Thank you so much for the kind comments we’ve received these past several days, especially from students who were enrolled in June classes. Many of them carry the same messages, including, “I totally understand”…”I support your decision”…”It is wise and necessary at this time”…”Be safe and well”…”Thinking of you”…”I’ll miss you”… and “Hope the Island is safe…”. Since you’ve asked and we’ve often shared Washington Island happenings at the beginning of the season, today we bring you a snapshot of life on Washington Island. Within the next few weeks, the Washington Island Ferry Line will add a new ferry, the Madonna, to their fleet. Built in Sturgeon Bay, the construction process has been chronicled in the Ferry Cabin News since […]
Quilts of Valor Event
Preparations for this year’s Quilts of Valor event began last year, even before the final stitches in those quilts were sewn. Starting last Tuesday and continuing to Saturday, teams of coaches and rookies led by Ellen Graf and Marianne Fons met in the Sievers studio to offer their thanks to service members through the work of their hands and hearts. This year, Sievers crewmembers Ann Young and Connie Westbrook participated. Because this writer was off-Island during the Quilts of Valor event, Dick Purinton, the official photographer, graciously offered his permission to provide this link to his article on the Ferry Cabin News. http://www.ferrycabinnews.blogspot.com/
