or by phone at (360) 371-5004, or at our pop-up duck sales around Birch Bay.
🐥 Which duck will be victorious? We can’t wait to find out!

Pop-up Duck Sales! 🏁🦆
Beach Cat Brewing by the Phone Booth
Monday, August 18
4:00 PM · 6:00 PM
Thursday, August 21
4:00 PM · 6:00 PM

Birch Bay Waterslides
Monday, August 18
1:00 PM · 4:00 PM
Thursday, August 21
1:00 PM · 4:00 PM

The C Shop
Wednesday, August 20
11:00 AM · 2:00 PM
Friday, August 22
11:00 AM · 2:00 PM

Birch Bay Library
Wednesday, August 20
3:00 PM · 6:00 PM
Friday, August 22
3:00 PM · 5:00 PM
Duck Sales on Saturday 8/23/25
9:00 AM · 3:00 PM or until ducks are SOLD OUT!

08/20/2025

08/16/2025

08/16/2025

🎡 It’s the FINAL DAY of the San Juan County Fair—let’s go out with a bang! 🎉
🐓 Kick off the morning with the Rooster Crowing Contest
🌶 Bring the flavor at the Salsa Contest
🐖 Support our hardworking 4-H youth at the Junior Livestock Sale
🎶 And wrap up the fair with the Mark Chesnutt Concert—FREE with admission!
Don’t miss your last chance to enjoy the fair fun, food, and memories! 🌟