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Spring Migration Bird Count Event, 7 May 2022
Cortes Island Spring Count – A Success! The weather on May 7 was very favourable...
Christmas Bird Count 2021/2022
Christmas Bird Count 2021/2022 – by George Sirk Sunday, 5 January 2022, was a wonderfully...
Remembrance Day
Lest we forget Remembrance Day – November 11 — by Mike Manson, 20 November 2019...
His Story – LEST WE FORGET – Basil Evans Whiting
Just in time for Remembrance Day, the Cortes Island Museum’s Artifact Committee received the poignant...
Wrapping Up “From the Archives”
— Valerie Wernet, Cortes Island Museum   The summer season is coming to a close,...
Peter Police
As someone who has always been fascinated by pioneer life, I have spent much of...
Mrs. Tooker’s Legacy
As I was born and raised on Cortes Island, I am familiar with the now-blue...
The Man Called Nakatsui – by Mike Manson
Childhood memories are some of the best. As a young boy, I spent my summers...
Old Roses – Living History 
OLD ROSES – LIVING HISTORY The Heritage Garden at the Cortes Island Museum In June,...