Fly away to San Juan's Friday Harbor

Think this charming Northwest island town isn't doable in a day? Try a seaplane

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  • Friday Harbor

    By flight or ferry celebrate spring with a quick trip to Friday Harbor the hub of the San Juan Islands.

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Michael J. Hipple

SEE

Island Museum of Art Don't miss this showcase of work by local and Northwest artists. INFO: Closed Mon; free, donation suggested; 314 Spring St.; www.wbay.org; 360/370-5050.

Arctic Raven Gallery Features the majors in native Northwest, Inuit, and Alaskan art. INFO: 130 First St. S.; 360/378-3433.

SHOP

Serendipity Books Unearth all sorts of tattered titles at this cottage overflowing with both paperbacks and hard covers. INFO: 223 A St.; 360/378-2665.

EAT

Backdoor Kitchen Few visitors ever find this fine restaurant, squirreled away in a courtyard adjacent to Green Man Nursery. Enjoy Vietnamese rice noodle bowls and assorted curries in a setting of bamboo leaves and garden sculptures. INFO: $$$; 400 A St.; 360/378-9540.


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