Thirty-eight students from Orcas, Shaw, and San Juan Island, as well as Seattle, came to Canoe Island for the second annual Young Artists, Writers, and Scientists weekend.

The camp, organized by Orcas Rec and the CIFC consisted of eight different activities to choose from. The activities were digital photography, creative writing and theater, designing an island, marine biology, journalism, marine organisms, forest ecology, and culinary arts.

To teach these activities were 10 instructors and 10 chaperones. At the end of the weekend, each group presented a final project for everyone else.

The journalism class headed by Jennifer Karchmer printed a newsletter, the digital photography class lead by Allison Hart-Lengyel printed their best pictures to display, and the forest ecology class taught by Linda Sheridan created a self-guided nature tour. Connie and Joseph Jones, the Directors of CIFC, said that they wanted an opportunity for the community to come to Canoe Island to learn from professionals and have fun.

Brodie Miller

Age 13

Orcas Island