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April Member’s Dinner / Meeting
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Lopez Islander Resort & MarinaHappy Hour @ 17:30 Dinner @ 18:00 Presentation @ 18:30 Come hear Russel Barsh explain how glaciers and raging rivers shaped Lopez Island’s unique ecology. Russel Barsh is founding director of Kwiaht, a Lopez-based nonprofit conservation biology laboratory since 2006. Dinner willContinueContinue Reading
MARCH 2024 LIYC MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Lopez Islander Resort & MarinaHappy Hour @ 17:00 Potluck Dinner @ 17:30Please bring food to share. Dishes & utensils will be provided by the Islander. Presentation @ 18:00Continue ReadingContinue Reading
December 2023 Commodores Corner
Ahoy! Anchoring in Community and Gratitude Dear Mates, The year 2023 wanes, its days numbered like the leaves fallen from the trees around our lovely island home. I sit, reflecting on the events passed, their memories like the sea’s waves, unceasing and relentless in their passage. Our fun and interestingContinueContinue Reading
November 2023 Commodores Corner
Ahoy! “People don’t take trips, rather, trips take people” Dear Mates,With John Steinbeck’s profound words in mind, and as the first light of our October 29 morning lingered still hours away, Belinda and I carefully loaded the last of our luggage into our trusty, seasoned, 2018 Toyota RAV 4. MinutesContinueContinue Reading
October Membership Meeting and Dinner October 19th
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 195:00 PM Happy Hour6:00 PM Dinner LIYC will be holding our October Membership Meeting at the Islander.Our presenter this month is Page Read from IOSA. Page will talk about all thework they did this year and share photos of local spills that they responded to.A must see!Click >HERE<ContinueContinue Reading
October 2023 Commodores Corner
Ahoy! The Nautical Chronicles of Admiral Paws Dear mates,Once upon a time, a dog named Chipper lived on a quaint little bay onLopez Island, dotted with bobbing boats, gentle tides, and a whiff ofsalty air. His island story could be an epic trilogy in itself – Chapter 1:“Rescue Dog Chronicles”;ContinueContinue Reading
September 2023 Commodores Corner
Ahoy! Navigating women’s role in seafaring history! September 2023 It’s not a surprise that one of the oldest and most well-known superstitions in seafaring history is that it was believed that having a woman on board a ship was bad luck. One of the biggest reasons was the belief thatContinueContinue Reading