Partners in Preservation 2010 Winner Schooner Adventuress

by Explorer May 13, 2010

The Partners in Preservation 2010 popular voting is over and the winner is the Schooner Adventuress. The winning entry receives the $125,000 grant. Also receiving a grant of $125,000 is the Town Hall Seattle. This is due to the extreme closeness of the voting. On the final day of voting the top two sites swapped [...]

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Anderson Island Citizens’ Advisory Board Meeting May 14th 2010 7pm

by Explorer May 12, 2010

The Anderson Island Citizens’ Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for 7pm on May 14th. To be held at the Anderson Island Community Club. At this time the agenda has not been set. The meeting is open to the public and your input is encouraged. Meetings are held on the second Friday of every month at [...]

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Additions to the Site: Anderson Island Ferry Cam, Anderson Island Weather Report

by Explorer May 10, 2010

One of the things that we always want to know is what is the weather like today when we are planning on getting out to explore someplace. When you have to take a ferry to get somewhere it also helps to have a good idea if there are any problems on either side that can [...]

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Anderson Island Reviews

by Explorer May 8, 2010

While I write this it is a beautiful Saturday morning in early May 2010. My business keeps me from being able to travel to the island this weekend so I was doing a bit of research online about Anderson Island and I came across a couple of travel articles that discuss the island and the [...]

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Anderson Island Peak Season Ferry Rates Go into Effect May 15th.

by Explorer May 7, 2010

Just a reminder to everyone who is planning on going to Anderson Island for a visit. Peak Season rates go into effect on May 15th.  Peak season runs May 15th. through September 15th. To purchase tickets online as a guest from the Pierce County Ferry System follow this link. This will take you directly to [...]

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Help us Share the News on Anderson Island

by Explorer May 6, 2010

If you have information on an upcoming event happening on Anderson Island and you would like us to share the information with our visitors please contact us via email. Explorer@exploreandersonisland.com is the email address that you can use to reach us. We are happy to post anything positive about the community of Anderson Island. For [...]

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Anderson Island Historical Society Gala Open House at The Johnson Farm Was a Hit!

by admin May 2, 2010
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We tried to get a group of us from the mainland to journey over to Anderson Island today. It ended up only being a couple of us who enjoyed our day on the island. We got to the Open House just a few minutes before the speeches started. Luckily there was enough covered seating to [...]

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Mothers Day Brunch on Anderson Island May 9th. 2010

by admin May 1, 2010

We were just told that the Lakeshore Restaurant will be hosting a Mothers Day Brunch on May 9th. Brunch will be served from 9am to 2pm. Treat your mom to a special meal on her special day. Call 253-884-3344 to make your reservations.

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Remember this weekend May 1st. and 2nd. The Johnson Farm in Having a Gala Open House

by admin April 29, 2010

This is the weekend where The Anderson Island Historical Society is having an open house at The Johnson Farm. The open house is to help bring attention to the contest that is bringing preservation grant money to several properties in the greater Puget Sound. We have a couple of other posts you can read for [...]

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Explore Anderson Island is Exploring a New Theme For The Site

by admin April 26, 2010

Lots of changes here. We just moved all of the blogs in the Explore series to a new hosting company. We will share more about that move later on a different site and you can read about it there if interested. What you notice if you have been here before is that the pages look [...]

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